There are 9 ways to get from Lyon to Forchheim by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Frankfurt84
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Nürnberg Hbf41 / ...
9h 13m€141–191Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Lyon to Bamberg train stationN1326
13h 42m€78–96Drive 793.9 km
- Drive from Lyon to Forchheim793.9 km
7h 57m€122–175Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Nuremberg Airport
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Nuremberg Airport (NUE)LYS - NUE
6h 43m€107–243Train via Karlsruhe
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof84
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Nürnberg Hbf61
9h 49m€135–202Bus, train
- Take the bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Regensburg
- Take the bus from Hauptbahnhof West to Holzgartenstraße, Neumarkt i.d. Oberpfalz
- Take the train from Neumarkt to ForchheimS1
15h 58mFly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Munich International Airport (MUC)LYS - MUC
- Take the train from Flughafen München to Hauptbahnhof
- Take the train from München Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
6h 57m€130–314Fly 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 Nürnberg Hbf
7h 34m€145–359Train 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 Hauptbahnhof
- Take the train from München Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
8h 37m€149–443
Lyon to Forchheim by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Forchheim is to bus which costs €75 - €100 and takes 13h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Forchheim is to fly which takes 6h 43m and costs €100 - €250.
No, there is no direct train from Lyon to Forchheim. However, there are services departing from Lyon Part Dieu and arriving at Forchheim via Frankfurt and Nürnberg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 13m.
The distance between Lyon and Forchheim is 981 km. The road distance is 793.9 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Forchheim without a car is to train which takes 9h 13m and costs €140 - €200.
It takes approximately 9h 13m to get from Lyon to Forchheim, including transfers.
Lyon to Forchheim train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Lyon Part Dieu station.
The best way to get from Lyon to Forchheim is to train which takes 9h 13m and costs €140 - €200. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €75 - €100 and takes 13h 42m, you could also fly, which costs €100 - €250 and takes 6h 43m.
Lyon to Forchheim train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Forchheim is 794 km. It takes approximately 7h 57m to drive from Lyon to Forchheim.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Forchheim, Bavaria, Germany?
You can take a train from Lyon Part Dieu to Forchheim via Frankfurt and Nürnberg Hbf in around 9h 13m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Lyon to Bamberg train station once daily. Tickets cost €70–85 and the journey takes 13h 10m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–410
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
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–270
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
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
- 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 Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–310
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–340
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Nuremberg Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–460
- 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 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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 Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Neumarkt to Forchheim
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Flughafen München to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- 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
- €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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Lyon to Bamberg train station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Regensburg
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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