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There are 12 ways to get from Lyon to Magdeburg by train (TGV), bus, car, plane, train, or car train

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Strasbourgtrain train Tgv
    2. Take the train from Strasbourg to Halle(Saale)Hbftrain train Ice
    3. Take the train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Magdeburg Hbftrain train 55 / ...
    10h 55m
    €196–346

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

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane plane LYS - BER
    2. Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Magdeburg Hbftrain train
    6h 48m
    €110–329

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Lyon to Brunswick central stationbus bus N235
    2. Take the bus from Braunschweig, Berliner Platz to Magdeburgbus bus Mykolayiv
    17h 52m

  4. Drive  1,069.8 km

    1. Drive from Lyon to Magdeburgcar car 1,069.8 km
    9h 40m
    €196–283

  5. Train via Mannheim

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mannheim Hbftrain train Tgv
    2. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Magdeburg Hbftrain train 55
    13h 31m
    €236–388

  6. Bus via Frankfurt am Main

    1. Take the bus from LYON, Lyon - Perrache - poziom górny A to FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Hbf Südseite - Pforzheimer Str.bus bus
    2. Take the bus from Frankfurt to Magdeburgbus bus
    19h 25m
    €130–165

  7. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Lyon to München Ostcar car
    2. Take the cartrain from München Ost to Magdeburg Hbfcartrain train Uex 2026
    13h 54m
    €227–311

  8. Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport, train

    1. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane plane LYS - LEJ
    2. Take the train from Leipzig/Halle Flughafen to Magdeburg Hbftrain train
    8h 1m
    €202–441

  9. Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Hannover Airport, train

    1. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane plane LYS - HAJ
    2. Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Magdeburg Hbftrain train
    8h 24m
    €157–421

  10. Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain train
    2. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane plane GVA - BER
    3. Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Magdeburg Hbftrain train
    8h 28m
    €117–304

  11. Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport, train

    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
    3. Take the train from Leipzig/Halle Flughafen to Magdeburg Hbftrain train
    10h 56m
    €189–426

  12. Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Frankfurt, train

    1. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane LYS - FRA
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    3. Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Magdeburg Hbftrain train
    9h 7m
    €188–491

Lyon to Magdeburg by train

Calendar14Weekly Trains
Duration10h 55mAverage Duration
Ticket€196Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,153 km
  • Duration: 10h 55m

What companies run services between Lyon, France and Magdeburg, Germany?

You can take a train from Lyon Part Dieu to Magdeburg Hbf via Strasbourg and Halle(Saale)Hbf in around 10h 55m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lyon to Magdeburg via Braunschweig, Berliner Platz in around 17h 52m.

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