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

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There are 9 ways to get from Lyon to Potsdam by plane, train, train (TGV), bus, night train, car, or car train

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  1. Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train

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    1. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane plane LYS - BER
    2. Take the train from Flughafen BER to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    6h 9m
    €105–306

  2. Bus, night train

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Lyon Perrache Bus Station to Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquaibus bus : Lyon - Prague Central Bus Station / ...
    2. Take the nighttrain from Zuerich Hb to Berlin Hbfnighttrain night train Nj
    19h 24m
    €79–187

  3. Train via Frankfurt am Main

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain train Tgv
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Berlin Hbftrain train 12 / ...
    11h 17m
    €232–416

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Lyon to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus bus N235 / ...
    20h 10m
    €114–168

  5. Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain train
    2. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane plane GVA - BER
    3. Take the train from Flughafen BER to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    7h 49m
    €110–292

  6. Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport, train

    1. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane plane LYS - LEJ
    2. Take the train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Berlin Hbftrain train
    8h 34m
    €219–564

  7. Train

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain train Ter
    2. Take the train from Genève to Berntrain train Ic1 / ...
    3. Take the train from Bern to Berlin Ostbahnhoftrain train Ice
    14h 52m
    €437–748

  8. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Lyon to Lörrach Hbfcar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Lörrach Hbf to Hannover Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Hannover Hbf to Potsdamcar car
    15h 49m
    €190–261

  9. Drive  1,154.9 km

    1. Drive from Lyon to Potsdamcar car 1,154.9 km
    11h 2m
    €186–268

Lyon to Potsdam by train

Calendar7Weekly Trains
Duration11h 17mAverage Duration
Ticket€232Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,031.3 km
  • Duration: 6h 9m

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

You can take a train from Lyon Part Dieu to Potsdam Hbf via Frankfurt(Main)Hbf, Frankfurt, and Berlin Hbf in around 11h 17m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Lyon to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof twice daily. Tickets cost €110–170 and the journey takes 18h 50m.

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