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How to get fromLyon to Oltenby train (TGV), bus, train, car, or plane

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

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mulhouse Villetrain train Tgv
    4h 35m
    CHF 75–143

  2. Bus, train via Lyon

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Lyon to Bernbus bus FlixBus N1149 / ...
    2. Take the train from Bern to Oltentrain train Ir16 / ...
    5h 50m
    CHF 28–101

  3. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Lyon Perrache Bus Station to Bern Car Terminal Neufeldbus bus : Lyon - Prague Central Bus Station / ...
    2. Take the train from Bern to Oltentrain train Ic61 / ...
    5h 23m
    CHF 30–67

  4. Drive  362.1 km

    1. Drive from Lyon to Oltencar car 362.1 km
    3h 58m
    CHF 61–88

  5. Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain train
    2. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane GVA - ZRH
    3. Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Oltentrain train
    5h 46m
    CHF 147–378

  6. Train via Lausanne

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain train Ter
    2. Take the train from Genève to Lausannetrain train Ic1 / ...
    3. Take the train from Lausanne to Oltentrain train Ic5 / ...
    5h 16m
    CHF 94–148

  7. Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Basel

    1. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Basel (BSL)plane plane LYS - BSL
    7h 6m
    CHF 101–254

  8. Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Strasbourg International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Strasbourg International Airport (SXB)plane plane LYS - SXB
    2. Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain train
    5h 25m
    CHF 139–346

Lyon to Olten by train

Calendar128Weekly Trains
Duration4h 35mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 75Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 468.9 km
  • Duration: 4h 35m

What companies run services between Lyon, France and Olten, Switzerland?

TGV inOui operates a train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mulhouse Ville hourly. Tickets cost CHF 70–110 and the journey takes 3h 8m. Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF) also services this route twice daily. Alternatively, easyJet, Air France, and three other airlines fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Basel (BSL) 5 times a day.

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