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How to get fromBielefeld to Lyonby train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, car, train, plane, train (TGV), or car train

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There are 11 ways to get from Bielefeld to Lyon by train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, car, train, plane, train (TGV), or car train

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  1. Train via Brussels

    best
    1. Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Köln Hbftrain train 10 / ...
    2. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Miditrain train 79
    3. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lyon Part Dieutrain train Tgv
    9h 33m
    €217–440

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Bielefeld, Brackwede Bahnhof to Essen Hbfbus bus Dnipro
    2. Take the bus from Essen central train station to Lyonbus bus FlixBus N710
    13h 37m
    €87–127

  3. Drive  877.9 km

    1. Drive from Bielefeld to Lyoncar car 877.9 km
    8h 39m
    €141–204

  4. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane plane DUS - LYS
    6h
    €141–352

  5. Train

    1. Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train 55
    2. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain train 12 / ...
    3. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain train 83 / ...
    4. Take the train from Strasbourg to Lyon Part Dieutrain train Tgv
    12h 5m
    €181–403

  6. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Bielefeld to Hannover Hbfcar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Hannover Hbf to Lörrach Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Lörrach Hbf to Lyoncar car
    14h 45m
    €166–228

  7. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Frankfurttrain train 55
    2. Take the bus from FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Hbf Südseite - Pforzheimer Str. to LYON, Lyon - Perrache - poziom górny Abus bus
    15h 41m
    €165–260

  8. Train to Hannover Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane plane HAJ - LYS
    7h 22m
    €155–417

  9. Train to Münster Osnabrück International Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Ibbenbüren, Bahnhoftrain train
    2. Fly from Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane plane FMO - LYS
    10h 11m
    €162–419

  10. Train, train to Frankfurt, fly

    1. Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Wuppertal Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Wuppertal Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutztrain train
    3. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain train
    4. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane plane FRA - LYS
    7h 27m

  11. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly

    1. Take the train from Herford, Bahnhof/ZOB to Amsterdam Centraaltrain train
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane plane AMS - LYS
    8h 43m
    €174–474

Bielefeld to Lyon by train

Calendar42Weekly Trains
Duration9h 33mAverage Duration
Ticket€217Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,156.4 km
  • Duration: 9h 33m

What companies run services between Bielefeld, Germany and Lyon, France?

You can take a train from Bielefeld Hbf to Lyon Part Dieu via Köln Hbf, Bruxelles Midi, and Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi in around 9h 33m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bielefeld, Brackwede Bahnhof to Lyon via Essen Hbf and Essen central train station in around 13h 37m.

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