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There are 12 ways to get from Lyon to Hanover by train (TGV), bus, car, plane, train (TGV, Eurostar), car train, or train

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain train Tgv
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain train 20 / ...
    8h 50m
    €192–300

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Lyon to Essen central train stationbus bus FlixBus N710
    2. Take the bus from Essen Hbf to Hannover Hbfbus bus Dnipro
    14h 31m
    €105–139

  3. Drive  984.5 km

    1. Drive from Lyon to Hanovercar car 984.5 km
    9h 26m
    €181–261

  4. Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Hannover Airport

    1. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane plane LYS - HAJ
    6h 24m
    €146–376

  5. Train via Brussels

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train Tgv
    2. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbftrain train Ice
    3. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain train 10 / ...
    9h 17m
    €228–438

  6. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Lyon to Lörrach Hbfcar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Lörrach Hbf to Hannover Hbfcartrain train
    13h 25m
    €163–219

  7. Bus via Frankfurt am Main

    1. Take the bus from LYON, Lyon - Perrache - poziom górny A to FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Hbf Südseite - Pforzheimer Str.bus bus
    2. Take the bus from Frankfurt to Hanoverbus bus
    16h 40m
    €122–145

  8. Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bremen Airport, train

    1. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Bremen Airport (BRE)plane plane LYS - BRE
    2. Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    7h 41m
    €125–401

  9. Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Hannover Airport

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain train
    2. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane plane GVA - HAJ
    8h 3m
    €173–361

  10. Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Hamburg Airport, train

    1. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane plane LYS - HAM
    2. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    8h 1m
    €137–360

  11. Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane LYS - DUS
    2. Take the train from D-Flughafen Bf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    6h 59m
    €148–374

  12. Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Frankfurt, train

    1. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane LYS - FRA
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    7h 7m
    €177–446

Lyon to Hanover by train

Calendar14Weekly Trains
Duration8h 50mAverage Duration
Ticket€192Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,053.4 km
  • Duration: 8h 50m

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

You can take a train from Lyon Part Dieu to Hannover Hauptbahnhof via Frankfurt(Main)Hbf and Frankfurt in around 8h 50m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lyon to Hannover Hbf via Essen central train station and Essen Hbf in around 14h 31m.

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