There are 9 ways to get from Lindau to Lyon by bus, train, car, plane, or train (TGV)
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Lindau to Lyonbus FlixBus N106 / ...
8h 45m€50–75Bus via St. Gallen Lagerstrasse
cheapest- Take the bus from St. Gallen Lagerstrasse to Lyon Perrache Bus Stationbus : Lyon - Prague Central Bus Station / ...
9h 35m€38–70Train, bus
- Take the train from St. Gallen to Genèvetrain Ic1 / ...
- Take the bus from Geneva - Bus Station to Lyon - Gerland Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
9h 2m€130–226Drive 545.4 km
- Drive from Lindau to Lyoncar 545.4 km
6h 2m€100–145Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Take the train from Lindau-Insel to Pasingtrain
- Take the train from Pasing to Flughafen Münchentrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane MUC - LYS
7h 41m€157–337Train
- Take the train from Bregenz to Zürich HBtrain Ec
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Mulhousetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
9h 8m€157–253Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Take the train from Bregenz to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane ZRH - LYS
8h 22m€142–349Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Take the train from Bregenz to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane ZRH - GVA
- Take the train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieutrain
8h 2m€176–463Train, train to Strasbourg International Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Take the train from Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof to Radolfzell Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Radolfzell Bahnhof to Appenweier Bahnhoftrain
- Fly from Strasbourg International Airport (SXB) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane SXB - LYS
9h 11m€186–424
Lindau to Lyon by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Lindau to Lyon is to bus via St. Gallen Lagerstrasse which costs €35 - €70 and takes 9h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Lindau to Lyon is to drive which takes 6h 2m and costs €100 - €150.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Lindau and arriving at Lyon. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 8h 45m.
No, there is no direct train from Lindau to Lyon. However, there are services departing from Lindau-Insel and arriving at Lyon Part Dieu via Bregenz, Zürich HB and Mulhouse Ville. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 8m.
The distance between Lindau and Lyon is 559 km. The road distance is 545.4 km.
The best way to get from Lindau to Lyon without a car is to bus which takes 8h 45m and costs €50 - €75.
The bus from Lindau to Lyon takes 8h 45m including transfers and departs once daily.
Lindau to Lyon bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lindau station.
Lindau to Lyon train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Bregenz station.
The best way to get from Lindau to Lyon is to bus which takes 8h 45m and costs €50 - €75. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €150 - €260 and takes 9h 8m.
What companies run services between Lindau, Bavaria, Germany and Lyon, France?
FlixBus operates a bus from Lindau to Lyon once daily. Tickets cost €50–75 and the journey takes 8h 45m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Lindau-Insel to Lyon Part Dieu via Bregenz, Zürich HB, Mulhouse, and Mulhouse Ville in around 9h 8m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–400
Flights from Munich International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–320
Flights from Zurich Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–340
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–380
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–260
- Website
- twinjet.fr
Flights from Zurich Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €360–900
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,100
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–330
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Train from St. Gallen to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bregenz to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Mulhouse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bregenz to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bregenz to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Lindau-Insel to Pasing
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €34
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Pasing to Flughafen München
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof to Radolfzell Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Radolfzell Bahnhof to Appenweier Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 821 899 825 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arverio Bayern GmbH
Train from Lindau-Insel to Pasing
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- Arverio Bayern GmbH
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Bregenz to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Bregenz to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof to Radolfzell Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €9–12
- Schedules at
- DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lindau to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Geneva - Bus Station to Lyon - Gerland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Geneva - Bus Station to Lyon - Gerland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from St. Gallen Lagerstrasse to Lyon Perrache Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- RegioJet
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Booking & Getting There
Lindau to Lyon bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Lyon station.
Lindau to Lyon train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Zürich HB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lindau to Lyon is 545 km. It takes approximately 6h 2m to drive from Lindau to Lyon.
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