There are 9 ways to get from Papenburg to Lyon by train (Eurostar, TGV), train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via Paris
best- Take the train from Papenburg, Bahnhof to Köln Hbftrain 35
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Paris Nordtrain Tha
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
10h 15m€89–362Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Leer ZOB to Amsterdam Sloterdijkbus 075 / ...
- Take the bus from Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijk to Lyon - Perrache Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
21h 25m€50–156Train, bus
- Take the train from Papenburg, Bahnhof to Oberhausen Hbftrain 35
- Take the train from Oberhausen Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Ice
- Take the bus from FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Hbf Südseite - Pforzheimer Str. to LYON, Lyon - Perrache - poziom górny Abus
16h 33m€146–265Drive 965 km
- Drive from Papenburg to Lyoncar 965 km
9h 9m€149–215Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Papenburg, Bahnhof to Düsseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane DUS - LYS
7h 24m€122–324Train
- Take the train from Papenburg, Bahnhof to Duisburg Hbftrain 35
- Take the train from Duisburg Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
11h 3m€172–411Train to Bremen Airport, fly
- Take the train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Bremen Hbftrain
- Fly from Bremen Airport (BRE) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane BRE - LYS
9h 19m€132–384Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
- Take the train from Papenburg, Bahnhof to Rheine, Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Rheine to Amersfoort Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Amersfoort Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane AMS - LYS
9h 2m€165–411Train, train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Papenburg, Bahnhof to Köln Hbftrain
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane FRA - LYS
9h 2m€148–445
Papenburg to Lyon by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Papenburg to Lyon is to bus which costs €50 - €160 and takes 21h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Papenburg to Lyon is to train and fly which takes 7h 24m and costs €120 - €330.
No, there is no direct bus from Papenburg to Lyon station. However, there are services departing from Papenburg, AOK and arriving at Lyon - Perrache Bus Station via Leer ZOB and Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijk. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Papenburg to Lyon. However, there are services departing from Papenburg, Bahnhof and arriving at Lyon Part Dieu via Köln Hbf, Paris Nord and Paris Gare De Lyon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 15m.
The distance between Papenburg and Lyon is 1250 km. The road distance is 965 km.
The best way to get from Papenburg to Lyon without a car is to train via Paris which takes 10h 15m and costs €85 - €370.
It takes approximately 10h 15m to get from Papenburg to Lyon, including transfers.
Papenburg to Lyon bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Leer ZOB station.
Papenburg to Lyon train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Papenburg, Bahnhof station.
The best way to get from Papenburg to Lyon is to train via Paris which takes 10h 15m and costs €85 - €370. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €50 - €160 and takes 21h 25m.
What companies run services between Papenburg, Germany and Lyon, France?
You can take a train from Papenburg, Bahnhof to Lyon Part Dieu via Köln Hbf, Paris Nord, and Paris Gare De Lyon in around 10h 15m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Papenburg, AOK to Lyon - Perrache Bus Station via Leer ZOB and Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijk in around 21h 25m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–370
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–280
Flights from Bremen Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–450
Flights from Bremen Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–460
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–800
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–800
Flights from Frankfurt to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–330
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Flights from Bremen Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–420
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–360
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bremen Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–420
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–360
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–370
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–230
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–330
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Papenburg, Bahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Papenburg, Bahnhof to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–51
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Papenburg, Bahnhof to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Papenburg, Bahnhof to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €46–52
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–29
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Papenburg, Bahnhof to Rheine, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–33
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Köln Hbf to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- 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 Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–220
- 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
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–90
- 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
- 3 times a day
- 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
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €35–60
- 1st Class
- €80–130
Train from Rheine to Amersfoort Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–85
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €25–40
- 1st Class
- €50–85
Train from Amersfoort Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–28
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €10–15
- 1st Class
- €17–28
Train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–90
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- 1st Class
- €50–90
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- https://int.bahn.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 Leer ZOB to Amsterdam Sloterdijk
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijk to Lyon - Perrache Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–100
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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More Questions & Answers
Papenburg to Lyon bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Amsterdam Sloterdijk station.
Papenburg to Lyon train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Köln Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Papenburg to Lyon is 965 km. It takes approximately 9h 9m to drive from Papenburg to Lyon.
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