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

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There are 8 ways to get from Karlovy Vary to Lyon by bus, plane, train (TGV), train, or car

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  1. Bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport

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    1. Take the bus from Karlovy Vary Terminal Bus Station to Prague Airport Terminal 1/2bus bus
    2. Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane plane PRG - LYS
    6h 1m
    €73–251

  2. Train, bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Karlovy Vary to Plzen-Jizni Predmestitrain train Ic / ...
    2. Take the bus from Pilsen Central Bus Station to Lyon Perrache Bus Stationbus bus : Lyon - Prague Central Bus Station / ...
    17h 38m
    €72–112

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Karlovy Vary to Chebtrain train Re / ...
    2. Take the train from Cheb to Nuernberg Hbftrain train
    3. Take the train from Nuernberg Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain train Re
    4. Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain train 83
    5. Take the train from Strasbourg to Lyon Part Dieutrain train Tgv
    13h 21m
    €156–404

  4. Drive  953.6 km

    1. Drive from Karlovy Vary to Lyoncar car 953.6 km
    9h 19m
    €153–220

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

    1. Take the train from Karlovy Vary to Chebtrain train
    2. Take the train from Marktredwitz to Regensburg Hbftrain train
    3. Take the train from Regensburg Hbf to Muenchen Flughafen Terminaltrain train
    4. Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane plane MUC - LYS
    9h 2m
    €173–486

  6. Train, train to Dresden Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport

    1. Take the train from Karlovy Vary to Usti Nad Labem Hlavni Nadrazitrain train
    2. Take the train from Usti Nad Labem Hlavni Nadrazi to Dresden Hbftrain train
    3. Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane plane DRS - LYS
    10h 52m
    €202–508

  7. Bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Geneva International Airport, train

    1. Take the bus from Karlovy Vary Terminal Bus Station to Prague Airport Terminal 1/2bus bus
    2. Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane plane PRG - GVA
    3. Take the train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieutrain train
    8h 46m
    €108–293

  8. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Karlovy Vary Terminal Bus Station to Prague Airport Terminal 1/2bus bus RegioJet 141103
    2. Take the bus from Prague to Lyonbus bus N1759
    18h 26m
    €98–157

Karlovy Vary to Lyon by train

Calendar38Weekly Trains
Duration13h 21mAverage Duration
Ticket€156Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 978.8 km
  • Duration: 6h 1m

What companies run services between Karlovy Vary, Czechia and Lyon, France?

You can take a train from Karlovy Vary to Lyon Part Dieu via Cheb, Nuernberg Hbf, Stuttgart Hbf, Hauptbahnhof, Strasbourg Bahnhof, and Strasbourg in around 13h 21m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Karlovy Vary Terminal Bus Station to Lyon via Prague Airport Terminal 1/2, Václav Havel Airport T1, Na Knížecí, and Prague in around 18h 26m.

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