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There are 11 ways to get from Lyon to Jena by train, bus, car, plane, or train (TGV)

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Frankfurttrain train 84
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Erfurt Hbftrain train 50 / ...
    3. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Jena Westtrain train Re3 / ...
    9h 31m
    €136–213

  2. Train via Karlsruhe

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Karlsruhe Hbftrain train Tgv
    2. Take the train from Karlsruhe Central Station to Erfurt Central Stationtrain train
    3. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Jena Westtrain train Re3 / ...
    10h 13m
    €84–446

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from LYON, Lyon - Perrache - poziom górny A to FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Hbf Südseite - Pforzheimer Str.bus bus
    2. Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Jena bus stationbus bus 012 / ...
    14h 45m
    €87–122

  4. Drive 941 km

    1. Drive from Lyon to Jenacar car 941 km
    8h 52m
    €144–208

  5. Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport, train

    1. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane plane LYS - LEJ
    2. Take the train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Jena Paradiestrain train
    8h 25m
    €188–401

  6. Train via Karlsruhe #2

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain train 84
    2. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Jena Paradiestrain train 61
    11h 43m
    €170–188

  7. Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Frankfurt, train

    1. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane LYS - FRA
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Erfurt Hbftrain train
    3. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Jena Westtrain train
    7h 52m
    €144–391

  8. Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain train
    2. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane GVA - FRA
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Erfurt Hbftrain train
    4. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Jena Westtrain train
    9h 32m
    €163–470

  9. Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Munich International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane plane LYS - MUC
    2. Take the train from Flughafen München to Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    3. Take the train from München Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain train
    4. Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain train
    5. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Jena Westtrain train
    8h 20m
    €145–406

  10. Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain train
    2. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane plane GVA - BER
    3. Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Halle(Saale)Hbftrain train
    4. Take the train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Jena Paradiestrain train
    9h 26m
    €112–420

  11. Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague, bus, train

    1. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane plane LYS - PRG
    2. Take the bus from Prague to Chemnitz central bus stationbus bus
    3. Take the train from Glauchau, Bahnhof to Jena Westtrain train
    10h 48m
    €111–274

Lyon to Jena by train

Calendar4Weekly Trains
Duration9h 31mAverage Duration
Ticket€136Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Lyon, France and Jena, Germany?

You can take a train from Lyon Part Dieu to Jena West via Frankfurt and Erfurt Hbf in around 9h 31m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from LYON, Lyon - Perrache - poziom górny A to Jena bus station via Frankfurt central train station in around 14h 45m.

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