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How to get fromLyon to Leipzigby train (TGV), bus, night train, car, train, car train or plane

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There are 10 ways to get from Lyon to Leipzig by train (TGV), bus, night train, car, train, car train, or plane

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  1. Train via Frankfurt am Main

    best
    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain train Tgv
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Leipzig Hbftrain train 50 / ...
    9h 48m
    €220–402

  2. Bus, night train

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Lyon Perrache Bus Station to Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquaibus bus RegioJet 95
    2. Take the night train from Zuerich Hb to Leipzig Hbfnighttrain night train Nj
    16h 14m
    €73–330

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Lyon to Nuremberg central bus stationbus bus N1759 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Leipzig central train stationbus bus N86 / ...
    15h 30m
    €76–131

  4. Drive 1,023.8 km

    1. Drive from Lyon to Leipzigcar car 1,023.8 km
    9h 59m
    €157–227

  5. Train

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Frankfurttrain train 84
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Leipzig Hbftrain train 50 / ...
    11h 35m
    €233–536

  6. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Lyon to Würzburg Hbfcar car
    2. Take the car train from Würzburg Hbf to Hannover Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Hannover Hbf to Leipzigcar car
    11h 5m
    €240–324

  7. Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport

    1. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane plane LYS - LEJ
    6h 48m
    €148–374

  8. Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Dresden Airport, train

    1. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane plane LYS - DRS
    2. Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbftrain train
    7h 46m
    €160–490

  9. Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain train
    2. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane plane GVA - LEJ
    8h 21m
    €130–413

  10. Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train

    1. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane plane LYS - BER
    2. Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbftrain train
    6h 39m
    €119–290

Lyon to Leipzig by train

Calendar7Weekly Trains
Duration9h 48mAverage Duration
Ticket€220Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Lyon, France and Leipzig, Germany?

You can take a train from Lyon Part Dieu to Leipzig Hbf via Frankfurt(Main)Hbf and Frankfurt in around 9h 48m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lyon to Leipzig central train station via Nuremberg central bus station in around 15h 30m.

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