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

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There are 10 ways to get from Lyon to Solingen by train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, plane, train, or train (TGV)

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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
    6h 51m
    €192–368

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Lyon to Cologne Airport CGNbus bus FlixBus N710
    12h 51m
    €61–93

  3. Drive  730.7 km

    1. Drive from Lyon to Solingencar car 730.7 km
    7h 22m
    €117–169

  4. 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 Hbf to Solingen Mittetrain train
    5h 15m

  5. Train

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Luxembourgtrain train Tgv
    2. Take the train from Luxembourg, Gare Centrale to Trier, Hauptbahnhoftrain train Re / ...
    3. Take the train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train
    12h 6m
    €178–354

  6. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Darmstadtbus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Solingen, Hauptbahnhoftrain train 43 / ...
    13h 42m
    €84–155

  7. Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport

    1. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane plane LYS - CGN
    7h 33m
    €98–307

  8. Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    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
    7h
    €120–327

  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 Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train
    5h 53m
    €161–361

  10. Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train

    1. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane plane LYS - AMS
    2. Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraaltrain train
    3. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbftrain train
    7h 46m
    €139–409

Lyon to Solingen by train

Calendar96Weekly Trains
Duration6h 51mAverage Duration
Ticket€192Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,004 km
  • Duration: 6h 51m

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, Köln Hbf, and Solingen, Hauptbahnhof in around 6h 51m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Lyon to Cologne Airport CGN twice daily. Tickets cost €60–90 and the journey takes 9h 55m.

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