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How to get fromGarmisch-Partenkirchen to Lyonby train, plane, train (TGV), bus, car, or night train

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There are 8 ways to get from Garmisch-Partenkirchen to Lyon by train, plane, train (TGV), bus, car, or night train

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  1. Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Garmisch-Partenkirchen to Pasingtrain train
    2. Take the train from Pasing to Flughafen Münchentrain train
    3. Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane plane MUC - LYS
    6h 20m
    €147–314

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Garmisch-Partenkirchen station to Innsbruck Südbahnstraßebus bus 040 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Innsbruck Südbahnstraße to Lyonbus bus FlixBus N882 / ...
    13h 5m
    €54–92

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Garmisch-Partenkirchen to Pasingtrain train Rb6
    2. Take the train from Pasing to Hauptbahnhoftrain train 42 / ...
    3. Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain train 83
    4. Take the train from Strasbourg to Lyon Part Dieutrain train Tgv
    11h 2m
    €184–482

  4. Bus via Munich

    1. Take the bus from Garmisch-Partenkirchen station to Munich central bus stationbus bus 040 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Munich Central Bus Station to Lyon Perrache Bus Stationbus bus : Lyon - Prague Central Bus Station / ...
    12h 20m
    €57–86

  5. Drive  685.6 km

    1. Drive from Garmisch-Partenkirchen to Lyoncar car 685.6 km
    7h 40m
    €107–155

  6. Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport

    1. Take the train from Garmisch-Partenkirchen to Pasingtrain train
    2. Take the train from Pasing to Flughafen Münchentrain train
    3. Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane plane MUC - GVA
    4. Take the train from Geneve to Lyon Part Dieutrain train
    8h 38m
    €158–374

  7. Fly Innsbruck Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport

    1. Fly from Innsbruck Airport (INN) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane plane INN - LYS
    9h 7m
    €223–480

  8. Night train, train

    1. Take the nighttrain from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Zuerich Hbnighttrain night train Nj
    2. Take the train from Zürich HB to Genèvetrain train Ic1 / ...
    3. Take the train from Geneve to Lyon Part Dieutrain train Tgv
    13h 28m
    €140–358

Garmisch-Partenkirchen to Lyon by train

Calendar38Weekly Trains
Duration11h 2mAverage Duration
Ticket€184Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 745.3 km
  • Duration: 6h 20m

What companies run services between Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany and Lyon, France?

You can take a train from Garmisch-Partenkirchen to Lyon Part Dieu via Pasing, Hauptbahnhof, Strasbourg Bahnhof, and Strasbourg in around 11h 2m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Garmisch-Partenkirchen station to Lyon Perrache Bus Station via Munich Central Bus Station in around 12h 20m.

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