There are 9 ways to get from Lyon to Kiel by train (TGV), bus, train, car, plane, or car train
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Train via Frankfurt am Main
best- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Kiel Hbftrain 22
11h 53m€85–334Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Lyon to Essen central train stationbus FlixBus N710
- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Kiel central bus stationbus N74
19h 50m€67–111Bus, train
- Take the bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Darmstadtbus
- Take the train from Darmstadt Central Station to Hamburg Central Stationtrain
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Bordesholmtrain Re7
19h 43m€99–341Drive 1,202.3 km
- Drive from Lyon to Kielcar 1,202.3 km
11h 7m€184–265Fly 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 Kiel Hbftrain
8h 5m€100–274Train
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Frankfurttrain 84
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Kiel Hbftrain 22
13h 35m€166–284Drive, car train
- Drive from Lyon to Würzburg Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Würzburg Hbf to Hamburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Kielcar
10h 47m€217–298Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Hamburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane GVA - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain
8h 14m€119–311Fly 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 Hamburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain
8h 51m€119–435
Lyon to Kiel by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Kiel is to bus which costs €65 - €120 and takes 19h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Kiel is to fly and train which takes 8h 5m and costs €95 - €280.
No, there is no direct bus from Lyon to Kiel station. However, there are services departing from Lyon and arriving at Kiel central bus station via Essen central train station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Lyon to Kiel. However, there are services departing from Lyon Part Dieu and arriving at Kiel Hbf via Frankfurt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 53m.
The distance between Lyon and Kiel is 1331 km. The road distance is 1202.3 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Kiel without a car is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 11h 53m and costs €85 - €340.
It takes approximately 11h 53m to get from Lyon to Kiel, including transfers.
Lyon to Kiel bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lyon station.
Lyon to Kiel train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Lyon Part Dieu station.
The best way to get from Lyon to Kiel is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 11h 53m and costs €85 - €340. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €65 - €120 and takes 19h 50m.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Kiel, Germany?
You can take a train from Lyon Part Dieu to Kiel Hbf via Frankfurt(Main)Hbf and Frankfurt in around 11h 53m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lyon to Kiel central bus station via Essen central train station in around 19h 50m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–350
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–350
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bremen Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–500
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bremen Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–480
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Hamburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–330
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Hamburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bremen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–440
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Hamburg Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–330
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bremen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–440
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–650
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Hamburg Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–650
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Hamburg Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Hamburg Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Hamburg Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–360
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bremen Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
- 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
- €50–200
- 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
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €30–45
- 1st Class
- €55–70
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Darmstadt Central Station to Hamburg Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €130–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–25
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.de
Train from Darmstadt Central Station to Hamburg Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–110
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Darmstadt Central Station to Hamburg Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €160–240
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bordesholm
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €20–35
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Würzburg Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- 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
- +49 581 97164164
- info@der-metronom.de
- Website
- der-metronom.de
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €29
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
- Phone
- 088 - 033 13 60
- Website
- keolis.nl
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €2
- Website
- Keolis Nederland
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Darmstadt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Lyon to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Essen central train station to Kiel central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Lyon to Kiel bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Essen central train station.
Lyon to Kiel train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Frankfurt(Main)Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Kiel is 1202 km. It takes approximately 11h 7m to drive from Lyon to Kiel.
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