There are 9 ways to get from Lyon to Gotha by train, bus, car, plane, or train (TGV)
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Train
best- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Frankfurt84
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Gotha50 / ...
9h 3m€130–187Train via Frankfurt am Main
cheapest- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Frankfurt(Main)HbfTgv
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Gotha50 / ...
9h 3m€74–301Bus
- Take the bus from LYON, Lyon - Perrache - poziom górny A to FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Hbf Südseite - Pforzheimer Str.
- Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Erfurt central train stationN1305 / ...
14h 43m€88–131Drive 886.9 km
- Drive from Lyon to Gotha886.9 km
8h 8m€135–195Fly 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 Gotha
7h 21m€137–320Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)LYS - LEJ
- Take the train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
8h 3m€174–392Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Nuremberg Airport, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Nuremberg Airport (NUE)LYS - NUE
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
7h 43m€127–323Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Frankfurt (FRA)GVA - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Gotha
9h 1m€156–429Fly 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
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
7h 57m€145–394
Lyon to Gotha by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Gotha is to bus which costs €85 - €140 and takes 14h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Gotha is to fly and train which takes 7h 21m and costs €130 - €320.
No, there is no direct train from Lyon to Gotha. However, there are services departing from Lyon Part Dieu and arriving at Gotha via Frankfurt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 3m.
The distance between Lyon and Gotha is 946 km. The road distance is 886.9 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Gotha without a car is to train which takes 9h 3m and costs €130 - €190.
It takes approximately 9h 3m to get from Lyon to Gotha, including transfers.
Lyon to Gotha train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Lyon Part Dieu station.
The best way to get from Lyon to Gotha is to train which takes 9h 3m and costs €130 - €190. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €85 - €140 and takes 14h 43m.
Lyon to Gotha train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Gotha is 887 km. It takes approximately 8h 8m to drive from Lyon to Gotha.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Gotha, Thuringia, Germany?
You can take a train from Lyon Part Dieu to Gotha via Frankfurt in around 9h 3m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from LYON, Lyon - Perrache - poziom górny A to Gotha via Frankfurt central train station, Erfurt central train station, and Erfurt Hbf in around 14h 43m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–320
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Frankfurt via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–250
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–440
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–440
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–310
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Frankfurt via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–220
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
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–310
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Frankfurt via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–280
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–270
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–370
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–390
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–320
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–310
- 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
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Frankfurt via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–480
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Nuremberg Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–470
- 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 Gotha
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–75
- 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
- +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
- €50–240
- 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 21300130
- info@abellio-mitteldeutschland.de
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–23
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
- Phone
- 0800 2235546
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–29
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- 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
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- 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
- +48 801 22 33 44
- bilety@sindbad.pl
- Website
- sindbad.pl
Bus from LYON, Lyon - Perrache - poziom górny A to FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Hbf Südseite - Pforzheimer Str.
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €65–85
- Website
- https://www.sindbad.pl/en/home
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Erfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–30
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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