There are 10 ways to get from Lyon to Leipzig by train, bus, night train, car, car train, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Frankfurt84
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Leipzig Hbf50 / ...
9h 45m€136–217Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Lyon to Nuremberg central bus stationN1759 / ...
- Take the bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Leipzig central train stationN86 / ...
15h 30m€63–140Train, night train
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Karlsruhe HbfTgv
- Take the night train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Leipzig HbfNj
11h 29m€95–527Drive 1,023.8 km
- Drive from Lyon to Leipzig1,023.8 km
9h 54m€156–225Drive, car train
- Drive from Lyon to Würzburg Hbf
- Take the car train from Würzburg Hbf to Hannover Hbf
- Drive from Hannover Hbf to Leipzig
11h 1m€239–323Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)LYS - LEJ
6h 58m€152–316Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Dresden Airport, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Dresden Airport (DRS)LYS - DRS
- Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbf
8h€169–415Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)GVA - LEJ
8h 13m€136–435Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)LYS - BER
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbf
6h 31m€87–288Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)GVA - BER
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbf
8h 11m€81–387
Lyon to Leipzig by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Leipzig is to bus which costs €60 - €140 and takes 15h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Leipzig is to fly and train which takes 6h 31m and costs €85 - €290.
No, there is no direct bus from Lyon to Leipzig station. However, there are services departing from Lyon and arriving at Leipzig central train station via Nuremberg central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Lyon to Leipzig. However, there are services departing from Lyon Part Dieu and arriving at Leipzig Hbf via Frankfurt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 45m.
The distance between Lyon and Leipzig is 1089 km. The road distance is 1023.8 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Leipzig without a car is to train which takes 9h 45m and costs €130 - €220.
It takes approximately 9h 45m to get from Lyon to Leipzig, including transfers.
Lyon to Leipzig bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lyon station.
Lyon to Leipzig train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Lyon Part Dieu station.
The best way to get from Lyon to Leipzig is to train which takes 9h 45m and costs €130 - €220. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €60 - €140 and takes 15h 30m, you could also fly, which costs €150 - €320 and takes 6h 58m.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Leipzig, Germany?
You can take a train from Lyon Part Dieu to Leipzig Hbf via Frankfurt in around 9h 45m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lyon to Leipzig central train station via Nuremberg central bus station in around 15h 30m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–440
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–340
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–600
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Munich, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–430
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–360
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–180
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–150
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–220
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–300
- 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
- €110–470
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–390
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–350
- 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 Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–260
- 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
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–263
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €259–263
- Couchette Carriage
- €140–160
- Seating Carriage
- €45–60
Night train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–140
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Würzburg Hbf to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- 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 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.de
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–14
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Lyon to Nuremberg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Leipzig central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Lyon to Leipzig bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Nuremberg central bus station.
Lyon to Leipzig train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Leipzig is 1024 km. It takes approximately 9h 54m to drive from Lyon to Leipzig.
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