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How to get fromMagdeburg to Lyonby train, plane, train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, car, train (TGV), or car train

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

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  1. Train to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly

    best
    1. Take the train from Magdeburg Hbf to Leipzig/Halle Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane plane LEJ - LYS
    7h 4m
    €204–455

  2. Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Magdeburg Hbf to Berlin Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane plane BER - LYS
    6h 35m
    €110–341

  3. Train via Brussels

    1. Take the train from Magdeburg Hbf to Köln Hbftrain train 19 / ...
    2. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Miditrain train 79
    3. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lyon Part Dieutrain train Tgv
    11h 51m
    €220–535

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Magdeburg to Braunschweig, Berliner Platzbus bus Mykolayiv
    2. Take the bus from Brunswick central station to Lyonbus bus N235
    17h 27m

  5. Drive  1,069.7 km

    1. Drive from Magdeburg to Lyoncar car 1,069.7 km
    9h 45m
    €172–248

  6. Train to Hannover Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Magdeburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane plane HAJ - LYS
    8h 4m
    €157–430

  7. Train

    1. Take the train from Magdeburg Hbf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain train 13 / ...
    2. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain train 83 / ...
    3. Take the train from Strasbourg to Lyon Part Dieutrain train Tgv
    12h
    €199–401

  8. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Magdeburg to Hannover Hbfcar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Hannover Hbf to Lörrach Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Lörrach Hbf to Lyoncar car
    14h 55m
    €171–235

  9. Bus via Frankfurt am Main

    1. Take the bus from Magdeburg to Frankfurtbus bus
    2. Take the bus from FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Hbf Südseite - Pforzheimer Str. to LYON, Lyon - Perrache - poziom górny Abus bus
    17h 50m
    €126–174

Magdeburg to Lyon by train

Calendar42Weekly Trains
Duration11h 51mAverage Duration
Ticket€220Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 947.9 km
  • Duration: 7h 4m

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

You can take a train from Magdeburg Hbf to Lyon Part Dieu via Köln Hbf, Bruxelles Midi, and Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi in around 11h 51m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Magdeburg to Lyon via Brunswick central station in around 17h 27m.

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