There are 11 ways to get from Minden to Lyon by train (Eurostar, TGV, Trenitalia), train, bus, car, plane, train (TGV), or car train
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Train via Paris
best- Take the train from Minden, Bahnhof to Köln Hbftrain 55
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Paris Nordtrain
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
9h 30m€245–569Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Minden, Bahnhof to Bielefeld Hbftrain 10 / ...
- Take the bus from Bielefeld, Brackwede Bahnhof to Essen Hbfbus
- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Lyonbus
15h 11m€85–173Drive 924.4 km
- Drive from Minden to Lyoncar 924.4 km
8h 54m€145–209Train to Hannover Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Take the train from Minden, Bahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane HAJ - LYS
7h 23m€168–461Train
- Take the train from Minden, Bahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 55
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 82 / ...
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
12h 4m€191–603Drive, car train
- Drive from Minden to Hannover Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Hannover Hbf to Lörrach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Lörrach Hbf to Lyoncar
14h 20m€161–215Train, bus via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the train from Minden, Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain 55
- Take the bus from FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Hbf Südseite - Pforzheimer Str. to LYON, Lyon - Perrache - poziom górny Abus
16h 10m€149–430Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Take the train from Minden, Bahnhof to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane DUS - LYS
6h 19m€142–407Train, train to Bremen Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Take the train from Minden, Bahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbftrain
- Fly from Bremen Airport (BRE) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane BRE - LYS
8h 14m€149–511Train to Hannover Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Take the train from Minden, Bahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane HAJ - GVA
- Take the train from Geneve to Lyon Part Dieutrain
9h 16m€168–431Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Take the train from Minden, Bahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane FRA - LYS
7h 51m€200–571
Minden to Lyon by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Minden to Lyon is to train and bus which costs €85 - €180 and takes 15h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Minden to Lyon is to train and fly which takes 6h 19m and costs €140 - €410.
No, there is no direct train from Minden to Lyon. However, there are services departing from Minden, Bahnhof and arriving at Lyon Part Dieu via Koeln Hbf, Paris Nord and Paris Gare De Lyon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 30m.
The distance between Minden and Lyon is 1196 km. The road distance is 924.4 km.
The best way to get from Minden to Lyon without a car is to train via Paris which takes 9h 30m and costs €240 - €600.
It takes approximately 9h 30m to get from Minden to Lyon, including transfers.
Minden to Lyon train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Minden, Bahnhof station.
Minden to Lyon train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Köln Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Minden to Lyon is 924 km. It takes approximately 8h 54m to drive from Minden to Lyon.
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What companies run services between Minden, Germany and Lyon, France?
You can take a train from Minden, Bahnhof to Lyon Part Dieu via Koeln Hbf, Paris Nord, and Paris Gare De Lyon in around 9h 30m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–800
Flights from Hannover Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–480
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–160
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–160
Flights from Bremen Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–800
Flights from Bremen Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €130–800
Flights from Hannover Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–410
Flights from Frankfurt to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from Frankfurt to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–340
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Minden, Bahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–170
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Minden, Bahnhof to Bielefeld Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Minden, Bahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Minden, Bahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–350
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Minden, Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–320
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Minden, Bahnhof to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Minden, Bahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Minden, Bahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Minden, Bahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–240
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +380 98 815 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- East West Eurolines
Bus from Bielefeld, Brackwede Bahnhof to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- East West Eurolines
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