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There are 11 ways to get from Paderborn to Lyon by train (Eurostar, TGV, Trenitalia), bus, car, train, plane, train (TGV), or car train

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  1. Train via Paris

    best
    1. Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Hamm(Westf)Hbftrain train Re
    2. Take the train from Hamm(Westf)Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain train Re
    3. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Paris Nordtrain train
    4. Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Lyon Part Dieutrain train Tgv
    9h 10m
    €282–535

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Bielefeld, Brackwede Bahnhof to Essen Hbfbus bus Dnipro
    2. Take the bus from Essen central train station to Lyonbus bus FlixBus N710
    15h 17m
    €91–133

  3. Drive  873.3 km

    1. Drive from Paderborn to Lyoncar car 873.3 km
    8h 39m
    €160–231

  4. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport

    1. Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane plane DUS - LYS
    6h 27m
    €136–341

  5. Train

    1. Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain train Re
    2. Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain train 20 / ...
    3. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain train 83 / ...
    4. Take the train from Strasbourg to Lyon Part Dieutrain train Tgv
    11h 18m
    €175–306

  6. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Paderborn to Hannover Hbfcar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Hannover Hbf to Lörrach Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Lörrach Hbf to Lyoncar car
    15h 20m
    €176–245

  7. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Hofgeismartrain train Re
    2. Take the train from Kassel Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    3. Take the bus from FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Hbf Südseite - Pforzheimer Str. to LYON, Lyon - Perrache - poziom górny Abus bus
    16h 21m

  8. Train to Hannover Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport

    1. Take the train from Paderborn, Hauptbahnhof to Langenhagen Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane plane HAJ - LYS
    8h 4m

  9. Train to Münster Osnabrück International Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport

    1. Take the train from Paderborn, Hauptbahnhof to Münster Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Fly from Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane plane FMO - LYS
    10h 6m
    €165–412

  10. Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport

    1. Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain train
    2. Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Frankfurttrain train
    3. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane plane FRA - LYS
    7h 26m
    €174–437

  11. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane plane DUS - GVA
    3. Take the train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieutrain train
    9h 12m
    €155–385

Paderborn to Lyon by train

Calendar74Weekly Trains
Duration9h 10mAverage Duration
Ticket€282Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,156.2 km
  • Duration: 9h 10m

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

You can take a train from Paderborn Hbf to Lyon Part Dieu via Hamm(Westf)Hbf, Koeln Hbf, Paris Nord, and Paris Gare De Lyon in around 9h 10m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Paderborn to Lyon via Bielefeld Brackwede train station, Bielefeld, Brackwede Bahnhof, Essen Hbf, and Essen central train station in around 15h 17m.

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