There are 9 ways to get from Pirmasens to Lyon by train (TGV, Trenitalia), bus, car, train, plane, or train (TGV)
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Train via Paris
best- Take the train from Pirmasens, Hauptbahnhof to Saarbrücken Hbftrain
- Take the train from Saarbrücken Hbf to Paris Gare de Lyontrain 82
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
7h 15m€126–298Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Pirmasens central train station to Saarbrücken bus stationbus 036
- Take the bus from Saarbrücken bus station to Lyonbus N235
9h 20m€46–79Drive 538.9 km
- Drive from Pirmasens to Lyoncar 538.9 km
6h 1m€84–121Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Take the train from Kaiserslautern, Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane FRA - LYS
6h 35m€154–406Train
- Take the train from Pirmasens, Hauptbahnhof to Saarbrücken Hbftrain
- Take the train from Forbach to Metz Villetrain Ter
- Take the train from Metz Ville to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
9h 31m€158–266Train, bus
- Take the train from Pirmasens, Hauptbahnhof to Saarbrücken Hbftrain
- Take the bus from Saarbrücken bus station to Metzbus N90 / ...
- Take the bus from Metz - Bus Station to Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stopbus
14h€77–130Train, train to Strasbourg International Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Take the train from Pirmasens, Hauptbahnhof to Saarbrücken Osttrain
- Take the train from Sarreguemines to Strasbourgtrain
- Fly from Strasbourg International Airport (SXB) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane SXB - LYS
7h 35m€149–361Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Geneva International Airport
- Take the train from Kaiserslautern, Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane FRA - GVA
- Take the train from Geneve to Lyon Part Dieutrain
8h 48m€180–447Train, bus to Luxembourg, fly to Geneva International Airport
- Take the train from Pirmasens, Hauptbahnhof to Saarbrücken Hbftrain
- Take the bus from Saarbrücken Hbf to Luxembourgbus
- Fly from Luxembourg (LUX) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane LUX - GVA
- Take the train from Geneve to Lyon Part Dieutrain
9h 48m
Pirmasens to Lyon by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Pirmasens to Lyon is to bus which costs €45 - €80 and takes 9h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Pirmasens to Lyon is to drive which takes 6h 1m and costs €80 - €120.
No, there is no direct bus from Pirmasens station to Lyon. However, there are services departing from Pirmasens central train station and arriving at Lyon via Saarbrücken bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Pirmasens to Lyon. However, there are services departing from Pirmasens, Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Lyon Part Dieu via Saarbrücken Hbf and Paris Gare De Lyon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 15m.
The distance between Pirmasens and Lyon is 875 km. The road distance is 538.9 km.
The best way to get from Pirmasens to Lyon without a car is to train via Paris which takes 7h 15m and costs €120 - €300.
It takes approximately 7h 15m to get from Pirmasens to Lyon, including transfers.
Pirmasens to Lyon bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Pirmasens central train station.
Pirmasens to Lyon train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), depart from Pirmasens, Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Pirmasens to Lyon is to train via Paris which takes 7h 15m and costs €120 - €300. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €45 - €80 and takes 9h 20m.
What companies run services between Pirmasens, Germany and Lyon, France?
You can take a train from Pirmasens, Hauptbahnhof to Lyon Part Dieu via Saarbrücken Hbf, Paris Gare de Lyon, and Paris Gare De Lyon in around 7h 15m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Pirmasens central train station to Lyon via Saarbrücken bus station in around 9h 20m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–650
Flights from Frankfurt to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–340
Flights from Frankfurt to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–600
Flights from Frankfurt to Geneva International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–600
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–600
Flights from Frankfurt to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–600
Flights from Luxembourg to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–300
- Website
- twinjet.fr
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €700–1,200
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Luxembourg to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–650
Flights from Frankfurt to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–600
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–340
Flights from Luxembourg to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–290
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Pirmasens, Hauptbahnhof to Saarbrücken Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–28
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Kaiserslautern, Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–27
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Pirmasens, Hauptbahnhof to Saarbrücken Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–28
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Pirmasens, Hauptbahnhof to Saarbrücken Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–28
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Pirmasens, Hauptbahnhof to Saarbrücken Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–27
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Kaiserslautern, Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–27
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Pirmasens, Hauptbahnhof to Saarbrücken Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–28
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Saarbrücken Hbf to Paris Gare de Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–140
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Forbach to Metz Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Sarreguemines to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Kaiserslautern, Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–21
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Metz Ville to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €130–210
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Kaiserslautern, Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–21
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Geneve to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Geneve to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +49 621 830 1200
- Website
- Süwex
Train from Kaiserslautern, Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Schedules at
- Süwex
Train from Kaiserslautern, Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Schedules at
- Süwex
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kaiserslautern, Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kaiserslautern, Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Pirmasens central train station to Saarbrücken bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Saarbrücken bus station to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Saarbrücken bus station to Metz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Saarbrücken bus station to Metz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–11
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Metz - Bus Station to Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +352 24 89 24 89
- Website
- Luxembourg Railways (CFL)
Bus from Saarbrücken Hbf to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Luxembourg Railways (CFL)
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More Questions & Answers
Pirmasens to Lyon bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Saarbrücken bus station.
Pirmasens to Lyon train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), arrive at Saarbrücken Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Pirmasens to Lyon is 539 km. It takes approximately 6h 1m to drive from Pirmasens to Lyon.
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