There are 8 ways to get from Lyon to Debrecen by train (TGV), bus, train, night train, car, car train, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Dijon Villetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Dijon Ville to Zuerich Hbtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain Rjx
- Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Budapest-Nyugatitrain Rj
- Take the train from Budapest-Nyugati to Debrecentrain Ir / ...
21h 55mFt 79,500–177,247Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Lyon to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus N882
- Take the train from Koebanya-Kispest to Debrecentrain Ir / ...
24h 11mFt 30,999–66,166Train, night train
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain Ter
- Take the train from Genève to St. Gallentrain Ic1
- Take the night train from St. Margrethen Sg to Budapest-Keletinighttrain En
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Debrecentrain Ic
24h 26mFt 124,560–232,257Drive, car train
- Drive from Lyon to München Ostcar
- Take the car train from München Ost to Salzburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Salzburg Hbf to Debrecencar
15h 31mFt 124,841–173,882Drive 1,566.6 km
- Drive from Lyon to Debrecencar 1,566.6 km
15h 53mFt 93,126–134,515Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Debrecen International Airport
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Debrecen International Airport (DEB)plane LYS - DEB
15h 59mFt 90,023–341,123Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Debrecen International Airport
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Debrecen International Airport (DEB)plane GVA - DEB
16h 44mFt 75,360–283,157Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane LYS - BUD
- Take the train from Ferihegy to Debrecentrain
7h 45mFt 34,323–81,823
Lyon to Debrecen by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Debrecen is to bus and train which costs 31 000 Ft - 70 000 Ft and takes 24h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Debrecen is to fly and train which takes 7h 45m and costs 34 000 Ft - 85 000 Ft.
No, there is no direct train from Lyon to Debrecen. However, there are services departing from Lyon Part Dieu and arriving at Debrecen via Dijon Ville, Zuerich Hb, Bratislava Hlavna Stanica and Budapest-Nyugati. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 55m.
The distance between Lyon and Debrecen is 1823 km. The road distance is 1566.6 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Debrecen without a car is to train which takes 21h 55m and costs 75 000 Ft - 180 000 Ft.
It takes approximately 21h 55m to get from Lyon to Debrecen, including transfers.
Lyon to Debrecen train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Lyon Part Dieu station.
The best way to get from Lyon to Debrecen is to train which takes 21h 55m and costs 75 000 Ft - 180 000 Ft. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs 90 000 Ft - 350 000 Ft and takes 15h 59m.
Lyon to Debrecen train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Dijon Ville station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Debrecen is 1567 km. It takes approximately 15h 53m to drive from Lyon to Debrecen.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Debrecen, Hungary?
You can take a train from Lyon Part Dieu to Debrecen via Dijon Ville, Zuerich Hb, Bratislava Hlavna Stanica, and Budapest-Nyugati in around 21h 55m. Alternatively, Lufthansa flies from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Debrecen International Airport (DEB) once daily.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Debrecen International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 80,000–330,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Debrecen International Airport via Frankfurt, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 85,000–350,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Debrecen International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- Ft 80,000–330,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Debrecen International Airport via Frankfurt, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 85,000–340,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 28,000–120,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Debrecen International Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 60,000–230,000
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 21,000–60,000
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Dijon Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 15,000–17,000
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Dijon Ville to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 21,000–70,000
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 17,000–47,000
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-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 Dijon Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 5,500–14,000
- 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
- Ft 9,500–14,000
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Zuerich Hb to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 45,000–70,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- Ft 45,000–70,000
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 4,900–10,000
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- Ft 4,900–7,000
- 1st Class
- Ft 7,500–10,000
- Business
- Ft 8,400–9,000
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 15,000–16,500
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Debrecen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 22,000–30,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 4,000–7,000
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- Ft 4,000–6,000
- 1st Class
- Ft 5,500–7,000
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Budapest-Nyugati to Debrecen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,800–4,300
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Koebanya-Kispest to Debrecen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,600–4,200
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Debrecen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 5,000–6,500
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Ferihegy to Debrecen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,500–4,000
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Genève to St. Gallen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 26,000–50,000
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Night train from St. Margrethen Sg to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 65,000–100,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from München Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 35,000–42,000
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Lyon to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 26,000–65,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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