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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Frankfurttrain84
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Leipzig Hbftrain50 / ...
    3. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Zwickau, HauptbahnhoftrainS5 / ...
    11h 37m
    €151–229

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Lyon to Nuremberg central bus stationbusN1316 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Zwickau central train stationbus321 / ...
    16h
    €60–130

  3. Drive 976.9 km

    1. Drive from Lyon to Zwickaucar976.9 km
    8h 54m
    €149–216

  4. Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport, train

    1. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)planeLYS - LEJ
    2. Take the train from Leipzig/Halle Flughafen to Zwickau, Hauptbahnhoftrain
    8h 34m
    €172–330

  5. Train via Nuremberg

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain84
    2. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Nürnberg Hbftrain61
    3. Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Hof Hbftrain
    4. Take the train from Hof Hbf to Zwickau, HauptbahnhoftrainRe3
    13h 38m
    €170–254

  6. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Regensburgbus
    2. Take the train from Regensburg Hbf to Hof HbftrainRe2
    3. Take the train from Hof Hbf to Zwickau, HauptbahnhoftrainRe3
    17h 11m
    €99–140

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

    1. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Dresden Airport (DRS)planeLYS - DRS
    2. Take the train from Dresden Hbf to Zwickau(Sachs)Hbftrain
    9h 4m
    €175–410

  8. 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)planeLYS - PRG
    2. Take the bus from Prague to Chemnitz central bus stationbus
    3. Take the train from Chemnitz, Hauptbahnhof to Zwickau, Hauptbahnhoftrain
    8h 29m
    €97–254

  9. Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague, bus, train

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
    2. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)planeGVA - PRG
    3. Take the bus from Prague to Chemnitz central bus stationbus
    4. Take the train from Chemnitz, Hauptbahnhof to Zwickau, Hauptbahnhoftrain
    10h 9m
    €91–353

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

    1. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Munich International Airport (MUC)planeLYS - MUC
    2. Take the train from Flughafen München to Eggmühltrain
    3. Take the train from Eggmühl to Hof Hbftrain
    4. Take the train from Hof Hbf to Zwickau, Hauptbahnhoftrain
    10h 16m
    €157–325

  11. Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
    2. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)planeGVA - BER
    3. Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbftrain
    4. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Zwickau, Hauptbahnhoftrain
    10h
    €96–419

  12. Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Frankfurt, train

    1. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Frankfurt (FRA)planeLYS - FRA
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Leipzig Hbftrain
    3. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Zwickau, Hauptbahnhoftrain
    9h 58m
    €159–397

Lyon to Zwickau by train

Calendar4Weekly Trains
Duration11h 37mAverage Duration
Ticket€151Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Lyon, France and Zwickau, Germany?

You can take a train from Lyon Part Dieu to Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof via Frankfurt and Leipzig Hbf in around 11h 37m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lyon to Zwickau central train station via Nuremberg central bus station in around 16h.

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