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How to get fromMönchengladbach to Lyonby train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, car, train or plane

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There are 10 ways to get from Mönchengladbach to Lyon by train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, car, train, or plane

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Moenchengladbach Hbf to Aachen HbftrainRe
    2. Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Bruxelles Miditrain79
    3. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lyon Part DieutrainTgv
    7h 41m
    €96–323

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Düsseldorf central bus station to LyonbusFlixBus N710
    12h 20m
    €40–97

  3. Drive 730.2 km

    1. Drive from Mönchengladbach to Lyoncar730.2 km
    7h 13m
    €113–163

  4. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport

    1. Take the train from Mönchengladbach Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbftrain
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)planeDUS - LYS
    5h 4m
    €111–266

  5. Train via Luxembourg

    1. Take the train from Moenchengladbach Hbf to Aachen HbftrainRe
    2. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to AngleurtrainS41
    3. Take the train from Angleur to LuxembourgtrainIc
    4. Take the train from Luxembourg to Lyon Part DieutrainTgv
    11h 46m
    €202–320

  6. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from MG Hbf /Europaplatz to Köln HbftrainRe8
    2. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Frankfurttrain79 / ...
    3. Take the bus from FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Hbf Südseite - Pforzheimer Str. to LYON, Lyon - Perrache - poziom górny Abus
    13h 45m
    €101–196

  7. Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport

    1. Take the train from MG Hbf /Europaplatz to Brussels-Nordtrain
    2. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)planeBRU - LYS
    6h 23m
    €143–320

  8. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport

    1. Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Frankfurttrain
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)planeFRA - LYS
    6h 15m
    €150–357

  9. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport

    1. Take the train from Venlo to Schiphol Airporttrain
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)planeAMS - LYS
    7h 18m
    €137–353

  10. Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Geneva International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)planeDUS - GVA
    2. Take the train from Geneve to Lyon Part Dieutrain
    7h 32m
    €124–330

Mönchengladbach to Lyon by train

Calendar42Weekly Trains
Duration7h 41mAverage Duration
Ticket€96Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Mönchengladbach, Germany and Lyon, France?

You can take a train from Moenchengladbach Hbf to Lyon Part Dieu via Aachen, Hbf, Bruxelles Midi, and Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi in around 7h 41m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Düsseldorf central bus station to Lyon once daily. Tickets cost €35–90 and the journey takes 10h 45m.

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