There are 8 ways to get from Lyon to Munich by plane, train, train (TGV), bus, or car
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Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Munich International Airport, train
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane LYS - MUC
- Take the train from Flughafen München to Marienplatztrain
4h 48m€124–288Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Lyon to Munich central bus stationbus FlixBus N106 / ...
13h 15m€60–100Train via Strasbourg
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Stuttgart Hbftrain Ice / ...
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain 42 / ...
9h 43m€160–345Bus via Geneva
- Take the bus from Lyon, Perrache Bus Station to Geneva - Bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Geneva to Munich Hbfbus
11h 46mDrive 717.9 km
- Drive from Lyon to Munichcar 717.9 km
7h 26m€110–158Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Munich International Airport, train
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane GVA - MUC
- Take the train from Flughafen München to Marienplatztrain
6h 36m€138–335Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Salzburg Airport, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Salzburg Airport (SZG)plane LYS - SZG
- Take the train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain
8h 13m€133–459Train
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain Ter
- Take the train from Genève to St. Gallentrain Ic1 / ...
- Take the train from St. Margrethen Sg to Muenchen Hbf Gl.27-36train Ec
10h 40m€193–533
Lyon to Munich by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Munich is to bus which costs €60 - €100 and takes 13h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Munich is to fly and train which takes 4h 48m and costs €120 - €290.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Lyon and arriving at Munich central bus station station. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 13h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from Lyon to Munich. However, there are services departing from Lyon Part Dieu and arriving at München Hbf via Strasbourg and Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 43m.
The distance between Lyon and Munich is 650 km. The road distance is 717.9 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Munich without a car is to train via Strasbourg which takes 9h 43m and costs €160 - €350.
It takes approximately 4h 48m to get from Lyon to Munich, including transfers.
Lyon to Munich bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lyon station.
Lyon to Munich train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Lyon Part Dieu station.
The best way to get from Lyon to Munich is to train via Strasbourg which takes 9h 43m and costs €160 - €350. Alternatively, you can bus via Geneva, which costs and takes 11h 46m.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Munich, Germany?
You can take a train from Lyon Part Dieu to München Hbf via Strasbourg, Stuttgart Hbf, and Hauptbahnhof in around 9h 43m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lyon, Perrache Bus Station to Munich Hbf via Geneva - Bus station and Geneva in around 11h 46m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–310
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–250
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–380
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–390
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Salzburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–750
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–380
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Munich International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–380
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Salzburg Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–380
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Salzburg Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–240
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–310
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–340
- Website
- skyalps.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Salzburg Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–240
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Flughafen München to Marienplatz
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Strasbourg to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- 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
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Strasbourg to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–60
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–60
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–9
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- kommunikation@transdev.de
- Website
- transdev.de
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €25–40
- Phone
- +49 8024 997171
- info@brb.de
- Website
- brb.de
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Schedules at
- brb.de
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–55
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from St. Margrethen Sg to Muenchen Hbf Gl.27-36
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- hzpp.hr
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €16–26
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Genève to St. Gallen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €120–370
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Lyon, Perrache Bus Station to Geneva - Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €11–25
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Geneva to Munich Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- https://web.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100086702768199
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Lyon to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Lyon to Munich bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Munich central bus station.
Lyon to Munich train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Strasbourg station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Munich is 718 km. It takes approximately 7h 26m to drive from Lyon to Munich.
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