There are 8 ways to get from Lyon to Darmstadt by train (TGV, Trenitalia), bus, car, plane, or train
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Train via Lagny-sur-Marne
best- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Marne La Vallee Chessytrain Tgv
- Take the train from Marne La Vallee Chessy to Mannheim Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Darmstadt Hauptbahnhoftrain
7h 26m€116–291Bus via Frankfurt Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Lyon to Frankfurt Airportbus N235 / ...
10h 55m€40–75Bus
- Take the bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Darmstadtbus BlaBlaCar Bus
10h 15m€45–70Drive 640.3 km
- Drive from Lyon to Darmstadtcar 640.3 km
6h 9m€99–143Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Frankfurt
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane LYS - FRA
4h 54m€125–295Train
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 84
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Darmstadt Hauptbahnhoftrain Re60 / ...
8h 30m€124–151Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Frankfurt
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane GVA - FRA
6h 34m€148–358Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane LYS - DUS
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Frankfurttrain
6h 46m€116–344
Lyon to Darmstadt by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Darmstadt is to bus via Frankfurt Airport which costs €40 - €75 and takes 10h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Darmstadt is to fly which takes 4h 54m and costs €120 - €300.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station station and arriving at Darmstadt. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 10h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from Lyon to Darmstadt. However, there are services departing from Lyon Part Dieu and arriving at Darmstadt Hauptbahnhof via Marne La Vallee Chessy and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 26m.
The distance between Lyon and Darmstadt is 963 km. The road distance is 640.3 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Darmstadt without a car is to train via Lagny-sur-Marne which takes 7h 26m and costs €110 - €300.
It takes approximately 7h 26m to get from Lyon to Darmstadt, including transfers.
Lyon to Darmstadt bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station.
Lyon to Darmstadt train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Lyon Part Dieu station.
The best way to get from Lyon to Darmstadt is to train via Lagny-sur-Marne which takes 7h 26m and costs €110 - €300. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €45 - €70 and takes 10h 15m, you could also fly, which costs €120 - €300 and takes 4h 54m.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Darmstadt, Germany?
You can take a train from Lyon Part Dieu to Darmstadt Hauptbahnhof via Marne La Vallee Chessy, Mannheim Hbf, and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof in around 7h 26m. Alternatively, BlaBlaCar Bus operates a bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Darmstadt twice daily. Tickets cost €45–70 and the journey takes 10h 15m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–340
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–310
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–310
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–270
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–240
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–240
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–310
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Frankfurt via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–310
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–280
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–300
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Frankfurt via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Frankfurt via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–340
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–310
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–310
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Marne La Vallee Chessy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €70–95
- 1st Class
- €95–130
Train from Marne La Vallee Chessy to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €80–110
- 1st Class
- €110–140
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €30–45
- 1st Class
- €55–70
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Marne La Vallee Chessy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Darmstadt Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Darmstadt Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €110–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €43–48
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- 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
- €27–60
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- Rail 1st Class
- €40–60
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €30–50
- 1st Class
- €65–110
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Darmstadt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Lyon to Frankfurt Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Lyon to Darmstadt bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Darmstadt station.
Lyon to Darmstadt train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Marne La Vallee Chessy station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Darmstadt is 640 km. It takes approximately 6h 9m to drive from Lyon to Darmstadt.
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