There are 9 ways to get from Lyon to Forchheim by train (TGV), bus, train, night train, car, 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 Frankfurt(Main)HbfTgv
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Nürnberg Hbf41 / ...
9h 7m€82–291Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Lyon to Bamberg train stationN1326
13h 40m€74–102Train, night train
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to StrasbourgTgv
- Take the night train from Strasbourg to Nuernberg HbfNj
11h 10m€96–469Drive 806.9 km
- Drive from Lyon to Forchheim806.9 km
7h 34m€125–180Bus, train
- Take the bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Regensburg
- Take the train from Regensburg Hbf to Neumarkt(Oberpf)Re
- Take the train from Neumarkt to ForchheimS1
15h 37m€90–115Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Nuremberg Airport
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Nuremberg Airport (NUE)LYS - NUE
6h 33m€102–326Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Nuremberg Airport
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Nuremberg Airport (NUE)GVA - NUE
8h 24m€126–392Fly 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 München Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Forchheim
6h 51m€124–326Fly 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 32m€140–342
Lyon to Forchheim by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Forchheim is to bus which costs €70 - €110 and takes 13h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Forchheim is to fly which takes 6h 33m and costs €100 - €330.
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 7m.
The distance between Lyon and Forchheim is 980 km. The road distance is 806.9 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Forchheim without a car is to train which takes 9h 7m and costs €80 - €300.
It takes approximately 9h 7m to get from Lyon to Forchheim, including transfers.
Lyon to Forchheim train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Lyon Part Dieu station.
The best way to get from Lyon to Forchheim is to train which takes 9h 7m and costs €80 - €300. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €70 - €110 and takes 13h 40m, you could also fly, which costs €100 - €330 and takes 6h 33m.
Lyon to Forchheim train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Frankfurt(Main)Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Forchheim is 807 km. It takes approximately 7h 34m 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(Main)Hbf, Frankfurt, and Nürnberg Hbf in around 9h 7m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Lyon to Bamberg train station 5 times a week. Tickets cost €65–90 and the journey takes 13h 10m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–410
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–380
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–310
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–310
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–300
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Frankfurt via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–280
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–400
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–390
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–370
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–370
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
- britishairways.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Nuremberg Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Nuremberg Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €95–490
- 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
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–300
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Frankfurt via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–220
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–200
- 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
- €40–120
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Strasbourg to Nuernberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–260
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €259–260
- Couchette Carriage
- €130–150
- Seating Carriage
- €35–50
- Phone
- +49 800 589 28 40
- Website
- agilis.de
Train from Regensburg Hbf to Neumarkt(Oberpf)
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21
- Schedules at
- agilis.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Neumarkt to Forchheim
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Forchheim
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–14
- 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
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
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–90
- 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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