There are 9 ways to get from Lyon to Erlangen by train (TGV), bus, car, plane, or train
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Train via Nürnberg Hbf
best- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Nürnberg Hbftrain 61
9h 19m€153–241Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Lyon to Nuremberg central bus stationbus N1759 / ...
12h 25m€52–89Drive 779.2 km
- Drive from Lyon to Erlangencar 779.2 km
7h 50m€121–174Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Nuremberg Airport
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Nuremberg Airport (NUE)plane LYS - NUE
6h 36m€88–240Train
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Erlangentrain 61
9h 21m€150–223Bus, train
- Take the bus from Lyon to Stuttgartbus Kyiv-Lyon
- Take the train from Waiblingen to Nuernberg Hbftrain Re
16h 4mTrain to Geneva International Airport, fly to Nuremberg Airport
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Nuremberg Airport (NUE)plane GVA - NUE
8h 16m€121–353Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane LYS - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Nürnberg Hbftrain
7h 6m€179–370Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane LYS - MUC
- Take the train from Flughafen München to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from München Hbf to Erlangentrain
7h 14m€151–306
Lyon to Erlangen by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Erlangen is to bus which costs €50 - €90 and takes 12h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Erlangen is to fly which takes 6h 36m and costs €85 - €240.
No, there is no direct bus from Lyon to Erlangen station. However, there are services departing from Lyon and arriving at Erlangen train station via Nuremberg central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Lyon to Erlangen. However, there are services departing from Lyon Part Dieu and arriving at Erlangen via Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof and Nürnberg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 19m.
The distance between Lyon and Erlangen is 883 km. The road distance is 779.2 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Erlangen without a car is to train via Nürnberg Hbf which takes 9h 19m and costs €150 - €250.
It takes approximately 9h 19m to get from Lyon to Erlangen, including transfers.
Lyon to Erlangen bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lyon station.
Lyon to Erlangen train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Lyon Part Dieu station.
The best way to get from Lyon to Erlangen is to train via Nürnberg Hbf which takes 9h 19m and costs €150 - €250. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €50 - €90 and takes 12h 25m, you could also fly, which costs €85 - €240 and takes 6h 36m.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Erlangen, Germany?
You can take a train from Lyon Part Dieu to Erlangen via Karlsruhe Hbf, Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof, and Nürnberg Hbf in around 9h 19m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Lyon to Nuremberg central bus station 3 times a day. Tickets cost €50–90 and the journey takes 11h.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–260
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 International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–310
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–290
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–190
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–390
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–380
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–280
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–420
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–400
- 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
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–280
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Nuremberg Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €95–450
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–340
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–290
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €95–130
- 1st Class
- €120–160
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
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Erlangen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €46–52
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Erlangen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €41–46
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- service@gabw-bahn.de
- Website
- go-ahead-bw.de
Train from Waiblingen to Nuernberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Schedules at
- go-ahead-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €27–35
- 1st Class Ticket
- €35–50
- 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
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Flughafen München to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Lyon to Nuremberg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +380(67)-484-57-27
- support@pavluks-trans.com
- Website
- pavluks-trans.com
Bus from Lyon to Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://pavluks-trans.com/en/tickets/kyiv/goettingen?sort_by=departure&order_by=ASC&page=1
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More Questions & Answers
Lyon to Erlangen bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Nuremberg central bus station.
Lyon to Erlangen train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Karlsruhe Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Erlangen is 779 km. It takes approximately 7h 50m to drive from Lyon to Erlangen.
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