There are 7 ways to get from Lyon to Garching by plane, bus, train (TGV), car, or train
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Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, line 230 bus
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane LYS - MUC
- Take the bus from Ismaning to Garchingbus
4h 44mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Munich - Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
11h 25m€51–92Train via Strasbourg
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Stuttgart Hbftrain Ice / ...
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain 42 / ...
10h 15m€154–325Drive 732.4 km
- Drive from Lyon to Garchingcar 732.4 km
7h 28m€114–164Train to Geneva International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane GVA - MUC
6h 29m€121–304Train
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain Ter
- Take the train from Genève to St. Gallentrain Ic1
- Take the train from St. Margrethen Sg to Muenchen Hbf Gl.27-36train Ec
11h 55m€193–532Bus via Munich Fröttmaning
- Take the bus from Lyon to Munich central bus stationbus FlixBus N106 / ...
13h 17m€52–90
Lyon to Garching by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Garching is to bus which costs €50 - €95 and takes 11h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Garching is to train and fly which takes 6h 29m and costs €120 - €310.
No, there is no direct train from Lyon to Garching. However, there are services departing from Lyon Part Dieu and arriving at Garching via Strasbourg, Hauptbahnhof, Hauptbahnhof and Odeonsplatz. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 15m.
The distance between Lyon and Garching is 631 km. The road distance is 732.4 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Garching without a car is to train via Strasbourg which takes 10h 15m and costs €150 - €330.
It takes approximately 4h 44m to get from Lyon to Garching, including transfers.
Lyon to Garching train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Lyon Part Dieu station.
The best way to get from Lyon to Garching is to train via Strasbourg which takes 10h 15m and costs €150 - €330. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €50 - €95 and takes 11h 25m.
Lyon to Garching train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Strasbourg station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Garching is 732 km. It takes approximately 7h 28m to drive from Lyon to Garching.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Garching, Germany?
You can take a train from Lyon Part Dieu to Garching via Strasbourg, Stuttgart Hbf, Hauptbahnhof, München Hbf, Hauptbahnhof, and Odeonsplatz in around 10h 15m. Alternatively, BlaBlaCar Bus operates a bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Munich - Bus Station twice daily. Tickets cost €45–90 and the journey takes 10h 50m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–300
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–220
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–440
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–440
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Munich International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–300
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–440
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €95–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Strasbourg to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- 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
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Strasbourg to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €40–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–65
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/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 Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–60
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Genève to St. Gallen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €120–360
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from St. Margrethen Sg to Muenchen Hbf Gl.27-36
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +49 89 41 42 43 44
- Website
- mvv-muenchen.de
Bus from Ismaning to Garching
- Ave. Duration
- 11 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- mvv-muenchen.de
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Munich - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–90
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Lyon to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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