There are 11 ways to get from Lyon to Tongeren by train (TGV), bus, car, plane, or train
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Train
best- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Tgv
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Tongrestrain Ic / ...
6h 6m€187–296Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Lyon to Liège Guilleminsbus N760
11h 32m€53–86Drive 665.8 km
- Drive from Lyon to Tongerencar 665.8 km
7h 3m€105–151Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Brussels Airport, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane LYS - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Hasselttrain
6h 35m€113–282Train via Luxembourg
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Luxembourgtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Luxembourg to Liège-Guilleminstrain Ic
10h 24m€191–308Bus, train
- Take the bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Antwerp - Luchtbalbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the train from Anvers-Central to Hasselttrain Ic / ...
15h 48m€85–147Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport, train, line 62 bus
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane LYS - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Herzogenrathtrain
- Take the train from Herzogenrath to Maastrichttrain
- Take the bus from Maastricht Station perron D to Tongeren Stationbus
8h 14mTrain to Geneva International Airport, fly to Brussels Airport, train
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane GVA - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Hasselttrain
8h 20m€101–288Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane LYS - CDG
- Take the train from Airport Charles de Gaulle to Brussel-Zuidtrain
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Tongrestrain
7h 25m€165–421Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane LYS - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Antwerpen-Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Lierre to Tongrestrain
8h 24m€158–361Fly 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 Liège, Guillemins Bftrain
9h 6m€190–466
Lyon to Tongeren by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Tongeren is to bus which costs €50 - €90 and takes 11h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Tongeren is to train which takes 6h 6m and costs €180 - €300.
No, there is no direct bus from Lyon to Tongeren. However, there are services departing from Lyon and arriving at Tongeren Sint-Truiderpoort via LIEGE Gare des Guillemins - Quai E and Luik Place Saint-Lambert. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 32m.
No, there is no direct train from Lyon to Tongeren. However, there are services departing from Lyon Part Dieu and arriving at Tongres via Bruxelles-Midi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 6m.
The distance between Lyon and Tongeren is 857 km. The road distance is 665.8 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Tongeren without a car is to train which takes 6h 6m and costs €180 - €300.
It takes approximately 6h 6m to get from Lyon to Tongeren, including transfers.
Lyon to Tongeren bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lyon station.
Lyon to Tongeren train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Lyon Part Dieu station.
The best way to get from Lyon to Tongeren is to train which takes 6h 6m and costs €180 - €300. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €50 - €90 and takes 11h 32m.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Tongeren, Belgium?
You can take a train from Lyon Part Dieu to Tongres via Bruxelles-Midi in around 6h 6m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Lyon to Liège Guillemins once daily. Tickets cost €45–80 and the journey takes 9h 40m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–750
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–250
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–250
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–750
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–850
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–600
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–200
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–310
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–270
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–330
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–300
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–230
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–230
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Brussels Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–230
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–330
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–330
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–240
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–600
- 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
- €160–260
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €150–250
- 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
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Tongres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Hasselt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–26
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Luxembourg to Liège-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–55
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Anvers-Central to Hasselt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–28
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Herzogenrath to Maastricht
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Lierre to Tongres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Frankfurt to Liège, Guillemins Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €50–100
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Herzogenrath
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- arriva.nl
Train from Herzogenrath to Maastricht
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- Second Class Single
- €7–11
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Herzogenrath to Maastricht
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Airport Charles de Gaulle to Brussel-Zuid
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Liège, Guillemins Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–160
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Lyon to Liège Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Antwerp - Luchtbal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +32 70 22 02 00
- Website
- delijn.be
Bus from Maastricht Station perron D to Tongeren Station
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3
- Website
- https://www.delijn.be/en/
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More Questions & Answers
Lyon to Tongeren bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Liège Guillemins station.
Lyon to Tongeren train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Tongeren is 666 km. It takes approximately 7h 3m to drive from Lyon to Tongeren.
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