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

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

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  1. Train via Paris

    best
    1. Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Essen HbftrainRe
    2. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Paris NordtrainTha
    3. Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Lyon Part DieutrainTgv
    9h 28m
    €124–461

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Paderborn to Marburg central train stationbusN110
    2. Take the bus from Marburg central train station to LyonbusN235
    15h 10m
    €75–105

  3. Drive 874.9 km

    1. Drive from Paderborn to Lyoncar874.9 km
    8h 32m
    €134–193

  4. Train to Hannover Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport

    1. Take the train from Paderborn, Hauptbahnhof to Langenhagen Flughafentrain
    2. Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)planeHAJ - LYS
    8h 47m

  5. Train

    1. Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Kassel-WilhelmshoehetrainRe
    2. Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Offenburg Bahnhoftrain20 / ...
    3. Take the train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Lyon Part Dieutrain84
    10h 51m
    €131–418

  6. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Paderborn, Westerntor to Brilon-Stadt, BahnhofbusR10
    2. Take the train from Brilon-Stadt, Bahnhof to Marburg Hauptbahnhoftrain
    3. Take the train from Marburg Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
    4. Take the bus from FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Hbf Südseite - Pforzheimer Str. to LYON, Lyon - Perrache - poziom górny Abus
    17h 35m

  7. Train to Münster Osnabrück International Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport

    1. Take the train from Paderborn, Hauptbahnhof to Münster Hauptbahnhoftrain
    2. Fly from Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)planeFMO - LYS
    9h 44m
    €139–381

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

    1. Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain
    2. Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Frankfurttrain
    3. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)planeFRA - LYS
    7h 20m
    €148–374

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

    1. Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Oberhausen Hbftrain
    2. Take the train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
    3. Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
    4. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)planeAMS - LYS
    8h 45m
    €157–409

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

    1. Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain
    2. Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Frankfurttrain
    3. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)planeFRA - GVA
    4. Take the train from Geneve to Lyon Part Dieutrain
    10h
    €166–378

Paderborn to Lyon by train

Calendar12Weekly Trains
Duration9h 28mAverage Duration
Ticket€124Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Paderborn, Germany and Lyon, France?

You can take a train from Paderborn Hbf to Lyon Part Dieu via Essen Hbf, Paris Nord, and Paris Gare De Lyon in around 9h 28m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Paderborn to Lyon via Marburg central train station in around 15h 10m.

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