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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 9 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
    7h 24m
    €190–373

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Lyon to Cologne Airport CGNbus bus FlixBus N710
    12h 28m
    €66–98

  3. Drive  730.6 km

    1. Drive from Lyon to Solingencar car 730.6 km
    7h 22m
    €138–199

  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 36m

  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 Hbftrain train
    13h 17m
    €168–247

  6. 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 Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train 41 / ...
    13h 54m
    €124–155

  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 13m
    €96–331

  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 21m
    €123–323

  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 Solingen, Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    6h 17m
    €156–406

Lyon to Solingen by train

Calendar48Weekly Trains
Duration7h 24mAverage Duration
Ticket€190Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,004.1 km
  • Duration: 7h 24m

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, Hauptbahnhof in around 7h 24m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Lyon to Cologne Airport CGN once daily. Tickets cost €60–95 and the journey takes 9h 55m.

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