Ride the only direct train service from central France to central Germany.
Final Destination: Frankfurt (Main)
The train also calls at: Baden-Baden and Karlsruhe
This train is usually scheduled to depart from Lyon Part-Dieu at 10:04, with good connections available from: Aix-Les-Bains, Clermont-Ferrand, Grenoble and Valence.
It is due to arrive in Frankfurt (Main) at 16:01; where particularly convenient connections will be available on to Wien/Vienna, Hamburg and Munchen/Munich.
1 x train per day
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 Lyon Part-Dieu just after 10:00, so target that time when looking up this journey.
On the DB Bahn booking site look for journeys that have 0 in the Chg. column,
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
Ticket Provider | Approximate Cost | |
---|---|---|
DB | from €39 | |
SNCF Connect | from €39 | |
Happy rail | from €39 | |
Save A Train | from €39 | |
Trainline | from €39 |
The train will reverse direction on departure from Strasbourg.
This routing is made possible by the network of high speed lines, but this train will actually spend most of its journey on conventional railway tracks.
The train will travel at up to 285 km/h on the first phase of the journey between Lyon and Macon and then it uses the LGV Rhin-Rhone as far as Mulhouse.
The only other part of the journey at high speed occurs for less than 20 mins between Baden Baden and Karlsruhe.
The train will travel particularly slowly between Strasbourg and the German high speed route, but in some ways this is the most interesting part of the trip - see if you can spot when the train crosses the border.
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We’re striving not to let anything get in the way of providing the most useful service possible, hence a facility has been set up with DonorBox which can be used to support the running costs and make improvements.
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