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

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There are 9 ways to get from Lyon to Potsdam by plane, train, train (TGV), bus, car, or car train

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

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    1. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane plane LYS - BER
    2. Take the train from Flughafen BER to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    6h 6m
    €101–231

  2. Bus

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    1. Take the bus from Lyon to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus bus N1326 / ...
    19h 15m
    €89–150

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Strasbourgtrain train Tgv
    2. Take the train from Strasbourg to Berlin Hbftrain train Ice
    11h 55m
    €238–490

  4. Drive 1,157.6 km

    1. Drive from Lyon to Potsdamcar car 1,157.6 km
    10h 59m
    €177–255

  5. 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 Flughafen BER to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    7h 44m
    €95–269

  6. 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 Halle(Saale)Hbf to Berlin Hbftrain train
    9h 7m
    €180–462

  7. Train via Bern

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain train Ter
    2. Take the train from Genève to Berntrain train Ic1 / ...
    3. Take the train from Bern to Berlin Ostbahnhoftrain train Ice
    14h 55m
    €415–1,182

  8. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Lyon to Lörrach Hbfcar car
    2. Take the car train from Lörrach Hbf to Hannover Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Hannover Hbf to Potsdamcar car
    15h 19m
    €187–258

  9. Train via Mannheim

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train 84
    2. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Berlin Hbftrain train 12N / ...
    16h 10m
    €259–617

Lyon to Potsdam by train

Calendar8Weekly Trains
Duration11h 55mAverage Duration
Ticket€238Cheapest Price
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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 55m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Lyon to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof twice daily. Tickets cost €85–150 and the journey takes 17h 55m.

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