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How to get fromLyon to Welsby plane, train, train (TGV), bus, night train, or car

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There are 12 ways to get from Lyon to Wels by plane, train, train (TGV), bus, night train, or car

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  1. Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Salzburg Airport, train

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    1. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Salzburg Airport (SZG)plane plane LYS - SZG
    2. Take the train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Wels Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    7h 27m
    €128–430

  2. Bus via Munich

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Lyon Perrache Bus Station to Munich Central Bus Stationbus bus : Lyon - Prague Central Bus Station / ...
    2. Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Welsbus bus 951
    14h 15m
    €64–100

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Strasbourgtrain train Tgv
    2. Take the train from Strasbourg to Stuttgart Hbftrain train Ice / ...
    3. Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Wels Hauptbahnhoftrain train Drf / ...
    12h 37m
    €211–369

  4. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain train Ter
    2. Take the train from Genève to St. Gallentrain train Ic1 / ...
    3. Take the nighttrain from St. Gallen(Ch) to Wels Hbfnighttrain night train Nj
    16h 8m
    €349–588

  5. Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Linz Airport

    1. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Linz Airport (LNZ)plane plane LYS - LNZ
    8h 48m
    €201–354

  6. Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Vienna International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane plane LYS - VIE
    2. Take the train from Flughafen Wien to Wels Hbftrain train
    7h 6m
    €115–351

  7. 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 Muenchen Ost to Wels Hbftrain train
    7h 59m
    €167–392

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

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain train
    2. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane plane GVA - VIE
    3. Take the train from Flughafen Wien to Wels Hbftrain train
    8h 56m
    €145–377

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

    1. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane plane LYS - PRG
    2. Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Linz/Donau Hbftrain train
    10h 5m
    €97–326

  10. Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Munich International Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain train
    2. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane plane GVA - MUC
    3. Take the train from Muenchen Ost to Wels Hbftrain train
    9h 44m
    €192–428

  11. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Lyon to Linz Industriezeilebus bus FlixBus 1921
    17h 38m
    €96–141

  12. Drive  921.3 km

    1. Drive from Lyon to Welscar car 921.3 km
    9h 31m
    €156–224

Lyon to Wels by train

Calendar21Weekly Trains
Duration12h 37mAverage Duration
Ticket€211Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 772.6 km
  • Duration: 7h 27m

What companies run services between Lyon, France and Wels, Austria?

You can take a train from Lyon Part Dieu to Wels Hauptbahnhof via Strasbourg, Stuttgart Hbf, and Hauptbahnhof in around 12h 37m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lyon Perrache Bus Station to Wels via Munich central bus station in around 14h 15m.

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