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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Frankfurttrain train 84
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Erfurt Hbftrain train 50 / ...
    8h 48m
    €124–177

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from LYON, Lyon - Perrache - poziom górny A to FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Hbf Südseite - Pforzheimer Str.bus bus
    2. Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Erfurt central train stationbus bus N1305 / ...
    14h 15m
    €82–111

  3. Drive 908 km

    1. Drive from Lyon to Erfurtcar car 908 km
    8h 37m
    €140–202

  4. 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 Leipzig/Halle Flughafen to Altenburgtrain train
    7h 45m
    €177–373

  5. Train via Karlsruhe

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Karlsruhe Hbftrain train Tgv
    2. Take the train from Karlsruhe Central Station to Erfurt Central Stationtrain train Flx10
    9h 30m
    €83–390

  6. 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 Eisenach Hbftrain train
    6h 45m
    €139–355

  7. Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Dresden Airport, train

    1. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane plane LYS - DRS
    2. Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbftrain train
    3. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Altenburgtrain train
    9h 1m
    €184–430

  8. Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain train
    2. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane GVA - FRA
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Eisenach Hbftrain train
    8h 25m
    €158–444

  9. Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Munich International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane plane LYS - MUC
    2. Take the train from Flughafen München to Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    3. Take the train from München Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain train
    4. Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain train
    7h 36m
    €135–380

  10. Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague, bus, train

    1. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane plane LYS - PRG
    2. Take the bus from Prague to Chemnitz central bus stationbus bus
    3. Take the train from Chemnitz, Hauptbahnhof to Zwickau, Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    4. Take the train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Altenburgtrain train
    9h 36m

Lyon to Thuringia by train

Calendar4Weekly Trains
Duration8h 48mAverage Duration
Ticket€124Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Lyon, France and Thuringia, Germany?

You can take a train from Lyon Part Dieu to Erfurt Hbf via Frankfurt in around 8h 48m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from LYON, Lyon - Perrache - poziom górny A to Erfurt central train station via Frankfurt central train station in around 14h 15m.

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