There are 9 ways to get from Lyon to Nuremberg by train (TGV), bus, car, plane, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Nürnberg Hbftrain 61
8h 59m€162–281Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Lyon to Nuremberg central bus stationbus N1315 / ...
13h 5m€70–110Drive 772.6 km
- Drive from Lyon to Nurembergcar 772.6 km
7h 32m€124–179Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Nuremberg Airport
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Nuremberg Airport (NUE)plane LYS - NUE
5h 56m€128–310Train 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 Nürnberg Hbftrain 61
9h 51m€150–283Bus, train
- Take the bus from Lyon Perrache Bus Station to Munich Central Bus Stationbus : Lyon - Prague Central Bus Station / ...
- Take the train from Petershausen to Nürnberg Hbftrain Re1 / ...
13h 6m€71–180Fly 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 München Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain
6h 1m€148–410Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Nuremberg Airport
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Nuremberg Airport (NUE)plane GVA - NUE
7h 41m€142–325Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane LYS - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Nürnberg Hbftrain
6h 42m€166–386
Lyon to Nuremberg by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Nuremberg is to bus which costs €70 - €110 and takes 13h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Nuremberg is to fly which takes 5h 56m and costs €120 - €310.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Lyon and arriving at Nuremberg central bus station station. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 13h 5m.
No, there is no direct train from Lyon to Nuremberg. However, there are services departing from Lyon Part Dieu and arriving at Nürnberg Hbf via Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 59m.
The distance between Lyon and Nuremberg is 862 km. The road distance is 772.6 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Nuremberg without a car is to train which takes 8h 59m and costs €160 - €290.
It takes approximately 8h 59m to get from Lyon to Nuremberg, including transfers.
Lyon to Nuremberg bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lyon station.
Lyon to Nuremberg train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Lyon Part Dieu station.
The best way to get from Lyon to Nuremberg is to train which takes 8h 59m and costs €160 - €290. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €70 - €110 and takes 13h 5m, you could also fly, which costs €120 - €310 and takes 5h 56m.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Nuremberg, Germany?
You can take a train from Lyon Part Dieu to Nürnberg Hbf via Karlsruhe Hbf and Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof in around 8h 59m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Lyon to Nuremberg central bus station twice daily. Tickets cost €70–110 and the journey takes 13h 5m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–310
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €45–400
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–400
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–420
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–420
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Frankfurt via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–370
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–260
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–460
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–450
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–430
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–420
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–290
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Nuremberg Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €150–280
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Nuremberg Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–260
- 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 Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–420
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Strasbourg to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €29–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Petershausen to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from München Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lyon to Nuremberg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Lyon Perrache Bus Station to Munich Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- RegioJet
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Booking & Getting There
Lyon to Nuremberg bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Nuremberg central bus station.
Lyon to Nuremberg train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Karlsruhe Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Nuremberg is 773 km. It takes approximately 7h 32m to drive from Lyon to Nuremberg.
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