There are 9 ways to get from Witten to Lyon by train (Eurostar, TGV, Trenitalia), bus, car, train, plane, or train (TGV)
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Train via Paris
best- Take the train from Hagen Hbf to Köln Hbftrain 19 / ...
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Paris Nordtrain Tha
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
8h 28m€223–461Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Lyonbus FlixBus N710
14h 32m€56–105Drive 770.6 km
- Drive from Witten to Lyoncar 770.6 km
7h 40m€121–174Train, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Take the train from Witten Hbf to Essen Hbftrain
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane DUS - LYS
5h 20m€101–273Train
- Take the train from Hagen Hbf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain 43
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 83 / ...
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
10h 55m€179–364Train, bus
- Take the train from Witten Hbf to Aachen Hbftrain Re
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Angleurtrain S41
- Take the train from Angleur to Luxembourgtrain Ic
- Take the bus from Luxembourg to Lyon - Perrache Bus Stationbus
16h 47mTrain to Frankfurt, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Take the train from Hagen Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane FRA - LYS
6h 50m€169–424Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane DUS - GVA
- Take the train from Geneve to Lyon Part Dieutrain
8h 6m€126–314Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Take the train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane AMS - LYS
7h 48m€141–366
Witten to Lyon by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Witten to Lyon is to bus which costs €55 - €110 and takes 14h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Witten to Lyon is to train and fly which takes 5h 20m and costs €100 - €280.
No, there is no direct bus from Witten to Lyon. However, there are services departing from Witten Witten-Annen and arriving at Lyon via Dortmund central bus station and Essen central train station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 32m.
No, there is no direct train from Witten to Lyon. However, there are services departing from Witten Hbf and arriving at Lyon Part Dieu via Hagen Hbf, Köln Hbf, Paris Nord and Paris Gare De Lyon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 28m.
The distance between Witten and Lyon is 1046 km. The road distance is 770.6 km.
The best way to get from Witten to Lyon without a car is to train via Paris which takes 8h 28m and costs €220 - €470.
It takes approximately 8h 28m to get from Witten to Lyon, including transfers.
Witten to Lyon bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Essen central train station.
Witten to Lyon train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Hagen Hbf station.
The best way to get from Witten to Lyon is to train via Paris which takes 8h 28m and costs €220 - €470. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €55 - €110 and takes 14h 32m.
What companies run services between Witten, Germany and Lyon, France?
You can take a train from Witten Hbf to Lyon Part Dieu via Hagen Hbf, Köln Hbf, Paris Nord, and Paris Gare De Lyon in around 8h 28m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Essen central train station to Lyon twice daily. Tickets cost €50–95 and the journey takes 11h 35m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–550
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–340
Flights from Frankfurt to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–450
Flights from Frankfurt to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–310
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–200
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €120–650
- 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
- €50–310
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–350
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–360
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–220
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–350
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–450
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–270
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hagen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–14
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hagen Hbf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–160
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hagen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Köln Hbf to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €150–260
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Essen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- 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
- €80–140
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Strasbourg to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €95–160
- 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
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- 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
- €60–160
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Geneve to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €23–60
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Witten Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 069 450099650
- Kundenservice-Linie10@vias-online.de
- Website
- vias-online.de
Train from Witten Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Schedules at
- vias-online.de
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Schedules at
- vias-online.de
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Witten Hbf to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Aachen Hbf to Angleur
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Angleur to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–24
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–26
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Essen central train station to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Luxembourg to Lyon - Perrache Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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More Questions & Answers
Witten to Lyon bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Lyon station.
Witten to Lyon train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Köln Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Witten to Lyon is 771 km. It takes approximately 7h 40m to drive from Witten to Lyon.
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