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

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

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Göttingen to Offenburg Bahnhoftrain train 20 / ...
    2. Take the train from Strasbourg to Lyon Part Dieutrain train Tgv
    9h 43m
    €187–600

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Göttingen central bus station to Lyonbus bus N235
    13h 45m
    €80–140

  3. Drive 882 km

    1. Drive from Göttingen to Lyoncar car 882 km
    8h 13m
    €137–198

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

    1. Take the train from Göttingen to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane plane FRA - LYS
    6h 11m
    €171–452

  5. Bus via Frankfurt am Main

    1. Take the bus from Göttingen to Frankfurtbus bus
    2. Take the bus from FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Hbf Südseite - Pforzheimer Str. to LYON, Lyon - Perrache - poziom górny Abus bus
    14h 40m
    €82–178

  6. Train to Hannover Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport

    1. Take the train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane plane HAJ - LYS
    7h 39m
    €154–474

  7. Train, train to Bremen Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport

    1. Take the train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbftrain train
    3. Fly from Bremen Airport (BRE) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane plane BRE - LYS
    8h 30m
    €176–524

  8. Train, train to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport

    1. Take the train from Göttingen to Erfurt Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Halle(Saale)Hbftrain train
    3. Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane plane LEJ - LYS
    9h 18m
    €190–474

  9. Train, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport

    1. Take the train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to D-Flughafen Bftrain train
    3. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane plane DUS - LYS
    7h 57m
    €171–527

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

    1. Take the train from Göttingen to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane plane FRA - GVA
    3. Take the train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieutrain train
    9h 1m
    €199–538

Göttingen to Lyon by train

Calendar63Weekly Trains
Duration9h 43mAverage Duration
Ticket€187Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 975.3 km
  • Duration: 9h 43m

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

You can take a train from Göttingen to Lyon Part Dieu via Offenburg Bahnhof, Strasbourg Bahnhof, and Strasbourg in around 9h 43m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Göttingen central bus station to Lyon once daily. Tickets cost €80–140 and the journey takes 13h 45m.

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