There are 9 ways to get from Kolding to Lyon by bus, plane, train (Eurostar, TGV), car, train, car train, or train (TGV)
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Bus to Billund Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
best- Take the bus from Rendebanen to Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airportbus
- Fly from Billund Airport (BLL) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane BLL - LYS
7h 28m€123–376Train to Copenhagen Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Kolding St. to København Htrain
- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane CPH - LYS
7h 48m€111–426Train via Brussels
- Take the train from Kolding St. to Hamburg-Altonatrain Rj
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Köln Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Miditrain 79
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
15h 1m€280–613Bus
- Take the bus from Kolding bus station to Essen central train stationbus N74
- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Lyonbus FlixBus N710
22h 35m€128–195Drive 1,343.5 km
- Drive from Kolding to Lyoncar 1,343.5 km
12h 17m€249–360Bus to Billund Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Rendebanen to Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airportbus
- Fly from Billund Airport (BLL) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane BLL - GVA
- Take the train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieutrain
10h 13m€142–384Drive, car train
- Drive from Kolding to Hamburg Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Hamburg Hbf to Lörrach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Lörrach Hbf to Lyoncar
18h 5m€199–269Train, bus
- Take the train from Kolding St. to Hamburg-Altonatrain Rj
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Berntrain Ice
- Take the bus from Bern Car Terminal Neufeld to Lyon Perrache Bus Stationbus
18h 42m€381–663Train
- Take the train from Kolding St. to Hamburg Hbftrain Ece / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBBtrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Annemassetrain
- Take the train from Annemasse to Lyon Part Dieutrain Ter
18h 55m€295–629
Kolding to Lyon by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kolding to Lyon is to bus which costs €120 - €200 and takes 22h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Kolding to Lyon is to bus and fly which takes 7h 28m and costs €120 - €380.
No, there is no direct bus from Kolding station to Lyon. However, there are services departing from Kolding bus station and arriving at Lyon via Essen central train station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 35m.
No, there is no direct train from Kolding to Lyon. However, there are services departing from Kolding St. and arriving at Lyon Part Dieu via Hamburg-Altona, Köln Hbf and Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 1m.
The distance between Kolding and Lyon is 1214 km. The road distance is 1343.5 km.
The best way to get from Kolding to Lyon without a car is to train via Brussels which takes 15h 1m and costs €280 - €650.
It takes approximately 7h 28m to get from Kolding to Lyon, including transfers.
Kolding to Lyon bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Kolding bus station.
Kolding to Lyon train services, operated by Danish Railways (DSB), depart from Kolding St. station.
The best way to get from Kolding to Lyon is to train via Brussels which takes 15h 1m and costs €280 - €650. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €120 - €200 and takes 22h 35m.
What companies run services between Kolding, Denmark and Lyon, France?
You can take a train from Kolding St. to Lyon Part Dieu via Hamburg-Altona, Köln Hbf, Bruxelles Midi, and Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi in around 15h 1m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Kolding bus station to Lyon via Essen central train station in around 22h 35m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Billund Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–460
Flights from Billund Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–470
Flights from Billund Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–260
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Billund Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–410
Flights from Billund Airport to Geneva International Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–270
Flights from Billund Airport to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–420
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Billund Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–430
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–360
Flights from Billund Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–420
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Billund Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–460
Flights from Billund Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–410
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Billund Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–470
Flights from Billund Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–460
Flights from Billund Airport to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–420
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Billund Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
Flights from Billund Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–470
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–330
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- [email protected]
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Kolding St. to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Kolding St. to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Kolding St. to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Kolding St. to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €21
- Website
- Danish Railways
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Kolding St. to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €28–75
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Kolding St. to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €25–70
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Kolding St. to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €28–75
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Kolding St. to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–75
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg-Altona to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–170
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €160–350
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €150–230
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Annemasse to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Kolding St. to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Annemasse to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Hamburg Hbf to Lörrach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €100–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Train from Hamburg-Altona to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €340–550
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Renens VD to Annemasse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €180–270
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- 7010 4410
- [email protected]
- Website
- Sydtrafik
Bus from Rendebanen to Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- Sydtrafik
Bus from Rendebanen to Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- Sydtrafik
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Kolding bus station to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Essen central train station to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Bern Car Terminal Neufeld to Lyon Perrache Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- RegioJet
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Booking & Getting There
Kolding to Lyon bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Essen central train station.
Kolding to Lyon train services, operated by Danish Railways (DSB), arrive at Hamburg-Altona station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kolding to Lyon is 1344 km. It takes approximately 12h 17m to drive from Kolding to Lyon.
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