There are 11 ways to get from Lyon to Hanover by train (TGV), bus, night train, car, plane, car train, or train
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Train
best- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain 20 / ...
8h 43m€214–491Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Lyon to Essen central train stationbus FlixBus N710
- Take the bus from Essen Hbf to Hannover Hbfbus Dnipro
14h 31m€84–137Bus, night train
- Take the bus from LYON, Lyon - Perrache - poziom górny A to FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Hbf Südseite - Pforzheimer Str.bus
- Take the night train from Frankfurt(Main)Hbf to Hannover Hbfnighttrain Nj
14h 8m€91–216Drive 984.5 km
- Drive from Lyon to Hanovercar 984.5 km
9h 26m€154–222Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Hannover Airport
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane LYS - HAJ
6h 40m€136–416Train via Strasbourg
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Ice / ...
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain 20
9h 52m€151–589Drive, car train
- Drive from Lyon to Lörrach Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Lörrach Hbf to Hannover Hbfcartrain
13h€153–204Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Hannover Airport
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane GVA - HAJ
8h 45m€160–321Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bremen Airport, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Bremen Airport (BRE)plane LYS - BRE
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
7h 43m€148–441Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane LYS - DUS
- Take the train from D-Flughafen Bf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
6h 53m€163–449Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Hamburg Airport, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane LYS - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
8h 17m€139–450
Lyon to Hanover by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Hanover is to bus which costs €80 - €140 and takes 14h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Hanover is to fly which takes 6h 40m and costs €130 - €420.
No, there is no direct bus from Lyon to Hanover. However, there are services departing from Lyon and arriving at Hannover Hbf via Essen Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 31m.
No, there is no direct train from Lyon to Hanover. However, there are services departing from Lyon Part Dieu and arriving at Hannover Hauptbahnhof via Frankfurt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 43m.
The distance between Lyon and Hanover is 1053 km. The road distance is 984.5 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Hanover without a car is to train which takes 8h 43m and costs €210 - €500.
It takes approximately 8h 43m to get from Lyon to Hanover, including transfers.
Lyon to Hanover bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lyon station.
Lyon to Hanover train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Lyon Part Dieu station.
The best way to get from Lyon to Hanover is to train which takes 8h 43m and costs €210 - €500. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €130 - €420 and takes 6h 40m, you could also bus, which costs €80 - €140 and takes 14h 31m.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Hanover, Germany?
You can take a train from Lyon Part Dieu to Hannover Hauptbahnhof via Frankfurt(Main)Hbf and Frankfurt in around 8h 43m. Alternatively, Lufthansa, Air France, and three other airlines fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Hannover Airport (HAJ) every 3 hours.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–480
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–490
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–900
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bremen Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–700
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–650
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–220
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–370
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–850
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Hannover Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–440
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Hannover Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–440
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bremen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–460
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–310
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Hamburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–360
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Hannover Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–430
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Hannover Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–440
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bremen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–460
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Hamburg Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–370
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Hannover Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–550
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bremen Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–600
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Hannover Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–460
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bremen Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–480
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–370
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–210
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Hamburg Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–290
- 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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €150–250
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–27
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–250
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–360
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from D-Flughafen Bf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €50–210
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Frankfurt to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Frankfurt(Main)Hbf to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €26–95
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €92–95
- Couchette Carriage
- €55–70
- Seating Carriage
- €26–32
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €30–102
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €97–102
- Couchette Carriage
- €60–75
- Seating Carriage
- €30–40
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €13–26
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–55
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Lörrach Hbf to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- info@der-metronom.de
- Website
- der-metronom.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–190
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
- Phone
- +48 77 443 44 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
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Website
- https://www.sindbad.pl/en/home
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Lyon to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +380 98 815 4444
- support@ewe.ua
- Website
- ewe.ua
Bus from Essen Hbf to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–27
- Website
- https://ewe.ua/
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More Questions & Answers
Lyon to Hanover bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Essen central train station.
Lyon to Hanover train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Frankfurt(Main)Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Hanover is 985 km. It takes approximately 9h 26m to drive from Lyon to Hanover.
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