There are 9 ways to get from Paderborn to Lyon by train (Eurostar, TGV), train, bus, night train, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Dortmund HbfRe
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Paris Nord
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Lyon Part DieuTgv
9h 54m€132–365Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Paderborn to KasselN69
- Take the bus from Kassel Kaufungen Papierfabrik to LyonN235
16h 7m€47–103Train, bus
- Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Kassel-WilhelmshoeheRe
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Frankfurt20 / ...
- Take the bus from FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Hbf Südseite - Pforzheimer Str. to LYON, Lyon - Perrache - poziom górny A
13h 56m€99–178Train, night train
- Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Kassel-WilhelmshoeheRe
- Take the night train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to StrasbourgNj
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Lyon Part DieuTgv
13h 52m€109–502Drive 874.9 km
- Drive from Paderborn to Lyon874.9 km
8h 32m€136–197Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)DUS - LYS
7h 10m€116–293Train to Hannover Airport, fly
- Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Langenhagen Flughafen
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)HAJ - LYS
9h 17mTrain to Münster Osnabrück International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Münster Hauptbahnhof
- Fly from Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)FMO - LYS
10h 27m€128–394Train, train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)FRA - LYS
8h 38m€138–360
Paderborn to Lyon by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Paderborn to Lyon is to bus which costs €45 - €110 and takes 16h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Paderborn to Lyon is to train and fly which takes 7h 10m and costs €110 - €300.
No, there is no direct train from Paderborn to Lyon. However, there are services departing from Paderborn Hbf and arriving at Lyon Part Dieu via Dortmund Hbf, Paris Nord and Paris Gare De Lyon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 54m.
The distance between Paderborn and Lyon is 1163 km. The road distance is 874.9 km.
The best way to get from Paderborn to Lyon without a car is to train which takes 9h 54m and costs €130 - €370.
It takes approximately 9h 54m to get from Paderborn to Lyon, including transfers.
Paderborn to Lyon train services, operated by National Express, depart from Paderborn Hbf station.
The best way to get from Paderborn to Lyon is to train which takes 9h 54m and costs €130 - €370. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €45 - €110 and takes 16h 7m.
Paderborn to Lyon train services, operated by National Express, arrive at Dortmund Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Paderborn to Lyon is 875 km. It takes approximately 8h 32m to drive from Paderborn to Lyon.
What companies run services between Paderborn, Germany and Lyon, France?
You can take a train from Paderborn Hbf to Lyon Part Dieu via Dortmund Hbf, Paris Nord, and Paris Gare De Lyon in around 9h 54m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Paderborn to Lyon via Kassel, Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe, Kassel Leipziger Platz, Kassel Leipziger Platz, Kaufungen-Papierfabrik, and Kassel Kaufungen Papierfabrik in around 16h 7m.
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- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–440
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–440
Flights from Hannover Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–240
Flights from Hannover Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–240
Flights from Münster Osnabrück International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–470
Flights from Frankfurt to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–340
Flights from Frankfurt to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–280
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Flights from Hannover Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–410
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–410
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Münster Osnabrück International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–340
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–340
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Paderborn Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Paderborn Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Paderborn Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Paderborn Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Paderborn Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–33
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Paderborn Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €38–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–210
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–120
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Strasbourg to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–200
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–70
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €66
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40–261
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €259–261
- Couchette Carriage
- €130–160
- Seating Carriage
- €40–55
- Phone
- +352 24 89 24 89
- Website
- cfl.lu
Train from Strasbourg to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–190
- Website
- https://www.cfl.lu/en-gb
- 1st Class
- €120–190
- Phone
- +49 30 311682904
- Website
- bahn.com
Train from Paderborn Hbf to Langenhagen Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Paderborn Hbf to Münster Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Phone
- +48 801 22 33 44
- bilety@sindbad.pl
- Website
- sindbad.pl
Bus from FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Hbf Südseite - Pforzheimer Str. to LYON, Lyon - Perrache - poziom górny A
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €65–85
- Website
- https://www.sindbad.pl/en/home
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Paderborn to Kassel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–9
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Kassel Kaufungen Papierfabrik to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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