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

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain83
    2. Take the train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Lyon Part Dieutrain84
    7h 15m
    €86–347

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Ulm to Stuttgart Airport BusterminalbusN136 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Stuttgart West to LyonbusN1316 / ...
    11h 46m
    €34–84

  3. Drive 565.4 km

    1. Drive from Ulm to Lyoncar565.4 km
    7h 33m
    €88–127

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

    1. Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain
    2. Fly from Strasbourg International Airport (SXB) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)planeSXB - LYS
    5h 52m
    €155–336

  5. Train via Strasbourg

    1. Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain83
    2. Take the train from Strasbourg to Lyon Part DieutrainTgv
    7h 31m
    €91–287

  6. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Laupheim Westbahnhof to Ravensburg, BahnhoftrainRe5 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Ravensburg, Bahnhof to Konstanz Sternenplatzbus700
    3. Take the bus from Konstanz - Europabrücke bus station to Lyon - Perrache Bus Stationbus
    12h 17m

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

    1. Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain
    2. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)planeSTR - LYS
    6h 59m
    €120–288

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

    1. Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Pasingtrain
    2. Take the train from Pasing to Flughafen Münchentrain
    3. Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)planeMUC - LYS
    6h 12m
    €138–271

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

    1. Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)planeFRA - LYS
    6h 11m
    €145–315

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

    1. Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Pasingtrain
    2. Take the train from Pasing to Flughafen Münchentrain
    3. Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)planeMUC - GVA
    4. Take the train from Geneve to Lyon Part Dieutrain
    8h 39m
    €151–385

Ulm to Lyon by train

Calendar7Weekly Trains
Duration7h 15mAverage Duration
Ticket€86Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Ulm, Germany and Lyon, France?

You can take a train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Lyon Part Dieu via Strasbourg Bahnhof in around 7h 15m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Ulm to Lyon via Flughafen/Messe and Stuttgart West in around 11h 46m.

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