Book early and save: Yes
Online bookings usually open: 4 months ahead of the travel date
The train is usually scheduled to depart from Lyon Part-Dieu at 10:04 - so target that time when looking up this journey.
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On the DB Bahn booking site look for journeys that have 0 in the Chg. column,
Our step-by-step guide to booking train tickets on the DB (official German railways) website is available HERE.
On Oui.SNCF click the 'Direct Trains' box.
Our step-by-step guide to booking train tickets on the Oui.SNCF (official French railways) website is available HERE.
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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 | |
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Trainline | from €39 | |
Oui.SNCF | from €39 | |
Happyrail | from €39 | |
DB | from €39 | |
SaveATrain | from €39 | |
SaveATrain | from €39 |
Final Destination: Frankfurt (Main)
The train also calls at: Baden-Baden and Karlsruhe and Mannheim
Step on board the only direct train from south east France to central Germany.
This train is usually scheduled to depart from Lyon Part-Dieu at 10:04
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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.
The train will reverse direction on departure from Strasbourg.
Final Destination: Frankfurt (Main)
The train also calls at: Baden-Baden and Karlsruhe and Mannheim
Step on board the only direct train from south east France to central Germany.
This train is usually scheduled to depart from Lyon Part-Dieu at 10:04
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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.
The train will reverse direction on departure from Strasbourg.
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