There are 7 ways to get from Saarbrücken to Lyon by train (TGV), bus, car, train, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG)
best- Take the train from Saarbrücken Hbf to Champagne-Ardenne TGVtrain 82
- Take the train from Champagne-Ardenne to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain Tgv
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
5h 5m€148–247Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Saarbrücken bus station to Lyonbus N235
7h 5m€45–70Drive 513.1 km
- Drive from Saarbrücken to Lyoncar 513.1 km
4h 58m€97–141Train to Strasbourg International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Sarreguemines to Strasbourgtrain
- Fly from Strasbourg International Airport (SXB) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane SXB - LYS
5h 33m€136–368Train
- Take the train from Sarreguemines to Strasbourgtrain Ter
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
7h 33m€114–189Bus to Luxembourg, fly
- Take the bus from Saarbrücken Hbf to Luxembourgbus
- Fly from Luxembourg (LUX) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane LUX - LYS
7h 36mTrain, train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Saarbruecken Hbf to Mannheim Hbftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane FRA - LYS
6h 28m€155–400
Saarbrücken to Lyon by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Saarbrücken to Lyon is to bus which costs €45 - €70 and takes 7h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Saarbrücken to Lyon is to drive which takes 4h 58m and costs €95 - €140.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Saarbrücken bus station station and arriving at Lyon. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 7h 5m.
No, there is no direct train from Saarbrücken to Lyon. However, there are services departing from Saarbrücken Hbf and arriving at Lyon Part Dieu via Champagne-Ardenne and Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 5m.
The distance between Saarbrücken and Lyon is 800 km. The road distance is 513.1 km.
The best way to get from Saarbrücken to Lyon without a car is to train via Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) which takes 5h 5m and costs €140 - €250.
It takes approximately 5h 5m to get from Saarbrücken to Lyon, including transfers.
Saarbrücken to Lyon bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Saarbrücken bus station.
Saarbrücken to Lyon train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Saarbrücken Hbf station.
The best way to get from Saarbrücken to Lyon is to train via Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) which takes 5h 5m and costs €140 - €250. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €45 - €70 and takes 7h 5m.
What companies run services between Saarbrücken, Germany and Lyon, France?
You can take a train from Saarbrücken Hbf to Lyon Part Dieu via Champagne-Ardenne TGV, Champagne-Ardenne, and Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy in around 5h 5m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Saarbrücken bus station to Lyon once daily. Tickets cost €45–70 and the journey takes 7h 5m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Luxembourg to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–600
Flights from Luxembourg to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–380
Flights from Frankfurt to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–550
Flights from Frankfurt to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–240
- Website
- twinjet.fr
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,100
Flights from Luxembourg to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €120–420
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Luxembourg to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–340
Flights from Frankfurt to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–340
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Luxembourg to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €180–600
Flights from Frankfurt to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–550
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Saarbrücken Hbf to Champagne-Ardenne TGV
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Champagne-Ardenne to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Sarreguemines to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–29
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Sarreguemines to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–29
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Strasbourg to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €95–150
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Champagne-Ardenne to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Saarbruecken Hbf to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Champagne-Ardenne to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Saarbruecken Hbf to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 621 830 1200
- Website
- Süwex
Train from Saarbruecken Hbf to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–30
- Schedules at
- Süwex
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Saarbrücken bus station to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- Flixbus
- 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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Booking & Getting There
Saarbrücken to Lyon bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Lyon station.
Saarbrücken to Lyon train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Champagne-Ardenne TGV station.
Yes, the driving distance between Saarbrücken to Lyon is 513 km. It takes approximately 4h 58m to drive from Saarbrücken to Lyon.
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