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Frankfurt to Lyon by train
Take the daily direct train from central Germany to France's second city
This is the only direct train service from Frankfurt (Main) to the second largest city in France.
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From Frankfurt Main Hbf to Lyon Part-Dieu
Journey Summary
6hr 2min
Daily
Travel Information
Final Destination: Marseille
The usual arrival time of 19:56 in Lyon enables the following connections:
- to Nimes and Montpellier; and on certain days of the week to Beziers, Narbonne and Perpignan (15 min connection into the final departure of the day)
- Grenoble, Geneve, Clermont-Ferrand, St Etienne, Chambery and Valence.
The train also calls at: Mulhouse and Chalon sur Saone
1 x train per day
Tickets
Book early and save: Yes
Online bookings usually open: up to 6 months ahead of the travel date
The train is usually scheduled to depart from Frankfurt (Main) at 13:54, o target that time when looking up this journey.
Reservations
Seats will automatically be assigned when booking tickets for this journey, but rail pass users will need to be pay a reservation fee prior to boarding.
Booking tickets:
On the DB booking site look for journeys that have 0 in the Chg. column
Where to book
| Ticket Provider | Approximate Cost | |
|---|---|---|
| DB Bahn | from €35.90 | |
| SNCF Connect | from €35.90 |
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Good to Know
On some dates between Jan 9th to March 26th, due to maintenance works on the railways around Frankfurt (Main), these trains will be commencing their journeys at Mannheim, so direct journeys won't be available.
Connecting trains will be available from Frankfurt (Main) to Mannheim.
This routing is made possible by a network of high speed lines, but this train will actually spend a large percentage of the journey on conventional tracks.
The train will travel on four high speed lines:
- on a short stretch of high speed route between Mannheim and Karlsruhe
- on a short stretch of high speed route between Karlsruhe and Baden-Baden;
- it travels the full length of the LGV Rhin-Rhone
- then the final 20 mins of the journey is on the high speed line between Macon and Lyon.
The train will travel particularly slowly between the German high speed route and Strasbourg, but this is one of the most interesting parts of the trip; see if you can spot when the train crosses the border.
Though it's not a particularly scenic journey, so having something to watch or read with you is recommended - the only wow factor on this train ride comes from the speed.
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