There are 9 ways to get from Lyon to Lindau by train (TGV), bus, car, train, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Dijon
best- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Dijon Villetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Dijon to Zürich HBtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Bregenztrain Ec
8h 7m€176–296Bus via St. Gallen Lagerstrasse
cheapest- Take the bus from Lyon Perrache Bus Station to St. Gallen Lagerstrassebus : Lyon - Prague Central Bus Station / ...
9h 17m€41–71Drive 545 km
- Drive from Lyon to Lindaucar 545 km
6h 5m€104–150Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane GVA - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Bregenztrain
7h 7m€178–455Train
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain Ter
- Take the train from Genève to St. Gallentrain Ic1 / ...
8h 36m€155–262Bus
- Take the bus from Lyon to Lindaubus FlixBus 106 / ...
9h 50m€50–75Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane LYS - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Bregenztrain
8h 38m€142–370Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane LYS - MUC
- Take the train from Flughafen München to München Hbftrain
- Take the train from München Hbf to Lindau-Inseltrain
8h 13m€164–516Fly 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 Appenweier Bahnhof to Radolfzell Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Radolfzell Bahnhof to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhoftrain
9h 38m€164–622
Lyon to Lindau by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Lindau is to bus via St. Gallen Lagerstrasse which costs €40 - €75 and takes 9h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Lindau is to drive which takes 6h 5m and costs €100 - €150.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Lyon and arriving at Lindau. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 9h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Lyon to Lindau. However, there are services departing from Lyon Part Dieu and arriving at Lindau-Insel via Dijon, Zürich HB and Bregenz. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 7m.
The distance between Lyon and Lindau is 649 km. The road distance is 545 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Lindau without a car is to train via Dijon which takes 8h 7m and costs €170 - €300.
It takes approximately 8h 7m to get from Lyon to Lindau, including transfers.
Lyon to Lindau bus services, operated by RegioJet, depart from Lyon Perrache Bus Station.
Lyon to Lindau train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Lyon Part Dieu station.
The best way to get from Lyon to Lindau is to train via Dijon which takes 8h 7m and costs €170 - €300. Alternatively, you can bus via St. Gallen Lagerstrasse, which costs €40 - €75 and takes 9h 17m.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Lindau, Bavaria, Germany?
You can take a train from Lyon Part Dieu to Lindau-Insel via Dijon Ville, Dijon, Zürich HB, and Bregenz in around 8h 7m. Alternatively, RegioJet operates a bus from Lyon Perrache Bus Station to St. Gallen Lagerstrasse twice a week. Tickets cost €30–55 and the journey takes 7h 15m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–380
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Zurich Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Zurich Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Zurich Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–310
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–480
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–400
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Thursday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–400
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–260
- Website
- twinjet.fr
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Strasbourg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €700–1,300
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–310
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Dijon Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- TGV inOui
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Dijon Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Dijon to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Bregenz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Bregenz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Genève to St. Gallen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €120–190
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Bregenz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Flughafen München to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from München Hbf to Lindau-Insel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–190
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Appenweier Bahnhof to Radolfzell Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–160
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Radolfzell Bahnhof to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 821 899 825 44
- servus@arverio.de
- Website
- Arverio Bayern GmbH
Train from München Hbf to Lindau-Insel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- Arverio Bayern GmbH
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB)
Train from Radolfzell Bahnhof to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €9–12
- Schedules at
- DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB)
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Lyon Perrache Bus Station to St. Gallen Lagerstrasse
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lyon to Lindau
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Lyon to Lindau bus services, operated by RegioJet, arrive at St. Gallen Lagerstrasse station.
Lyon to Lindau train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Dijon Ville station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Lindau is 545 km. It takes approximately 6h 5m to drive from Lyon to Lindau.
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