There are 7 ways to get from Nuremberg to Lyon by train (TGV), train, bus, car, 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
best- Take the train from Nuernberg Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain Re
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 83
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
10h 11m€147–255Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbftrain 29 / ...
- Take the bus from Munich Central Bus Station to Lyon Perrache Bus Stationbus : Lyon - Prague Central Bus Station / ...
12h 31m€72–130Drive 768.6 km
- Drive from Nuremberg to Lyoncar 768.6 km
7h 44m€141–204Fly from Nuremberg Airport
- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane NUE - LYS
6h 11m€118–329Bus
- Take the bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Lyonbus N1315 / ...
12h 50m€75–120Train to Munich International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbftrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane MUC - LYS
6h 11m€149–352Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Nuernberg Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane FRA - LYS
6h 30m€163–405
Nuremberg to Lyon by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Nuremberg to Lyon is to train and bus which costs €70 - €130 and takes 12h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Nuremberg to Lyon is to fly which takes 6h 11m and costs €110 - €330.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Nuremberg central bus station station and arriving at Lyon. Services depart three times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 12h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Nuremberg to Lyon. However, there are services departing from Nuernberg Hbf and arriving at Lyon Part Dieu via Hauptbahnhof and Strasbourg. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 11m.
The distance between Nuremberg and Lyon is 853 km. The road distance is 768.6 km.
The best way to get from Nuremberg to Lyon without a car is to train which takes 10h 11m and costs €140 - €260.
It takes approximately 10h 11m to get from Nuremberg to Lyon, including transfers.
Nuremberg to Lyon bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Nuremberg central bus station.
Nuremberg to Lyon train services, operated by Arverio Baden-Württemberg, depart from Nuernberg Hbf station.
The best way to get from Nuremberg to Lyon is to train which takes 10h 11m and costs €140 - €260. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €110 - €330 and takes 6h 11m, you could also bus, which costs €75 - €120 and takes 12h 50m.
What companies run services between Nuremberg, Germany and Lyon, France?
You can take a train from Nuernberg Hbf to Lyon Part Dieu via Stuttgart Hbf, Hauptbahnhof, Strasbourg Bahnhof, and Strasbourg in around 10h 11m. Alternatively, Lufthansa, Airbus France, and three other airlines fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) every 4 hours.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–330
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 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 International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–260
Flights from Frankfurt to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–240
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–480
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
- klm.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–550
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–370
- 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
- airdolomiti.it
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
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
Train from Nuernberg Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–55
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €29–35
- 1st Class Ticket
- €35–55
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Nuernberg Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Nuernberg Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Train from Nuernberg Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €95–140
- Website
- TGV inOui
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 Strasbourg to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €95–150
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Munich Central Bus Station to Lyon Perrache Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Nuremberg to Lyon bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Lyon station.
Nuremberg to Lyon train services, operated by Arverio Baden-Württemberg, arrive at Stuttgart Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Nuremberg to Lyon is 769 km. It takes approximately 7h 44m to drive from Nuremberg to Lyon.
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