There are 7 ways to get from Lyon to Berlin by plane, train, bus, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane LYS - BER
5h 2m€83–227Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Lyon to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus N1326
17h 55m€55–130Train
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 84
- Take the train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Berlin Hbftrain 82
10h 37m€127–277Drive 1,186 km
- Drive from Lyon to Berlincar 1,186 km
11h 20m€184–265Train to Geneva International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane GVA - BER
6h 42m€72–316Train via Mannheim
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 84
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Berlin Hbftrain 11 / ...
12h 47m€148–323Drive, car train
- Drive from Lyon to Würzburg Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Würzburg Hbf to Hannover Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hannover Hbf to Berlincar
11h 29m€246–330
Lyon to Berlin by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Berlin is to bus which costs €55 - €130 and takes 17h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Berlin is to fly which takes 5h 2m and costs €80 - €230.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Lyon and arriving at Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof. Services depart once a week, and operate Sunday. The journey takes approximately 17h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Lyon to Berlin. However, there are services departing from Lyon Part Dieu and arriving at Berlin Hbf via Strasbourg Bahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 37m.
The distance between Lyon and Berlin is 1008 km. The road distance is 1186 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Berlin without a car is to train which takes 10h 37m and costs €120 - €280.
It takes approximately 5h 2m to get from Lyon to Berlin, including transfers.
Lyon to Berlin bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lyon station.
Lyon to Berlin train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Lyon Part Dieu station.
The best way to get from Lyon to Berlin is to fly which takes 5h 2m and costs €80 - €230. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €120 - €280 and takes 10h 37m, you could also bus, which costs €55 - €130 and takes 17h 55m.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Berlin, Germany?
easyJet, Lufthansa, and three other airlines fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Lyon Part Dieu to Berlin Hbf via Strasbourg Bahnhof in around 10h 37m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–330
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–190
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–140
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–140
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–310
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–200
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–330
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 Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
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
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- 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
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–190
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.de
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €27–95
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Würzburg Hbf to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Lyon to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €55–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Lyon to Berlin bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof station.
Lyon to Berlin train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Strasbourg Bahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Berlin is 1186 km. It takes approximately 11h 20m to drive from Lyon to Berlin.
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