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

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There are 11 ways to get from Paderborn to Lyon by train (Eurostar, TGV, Trenitalia), bus, car, plane, train (TGV), car train, or train

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  1. Train via Paris

    best
    1. Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Essen Hbftrain train Re
    2. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Paris Nordtrain train
    3. Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Lyon Part Dieutrain train Tgv
    9h 31m
    €278–555

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Paderborn to Marburg central train stationbus bus N110
    2. Take the bus from Marburg central train station to Lyonbus bus N235
    15h 10m
    €66–114

  3. Drive 874.7 km

    1. Drive from Paderborn to Lyoncar car 874.7 km
    8h 36m
    €134–193

  4. Fly Paderborn Lippstadt Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport

    1. Fly from Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane plane PAD - LYS
    7h 59m
    €143–487

  5. Train

    1. Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain train Re
    2. Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Offenburg Bahnhoftrain train 20 / ...
    3. Take the train from Strasbourg to Lyon Part Dieutrain train Tgv
    11h 4m
    €201–466

  6. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Paderborn to Hannover Hbfcar car
    2. Take the car train from Hannover Hbf to Lörrach Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Lörrach Hbf to Lyoncar car
    14h 41m
    €166–228

  7. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Kassel Hbftrain train Re
    2. Take the train from Kassel Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    3. Take the bus from FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Hbf Südseite - Pforzheimer Str. to LYON, Lyon - Perrache - poziom górny Abus bus
    15h 37m

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

    1. Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane plane DUS - LYS
    6h 22m
    €126–336

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

    1. Take the train from Paderborn, Hauptbahnhof to Langenhagen Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane plane HAJ - LYS
    8h 36m

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

    1. Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain train
    2. Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Frankfurttrain train
    3. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane plane FRA - LYS
    7h 15m
    €192–436

  11. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane plane DUS - GVA
    3. Take the train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieutrain train
    9h 22m
    €160–397

Paderborn to Lyon by train

Calendar12Weekly Trains
Duration9h 31mAverage Duration
Ticket€278Cheapest 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 31m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Paderborn to Lyon via Marburg central train station in around 15h 10m.

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