There are 10 ways to get from Lyon to Kassel by train (TGV), bus, train, car, or plane
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Train via Mannheim
best- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mannheim Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain 20 / ...
8h 7m€169–307Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Lyon to Kassel Kaufungen Papierfabrikbus N235
13h 37m€55–100Bus, train
- Take the bus from LYON, Lyon - Perrache - poziom górny A to FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Hbf Südseite - Pforzheimer Str.bus
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Kassel Hauptbahnhoftrain Re30
13h 24m€101–189Drive 837.2 km
- Drive from Lyon to Kasselcar 837.2 km
7h 39m€131–189Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane LYS - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain
6h 15m€158–396Train
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Frankfurttrain 84
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain 20 / ...
9h 47m€179–415Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Hannover Airport, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane LYS - HAJ
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain
7h 55m€161–366Fly 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 Duesseldorf Flughafen to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain
8h 21m€133–349Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane GVA - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain
7h 55m€168–427Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Strasbourg International Airport, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Strasbourg International Airport (SXB)plane LYS - SXB
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbftrain
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain
7h 59m€173–425
Lyon to Kassel by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Kassel is to bus which costs €55 - €100 and takes 13h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Kassel is to fly and train which takes 6h 15m and costs €150 - €400.
No, there is no direct train from Lyon to Kassel. However, there are services departing from Lyon Part Dieu and arriving at Kassel Hauptbahnhof via Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof and Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 7m.
The distance between Lyon and Kassel is 913 km. The road distance is 837.2 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Kassel without a car is to train via Mannheim which takes 8h 7m and costs €160 - €310.
It takes approximately 8h 7m to get from Lyon to Kassel, including transfers.
Lyon to Kassel train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Lyon Part Dieu station.
The best way to get from Lyon to Kassel is to train via Mannheim which takes 8h 7m and costs €160 - €310. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €55 - €100 and takes 13h 37m.
Lyon to Kassel train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Mannheim Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Kassel is 837 km. It takes approximately 7h 39m to drive from Lyon to Kassel.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Kassel, Germany?
You can take a train from Lyon Part Dieu to Kassel Hauptbahnhof via Mannheim Hbf, Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof, and Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe in around 8h 7m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Lyon to Kassel Kaufungen Papierfabrik twice daily. Tickets cost €55–100 and the journey takes 13h 20m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–420
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–300
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–800
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–430
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–240
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–240
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–350
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–290
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–350
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Frankfurt via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–320
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Hannover Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–430
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–320
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Frankfurt via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–260
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Frankfurt via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–240
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Hannover Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–420
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–310
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–420
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–350
- Website
- twinjet.fr
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Strasbourg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,200
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–430
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Hannover Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–480
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–200
- 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
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–25
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €140–340
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €25–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Kassel Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- 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
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €11–29
- 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
- €60–130
- 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 Lyon to Kassel Kaufungen Papierfabrik
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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