Nuremberg ▸ Lyon
Lyon ▸ Nuremberg ⇄2.4 a dayfastest 11h20☾ 2 overnight busesFlixBus🇩🇪 Germany → 🇫🇷 France
Direct buses · no change
NurembergHeilbronnStuttgartKarlsruheStrasbourgColmarLyon· 622 km as the crow flies
- 01:20 → 12:40FlixBus N1759 ☾ OvernightNuremberg central bus station (Willy-Brandt-Platz) → Lyon (Gerland Bus Station) · via Freiburg, Mulhouse, Belfort, Montbéliard…11h206 stopsRuns: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, SunThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 01:20 → 11:40)Book on FlixBus ↗
- 10:45 → 23:15FlixBus N1316Nuremberg central bus station (Willy-Brandt-Platz) → Lyon (Gerland Bus Station) · via Heilbronn, Stuttgart, Karlsruhe, Strasbourg…12h3010 stopsRuns: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, SunThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 09:45 → 22:15)Book on FlixBus ↗
- 19:25 → 08:15+1FlixBus N1315 ☾ OvernightNuremberg central bus station (Willy-Brandt-Platz) → Lyon (Gerland Bus Station) · via Heilbronn, Stuttgart, Karlsruhe, Strasbourg…12h5012 stops
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.
Quick answers
Is there a direct bus from Nuremberg to Lyon?
Yes. 2.4 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).
How long is the bus from Nuremberg to Lyon?
The fastest takes 11h20; the slowest 12h50, for 622 km as the crow flies.
When do the buses leave?
The earliest leaves at 01:20 and the latest at 19:25, local time in Nuremberg. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.
Is there a night bus from Nuremberg to Lyon?
Yes: 2 overnight departures in the timetable, for example 01:20 arriving 12:40.