There are 8 ways to get from Zwickau to Lyon by train (TGV), bus, car, train, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Halle(Saale)Hbftrain S5x / ...
- Take the train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 82
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
12h 3m€234–719Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Zwickau central train station to Nuremberg central bus stationbus 321 / ...
- Take the bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Lyonbus N1759 / ...
14h 55m€76–136Drive 973.9 km
- Drive from Zwickau to Lyoncar 973.9 km
9h 7m€153–221Train to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly
- Take the train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig/Halle Flughafentrain
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane LEJ - LYS
7h 45m€156–392Train via Nuremberg
- Take the train from Zwickau(Sachs)Hbf to Hof Hbftrain Re
- Take the train from Hof Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Nuernberg Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain Re
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 83
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
14h 18m€217–587Train, bus
- Take the train from Zwickau(Sachs)Hbf to Hof Hbftrain Re
- Take the train from Hof Hbf to Regensburg Hbftrain Re2
- Take the bus from Regensburg to Lyon - Gerland Bus Stationbus
17h 46m€123–467Train to Dresden Airport, fly
- Take the train from Zwickau(Sachs)Hbf to Dresden Hbftrain
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane DRS - LYS
8h 27m€181–384Train, bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly
- Take the train from Zwickau(Sachs)Hbf to Chemnitz Hbftrain
- Take the bus from Chemnitz central bus station to Praguebus
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane PRG - LYS
8h 27m€112–228
Zwickau to Lyon by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zwickau to Lyon is to bus which costs €75 - €140 and takes 14h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Zwickau to Lyon is to train and fly which takes 7h 45m and costs €150 - €400.
No, there is no direct bus from Zwickau station to Lyon. However, there are services departing from Zwickau central train station and arriving at Lyon via Nuremberg central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Zwickau to Lyon. However, there are services departing from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Lyon Part Dieu via Halle(Saale)Hbf and Strasbourg. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 3m.
The distance between Zwickau and Lyon is 1193 km. The road distance is 973.9 km.
The best way to get from Zwickau to Lyon without a car is to train which takes 12h 3m and costs €230 - €750.
It takes approximately 12h 3m to get from Zwickau to Lyon, including transfers.
Zwickau to Lyon bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Zwickau central train station.
Zwickau to Lyon train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), depart from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Zwickau to Lyon is to train which takes 12h 3m and costs €230 - €750. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €75 - €140 and takes 14h 55m.
What companies run services between Zwickau, Germany and Lyon, France?
You can take a train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Lyon Part Dieu via Halle(Saale)Hbf, Strasbourg Bahnhof, and Strasbourg in around 12h 3m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Zwickau central train station to Lyon via Nuremberg central bus station in around 14h 55m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–1,100
Flights from Dresden Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–470
Flights from Dresden Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–1,200
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–800
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €150–700
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €180–800
Flights from Dresden Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €140–220
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–700
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–190
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig/Halle Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hof Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hof Hbf to Regensburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0 89 54 888 97 - 25
- info@laenderbahn.com
- Website
- laenderbahn.com
Train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Schedules at
- laenderbahn.com
Train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig/Halle Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Schedules at
- laenderbahn.com
Train from Zwickau(Sachs)Hbf to Hof Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–120
- Schedules at
- laenderbahn.com
Train from Zwickau(Sachs)Hbf to Hof Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–120
- Schedules at
- laenderbahn.com
Train from Hof Hbf to Regensburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–220
- Schedules at
- laenderbahn.com
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–390
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nuernberg Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Strasbourg to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Strasbourg to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- kommunikation@transdev.de
- Website
- transdev.de
Train from Zwickau(Sachs)Hbf to Hof Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
Train from Zwickau(Sachs)Hbf to Hof Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
Train from Zwickau(Sachs)Hbf to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
Train from Zwickau(Sachs)Hbf to Chemnitz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- arverio-bw.de
Train from Nuernberg Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–55
- Schedules at
- arverio-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €29–35
- 1st Class Ticket
- €35–55
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Zwickau central train station to Nuremberg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–26
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Chemnitz central bus station to Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Regensburg to Lyon - Gerland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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More Questions & Answers
Zwickau to Lyon bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Nuremberg central bus station.
Zwickau to Lyon train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), arrive at Halle(Saale)Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Zwickau to Lyon is 974 km. It takes approximately 9h 7m to drive from Zwickau to Lyon.
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