Fastest€45.44
- SNCF SN776809:252h 40m12:05StrasbourgLyon Part Dieu
Door to door 3h 24mCO2 12.7 kgChanges 0Refundable
Strasbourg to Lyon train
Trains from Strasbourg to Lyon start at €50.39 and take 3h 24m at their fastest.
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The Trains from Strasbourg to Lyon starts at €50.39 and takes 3h 24m door to door, run by 2 operators over 384 km, with around 10 departures a day. Fares bottom out about 45 days before departure.
- 3h 24mDoor to door
- 2h 40mMoving
- €50.39From
- 12.7 kgCO2
The cheapest and the fastest on September 29, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Rail operators
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | Fastest |
|---|---|
 SNCF | 3h 23m |
| Trenitalia France | 3h 22m |
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Rooms within reach of Lyon Part Dieu
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When to book Strasbourg to Lyon
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €21.6390 days
- €16.1360 days
- €15.0345 days
- €16.6830 days
- €22.1821 days
- €22.7314 days
- €26.587 days
- €27.133 days
- €36.481 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €15.03.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 143 percent. The most expensive point is €36.48, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 45 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €24.93Sun
- €22.18Mon
- €21.63Tue
- €23.28Wed
- €28.78Thu
- €26.03Fri
- €22.73Sat
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Strasbourg
Rail
- Strasbourg
- Strasbourg-Roethig
- Strasbourg-Ville station
Lyon
Rail
- Lyon Part Dieu
- Lyon Part-Dieu
- Dardilly le Jubin
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 384 km against 384 km in a straight line, a detour of 1 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Strasbourg at 06:12 and the last at 18:57, across 10 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Trains against the other ways to make this journey
The same corridor, door to door, with every mode that runs it.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 3h 24m | 2h 40m | 44m | €50.39 | 12.7 kg | 10 |
| Flight | 4h 5m | 55m | 3h 10m | €44.39 | 97.2 kg | 8 |
| Coach | 5h 47m | 5h 3m | 44m | €21.63 | 10.4 kg | 15 |
Questions about Strasbourg 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 the Train from Strasbourg to Lyon take?
The Train from Strasbourg to Lyon takes 3h 24m door to door, of which 2h 40m is spent moving. The route runs 384 km. The difference between the two times is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end, which every time on this page includes.
How much does the Train from Strasbourg to Lyon cost?
The Train from Strasbourg to Lyon starts at €50.39 for one passenger, checked on September 29, 2026. A typical fare is €45.44. Both are the total including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so the price here is the price at checkout.
Who runs the Train from Strasbourg to Lyon?
2 operators run the Train from Strasbourg to Lyon: SNCF, Trenitalia France. Between them they file around 10 departures a day. The operator table on this page compares them on fare, journey time, cruising speed, fare conditions and what is provided on board.
Which terminal does the Train from Strasbourg to Lyon use?
The Train from Strasbourg to Lyon leaves from Strasbourg and arrives at Lyon Part Dieu. Allow about 44m for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one. That time is already inside every door to door figure quoted on this page.
Is the Train the best way from Strasbourg to Lyon?
Traveling from Strasbourg to Lyon by Flight costs €44.39 and takes 4h 5m door to door, against 3h 24m by Train. Which is better depends on whether the money or the hours matter more on this trip. The comparison table on this page shows every mode side by side.
When should I book the Train from Strasbourg to Lyon?
Fares for the Train from Strasbourg to Lyon bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €15.03. The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time across the window is 143 percent, measured on September 29, 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.
How much CO2 does the Train from Strasbourg to Lyon produce?
The Train from Strasbourg to Lyon produces about 12.7 kg of CO2 per passenger over 384 km, which works out at roughly 33 grams per passenger kilometer. That figure is for the whole journey and for one traveler, not for the vehicle.
What is provided on board the Train from Strasbourg to Lyon?
Operators on the Train from Strasbourg to Lyon publish Power outlets, Wi-Fi. That is what 2 carriers on this corridor state about their own fleets, across a journey of 3h 24m door to door. Where a carrier publishes nothing, this page lists nothing for it.
Where these numbers come from
Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.
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
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Strasbourg to Lyon on September 12, 2026: 384 km of route against 384 km in a straight line, 10 services a day, 2 operators, a cheapest fare of €50.39, and 3h 24m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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What to book in Lyon before you go
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