There are 9 ways to get from Lyon to Bavaria by plane, train, bus, car, or train (TGV)
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Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Munich International Airport, train
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Munich International Airport (MUC)LYS - MUC
- Take the train from Flughafen München to Marienplatz
4h 48m€105–240Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Lyon to Munich central bus stationN106 / ...
11h 51m€32–93Train via Karlsruhe
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof84
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Pasing60
8h 39m€136–197Train, bus
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to GeneveTer
- Take the bus from Geneva to Munich Hbf
11h 37mDrive 695.4 km
- Drive from Lyon to Munich695.4 km
7h 57m€107–154Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Nuremberg Airport
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Nuremberg Airport (NUE)LYS - NUE
5h 57m€97–239Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Munich International Airport, train
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Munich International Airport (MUC)GVA - MUC
- Take the train from Flughafen München to Marienplatz
6h 28m€124–369Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Frankfurt (FRA)LYS - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Würzburg Hbf
5h 51m€128–325Train
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to GeneveTer
- Take the train from Genève to St. GallenIc1
- Take the train from Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof to Pasing
12h 16m€128–327
Lyon to Bavaria by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Bavaria is to bus which costs €30 - €95 and takes 11h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Bavaria is to fly and train which takes 4h 48m and costs €100 - €240.
No, there is no direct train from Lyon to Bavaria. However, there are services departing from Lyon Part Dieu and arriving at Marienplatz via Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof and Pasing. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 39m.
The distance between Lyon and Bavaria is 650 km. The road distance is 695.4 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Bavaria without a car is to train via Karlsruhe which takes 8h 39m and costs €130 - €200.
It takes approximately 4h 48m to get from Lyon to Bavaria, including transfers.
Lyon to Bavaria train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Lyon Part Dieu station.
The best way to get from Lyon to Bavaria is to train via Karlsruhe which takes 8h 39m and costs €130 - €200. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €95 - €240 and takes 5h 57m, you could also bus, which costs €30 - €95 and takes 11h 51m.
Lyon to Bavaria train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Bavaria is 695 km. It takes approximately 7h 57m to drive from Lyon to Bavaria.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Bavaria, Germany?
You can take a train from Lyon Part Dieu to Marienplatz via Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof and Pasing in around 8h 39m. Alternatively, Lufthansa, Air Dolomiti, and two other airlines fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Nuremberg Airport (NUE) 5 times a day.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–270
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–270
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–410
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–240
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–310
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Frankfurt via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–260
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Munich International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–270
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–400
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–370
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–270
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–340
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–310
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Frankfurt via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Flughafen München to Marienplatz
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof to Pasing
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Pasing
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Würzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Genève to St. Gallen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 821 899825-44
- servus@go-ahead.bayern
- Website
- go-ahead.bayern
Train from Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof to Pasing
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- go-ahead.bayern
Bus from Geneva to Munich Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- https://web.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100086702768199
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Lyon to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lyon to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–85
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Lyon to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
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