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Bonn to Lyon

Compare trains, buses, flights and ferries from Bonn to Lyon. From €55.34, fastest 5h 15m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Traveling from Bonn to Lyon costs €55.34 at the cheapest and takes 5h 15m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 666 km. Cheapest is by Train, fastest is by Train.

Checked September 10, 2026Priced for September 28, 2026One passenger, all fees included

At a glance

Distance
666 km
Fastest
5h 15m
Average
5h 36m
Services per day
5
Cheapest
€55.34
CO2 per passenger
22.0 kg
Door to door

Every way to make this journey

Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 28, 2026.

Door to door means the whole journey, including reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. Fares are the cheapest sold on each mode.
ModeDoor to doorMovingAt the endsFromCO2Per day
Train5h 47m5h 3m44m€67.4422.0 kg5
  • 5h 47mFastest, by Train
  • €67.44Cheapest, by Train
  • 22.0 kgLowest CO2, by Train
  • 666 kmDistance traveled
Real services

The cheapest and the fastest on September 28, 2026

Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.

Cheapest€55.34
  1. DB Fernverkehr DB905307:301h 1m08:31Bonn HbfLiège-Guillemins
  2. ASL Airlines Belgium AS320109:541h 11m11:05Liège LGGLyon LYS

Changes at Liège, with 83 minutes between services and a walk of about 14 minutes.

Door to door 5h 32mCO2 142.3 kgChanges 1Fixed, no changes

Lowest CO2€94.39
  1. Eurostar E152106:315h 3m11:34Bonn HbfLyon Part Dieu

Door to door 5h 47mCO2 22.0 kgChanges 0Refundable

Today's real departures

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.

Today's real departures
OperatorServiceDepartsArrivesTakes
DB Fernverkehr AG1 changesICE 201309:4117:588h 17m
National Express2 changesRE5 (28516)10:0416:566h 52m
MittelrheinBahn (Trans Regio)2 changesRB26 (33608)10:3317:587h 25m
National Express2 changesRE5 (28518)11:0418:026h 58m
National Express5 changesRE5 (28520)12:0418:566h 52m
DB Fernverkehr AG2 changesIC 204513:1119:596h 48m
DB Fernverkehr AG4 changesIC 204513:1119:536h 42m

Prices over the next three weeks

Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.

Cheapest fare by mode and day for Bonn to Lyon
Cheapest fare by mode and day for Bonn to LyonFriSep 11SatSep 12SunSep 13MonSep 14TueSep 15WedSep 16ThuSep 17FriSep 18SatSep 19SunSep 20MonSep 21TueSep 22WedSep 23ThuSep 24
Train€184.04€137.84€137.84€103.74€88.34€105.94€128.49€97.69€85.59€87.24€72.94€67.44€86.14€99.34

Cheapest day: 2026-09-28 · €55.34

Arriving in September changes what you want from a room in Lyon. It is not a thing we sell, so here is who does.

A hotel room

Rooms within reach of Lyon Part Dieu

Hotels and apartments near downtown, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.

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Booking window

When to book Bonn to Lyon

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

  1. €70.7490 days
  2. €48.1960 days
  3. €53.6945 days
  4. €64.1430 days
  5. €83.9421 days
  6. €99.3414 days
  7. €128.497 days
  8. €137.843 days
  9. €184.041 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €48.19.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 282 percent. The most expensive point is €184.04, 1 days out.
What that means
Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
€184.04€48.191371421304560

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.

Day of the week

Which departure day costs least

Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.

  1. €87.24Sun
  2. €72.94Mon
  3. €67.44Tue
  4. €86.14Wed
  5. €99.34Thu
  6. €97.69Fri
  7. €85.59Sat
Across the year

How the fare moves month by month

The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.

  1. €88.34Sep
  2. €60.84Oct
  3. €53.69Nov
  4. €66.89Dec
  5. €62.49Jan
  6. €47.09Feb

The route

BonnBonnLyonLyon
The journey

What the journey actually looks like

Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.

Direct or connecting
20% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 80% involve one connection.
How far it really runs
The route covers 666 km against 579 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Where the change is
Connections are made at Freiburg, Liège, Geneva, Aachen. The gap between arriving and leaving is 45 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
If the connection is missed
The tightest connection we sell here has a 20 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
First and last departure
The first service of the day leaves Bonn at 06:31 and the last at 07:30, across 5 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Terminals

Where you leave from and where you arrive

The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.

Bonn

Rail
  • Bonn Hbf
  • Bonn UN Campus
  • Bonn Hauptbahnhof
Bus
  • Bonn Fernbusbahnhof
  • Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof Bonn
Ferry
  • Siegfähre
  • Fahrgastschiff Anja

Lyon

Rail
  • Lyon Part Dieu
  • Lyon Part-Dieu
  • Dardilly le Jubin
Bus
  • Lyon Perrache
  • Gare routière internationale Lyon Gerland
Air
  • LYS
Ferry
  • Confluence
  • Subsistances

The fare from LYS into Lyon is the one price on this trip we cannot show you, because it is not ours.

A taxi stand outside an airport terminal

Getting from LYS into Lyon?

A price agreed before you fly, a driver at arrivals, and a car big enough for the bags.

Partner links. We do not operate transfers. We earn a commission on a booking, and the fare is the same as going direct.

Carriers

Who runs this route

Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.

Every operator we sell on this corridor. Speed is the carrier's own typical cruising speed, not the average over this route.
OperatorFromFastestTypical speedFlexibilityOn board
Eurostar€82.845h 15m140 km/hRefundablePower outlets, Wi-Fi
The price

What the fare is made of

Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.

The cheapest Train fare we sell on 2026-09-28, broken into its parts. Nothing is added after this.
PartAmountShare
Operator fare€48.5088%
Taxes€4.859%
Our service fee€1.994%
Total you pay€55.34100%

The train gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.

Left luggage lockers

Baggage storage near Lyon Part Dieu

Most of the points near Lyon Part Dieu open before the first train and close after the last one.

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Questions about Bonn to Lyon

The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.

How long does it take to get from Bonn to Lyon?

The fastest journey from Bonn to Lyon takes 5h 15m door to door, of which 5h 3m is spent moving, on the Train. Most services take around 5h 36m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.

How much does it cost to travel from Bonn to Lyon?

The cheapest fare from Bonn to Lyon is €55.34, checked on September 28, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €121.34. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.

What is the cheapest way to get from Bonn to Lyon?

The cheapest way from Bonn to Lyon is by Train, at €67.44 for one passenger on September 28, 2026. That journey takes 5h 47m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.

When should I book Bonn to Lyon?

Fares from Bonn to Lyon bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €48.19. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 282 percent, measured on September 28, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Which day of the week is cheapest for Bonn to Lyon?

Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Bonn to Lyon, at €67.44. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 28, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

Which month is cheapest for Bonn to Lyon?

February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Bonn to Lyon, at €47.09 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.

Who runs service from Bonn to Lyon?

1 operators sell services from Bonn to Lyon across 1 modes: Eurostar. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.

Is there a direct service from Bonn to Lyon?

20 percent of the services we sell from Bonn to Lyon are direct. The rest connect at Freiburg, Liège, Geneva, Aachen, with about 45 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.

Which station or terminal do services from Bonn to Lyon use?

Services from Bonn to Lyon by Train leave from Bonn Hbf and arrive at Lyon Part Dieu. Allow about 44m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.

Can I change or refund a ticket from Bonn to Lyon?

1 of the 1 operators we sell from Bonn to Lyon allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.

Where these numbers come from

Derived from service area No carrier record names this exact pair. The operators listed publish a service area covering both places at a distance their mode plausibly carries people, which is evidence that the corridor is served and not evidence of a specific service. Pages state which, because presenting the two as the same thing would be dishonest.

Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.

Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances

On this page
Every figure above was computed for Bonn to Lyon on September 10, 2026: 666 km of route against 579 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €55.34, and 5h 15m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

Our job ends at the platform. What fills the days in Lyon afterward does not belong to us.

A guided tour group

What to book in Lyon before you go

The tickets worth having in advance, because the line at the door is usually the whole morning.

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