There are 9 ways to get from Lyon to Solingen by train (TGV, Eurostar), 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 Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Tgv
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbftrain Ice
7h 22m€191–357Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Lyon to Cologne Airport CGNbus FlixBus N710
12h 49m€52–89Drive 729.9 km
- Drive from Lyon to Solingencar 729.9 km
7h 23m€111–161Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane LYS - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Solingen Mittetrain
5h 35mTrain via Mannheim
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 84
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Solingen Hbftrain 43 / ...
10h 18m€198–449Bus, train
- Take the bus from LYON, Lyon - Perrache - poziom górny A to FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Hbf Südseite - Pforzheimer Str.bus
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbftrain Ice / ...
14h 40m€82–175Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane LYS - CGN
7h 46m€88–281Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane GVA - DUS
7h 18m€109–280Fly 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 Solingen Hbftrain
6h 23m€160–390
Lyon to Solingen by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Solingen is to bus which costs €50 - €90 and takes 12h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Solingen is to fly and train which takes 6h 23m and costs €160 - €390.
No, there is no direct bus from Lyon to Solingen. However, there are services departing from Lyon and arriving at Solingen Birkerstraße via Cologne Airport CGN and Wiesdorf Leverkusen Mitte Bf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 49m.
No, there is no direct train from Lyon to Solingen. However, there are services departing from Lyon Part Dieu and arriving at Solingen Bahnhof Mitte via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Koeln Hbf and Solingen Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 22m.
The distance between Lyon and Solingen is 1004 km. The road distance is 729.9 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Solingen without a car is to train which takes 7h 22m and costs €190 - €360.
It takes approximately 7h 22m to get from Lyon to Solingen, including transfers.
Lyon to Solingen bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lyon station.
Lyon to Solingen train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Lyon Part Dieu station.
The best way to get from Lyon to Solingen is to train which takes 7h 22m and costs €190 - €360. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €50 - €90 and takes 12h 49m, you could also fly, which costs €85 - €290 and takes 7h 46m.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Solingen, Germany?
You can take a train from Lyon Part Dieu to Solingen Bahnhof Mitte via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Koeln Hbf, and Solingen Hbf in around 7h 22m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Lyon to Cologne Airport CGN twice daily. Tickets cost €50–90 and the journey takes 9h 55m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–240
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–240
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–390
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–470
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–430
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–310
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Bastia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–290
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–290
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–310
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–290
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–430
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Frankfurt via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €150–240
- 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 Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €140–330
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Solingen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Solingen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 2104 305400
- Website
- regio-bahn.de
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Solingen Mitte
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- regio-bahn.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–50
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 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
- €24–60
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Lyon to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +48 801 22 33 44
- bilety@sindbad.pl
- Website
- sindbad.pl
Bus from LYON, Lyon - Perrache - poziom górny A to FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Hbf Südseite - Pforzheimer Str.
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- https://www.sindbad.pl/en/home
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More Questions & Answers
Lyon to Solingen bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Cologne Airport CGN station.
Lyon to Solingen train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Solingen is 730 km. It takes approximately 7h 23m to drive from Lyon to Solingen.
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