Cologne to Lyon bus: 6 a week, fastest 9h45

6 a weekfastest 9h45☾ 1 overnight busFlixBus🇩🇪 Germany → 🇫🇷 France

Direct buses · no change

CologneBonnMendigDijonLyon· 597 km as the crow flies

00:00 → 09:45
FlixBus N710 ☾ Overnight
Cologne Airport CGN (Terminal 2) → Lyon (Gerland Bus Station) · via Bonn, Mendig, Dijon
9h453 stops
Runs: Mon, Tue, Wed, Sat, Sun (some weeks)The night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 00:00 → 08:45)Book on FlixBus ↗

Local times at each stop. Times from official open data: FlixBus (file of 11 Oct 2026). Checked Sun 18 Oct 2026; they cover 18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026. Timetables change, so check with the operator before you travel. Contains FlixBus timetable data (FlixMobility, transport.data.gouv.fr), ODbL 1.0. How we build this.

Bus, train or plane

☾ Overnight: leave 00:00, arrive 09:45

The plane is 5h46 quicker door to door, but the night bus spends your night on the road instead of a day.

Bus · fastest direct10h56

To Cologne Airport CGN (Terminal 2)39 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N7109h45
From Lyon (Gerland Bus Station)17 min

Plane · nonstop DUS to LYS5h10

To Düsseldorf (DUS)55 min
Check-in & security1h30
Flight DUS to LYS1h35
Landing to exit20 min
From LYS50 min

City centre to city centre. Getting to stops, stations and airports: typical public-transport times (estimates). Bus: be at the stop 15 min before. Plane: check-in and security 1h30 before, then getting out after landing; flight time typical for the distance.

Train instead?

No direct train from Cologne to Lyon in pickthetrain's timetables: the bus is the no-change way.

Where Cologne goes by direct train ↗

Flying instead?

1 airline fly Cologne to Lyon nonstop. Book on the airline's own site:

EurowingsDUS→LYSBook direct ↗

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Cologne to Lyon?

Yes. 6 a week on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Cologne to Lyon?

The fastest takes 9h45; the slowest 9h45, for 597 km as the crow flies.

Is there a night bus from Cologne to Lyon?

Yes: 1 overnight departure in the timetable, for example 00:00 arriving 09:45.

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