There are 8 ways to get from Lyon to Potsdam by plane, train, train (TGV), bus, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, train
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane LYS - BER
- Take the train from Flughafen BER to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhoftrain
6h 1m€91–221Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Lyon to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus N1326 / ...
19h 15m€79–135Train
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Berlin Hbftrain Ice
11h 53m€186–265Drive 1,157.6 km
- Drive from Lyon to Potsdamcar 1,157.6 km
10h 59m€176–254Train to Geneva International Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane GVA - BER
- Take the train from Flughafen BER to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhoftrain
7h 41m€89–264Train via Basel
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mulhouse Villetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Basel SBB to S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhoftrain 12
12h 47m€196–337Bus, train
- Take the bus from Lyon to Hofbus
- Take the train from Hof Hbf to Zwickau(Sachs)Hbftrain Re
- Take the train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Messetrain S5x / ...
- Take the train from Leipzig Messe to Dessau Hbftrain S2
- Take the train from Dessau Hbf to Potsdam, Rehbrücke Bhftrain Re7
24h 43mDrive, car train
- Drive from Lyon to Würzburg Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Würzburg Hbf to Hannover Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hannover Hbf to Potsdamcar
11h 16m€234–317
Lyon to Potsdam by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Potsdam is to bus which costs €75 - €140 and takes 19h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Potsdam is to fly and train which takes 6h 1m and costs €90 - €230.
No, there is no direct bus from Lyon to Potsdam station. However, there are services departing from Lyon and arriving at Potsdam central train station via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from Lyon to Potsdam. However, there are services departing from Lyon Part Dieu and arriving at Potsdam Hbf via Strasbourg and Berlin Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 53m.
The distance between Lyon and Potsdam is 1031 km. The road distance is 1157.6 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Potsdam without a car is to train which takes 11h 53m and costs €180 - €270.
It takes approximately 6h 1m to get from Lyon to Potsdam, including transfers.
Lyon to Potsdam bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lyon station.
Lyon to Potsdam train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Lyon Part Dieu station.
The best way to get from Lyon to Potsdam is to train which takes 11h 53m and costs €180 - €270. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €75 - €140 and takes 19h 15m.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Potsdam, Germany?
You can take a train from Lyon Part Dieu to Potsdam Hbf via Strasbourg and Berlin Hbf in around 11h 53m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Lyon to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof twice daily. Tickets cost €75–140 and the journey takes 17h 55m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–380
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–190
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–150
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–290
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–290
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–150
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–190
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–310
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Flughafen BER to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Messe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Messe to Dessau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dessau Hbf to Potsdam, Rehbrücke Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- 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
- €80–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €80–110
- 1st Class
- €110–150
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €30–45
- 1st Class
- €55–70
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mulhouse Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €65–90
- 1st Class
- €95–120
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Strasbourg to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel SBB to S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €120–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–60
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- Rail 1st Class
- €40–60
- Phone
- +49 30 200730
- post@transdev.de
- Website
- transdev.de
Train from Hof Hbf to Zwickau(Sachs)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
Train from Hof Hbf to Zwickau(Sachs)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- mitteldeutsche-regiobahn.de
- Phone
- 0 89 54 888 97 - 25
- info@laenderbahn.com
- Website
- laenderbahn.com
Train from Hof Hbf to Zwickau(Sachs)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- laenderbahn.com
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Würzburg Hbf to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Lyon to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +380(67)-484-57-27
- support@pavluks-trans.com
- Website
- pavluks-trans.com
Bus from Lyon to Hof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://pavluks-trans.com/en/tickets/kyiv/goettingen?sort_by=departure&order_by=ASC&page=1
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More Questions & Answers
Lyon to Potsdam bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof station.
Lyon to Potsdam train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Strasbourg station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Potsdam is 1158 km. It takes approximately 10h 59m to drive from Lyon to Potsdam.
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