There are 7 ways to get from Wetzlar to Lyon by train, plane, train (SNCF), bus, or car
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Train to Frankfurt, fly
best- Take the train from Wetzlar Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane FRA - LYS
5h 15mDrive 726.7 km
cheapest- Drive from Wetzlar to Lyoncar 726.7 km
7h 1m€111–161Train via Offenburg
- Take the train from Wetzlar Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain 34
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Offenburg Bahnhoftrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Lyon Part Dieutrain 84
8h 49mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain Re30
- Take the bus from FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Hbf Südseite - Pforzheimer Str. to LYON, Lyon - Perrache - poziom górny Abus
13h 26mTrain, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Wetzlar Bahnhof to Siegen Hbftrain
- Take the train from Siegen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
- Take the train from Koeln Messe/Deutz to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane DUS - LYS
7h 54mTrain
- Take the train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 82 / ...
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
10h 4mBus
- Take the bus from Marburg central train station to Lyonbus N235
14h 25m
Frankfurt (FRA) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Wetzlar to Lyon is to drive which costs €110 - €160 and takes 7h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Wetzlar to Lyon is to drive which takes 7h 1m and costs €110 - €160.
No, there is no direct train from Wetzlar to Lyon. However, there are services departing from Wetzlar Bahnhof and arriving at Lyon Part Dieu via Frankfurt, Offenburg Bahnhof and Strasbourg Bahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 49m.
The distance between Wetzlar and Lyon is 654 km. The road distance is 726.7 km.
The best way to get from Wetzlar to Lyon without a car is to train via Offenburg which takes 8h 49m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 15m to get from Wetzlar to Lyon, including transfers.
Wetzlar to Lyon train services, operated by DB Fernverkehr AG, depart from Wetzlar Bahnhof station.
The best way to get from Wetzlar to Lyon is to train via Offenburg which takes 8h 49m and costs . Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 14h 25m.
Wetzlar to Lyon train services, operated by DB Fernverkehr AG, arrive at Frankfurt station.
Yes, the driving distance between Wetzlar to Lyon is 727 km. It takes approximately 7h 1m to drive from Wetzlar to Lyon.
What companies run services between Wetzlar, Germany and Lyon, France?
You can take a train from Wetzlar Bahnhof to Lyon Part Dieu via Frankfurt, Offenburg Bahnhof, and Strasbourg Bahnhof in around 8h 49m. Alternatively, FlixBus-eu operates a bus from Marburg central train station to Lyon twice daily, and the journey takes 11h 35m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–450
Flights from Frankfurt to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–240
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–240
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–300
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–450
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–260
- Website
- delfi.de
Train from Wetzlar Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- delfi.de
Train from Frankfurt to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- delfi.de
Train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- delfi.de
Train from Wetzlar Bahnhof to Siegen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- delfi.de
Train from Koeln Messe/Deutz to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- delfi.de
Train from Frankfurt to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- delfi.de
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln Messe/Deutz to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Website
- voyages-sncf.com
Train from Strasbourg to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- voyages-sncf.com
- 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
- €60–130
- Website
- https://www.sindbad.pl/en/home
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Marburg central train station to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
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