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How to get fromLyon to Paderbornby train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, train, car, plane, train (TGV), or car train

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There are 11 ways to get from Lyon to Paderborn by train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, train, car, plane, train (TGV), or car train

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  1. Train via Brussels

    best
    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train Tgv
    2. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbftrain train Ice
    3. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hammtrain train 10 / ...
    4. Take the train from Hamm(Westf)Hbf to Paderborn Hbftrain train Re
    9h 18m
    €219–435

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Lyon to Essen central train stationbus bus FlixBus N710
    2. Take the bus from Essen Hbf to Bielefeld, Brackwede Bahnhofbus bus Dnipro
    15h 27m
    €94–131

  3. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from LYON, Lyon - Perrache - poziom górny A to FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Hbf Südseite - Pforzheimer Str.bus bus
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain train 20 / ...
    3. Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Paderborn Hbftrain train Re
    13h 49m
    €142–221

  4. Drive  873.3 km

    1. Drive from Lyon to Paderborncar car 873.3 km
    8h 39m
    €166–240

  5. Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane LYS - DUS
    2. Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Paderborn Hbftrain train
    6h 57m
    €132–354

  6. Train

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain train Tgv
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain train 20 / ...
    3. Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Paderborn Hbftrain train Re
    9h 41m
    €192–324

  7. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Lyon to Lörrach Hbfcar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Lörrach Hbf to Hannover Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Hannover Hbf to Paderborncar car
    15h 10m
    €187–257

  8. 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 Langenhagen Flughafen to Paderborn, Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    8h 40m

  9. 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 Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain train
    3. Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Paderborn Hbftrain train
    7h 58m
    €175–458

  10. Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain train
    2. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane GVA - DUS
    3. Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Paderborn Hbftrain train
    8h 42m
    €153–389

  11. Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain train
    2. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane GVA - FRA
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain train
    4. Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Paderborn Hbftrain train
    9h 43m
    €191–443

Lyon to Paderborn by train

Calendar48Weekly Trains
Duration9h 18mAverage Duration
Ticket€219Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,166.9 km
  • Duration: 9h 18m

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

You can take a train from Lyon Part Dieu to Paderborn Hbf via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Köln Hbf, and Hamm(Westf)Hbf in around 9h 18m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lyon to Paderborn via Essen central train station, Essen Hbf, Bielefeld, Brackwede Bahnhof, and Bielefeld Brackwede train station in around 15h 27m.

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