Lyon to Strasbourg by train

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From Lyon Part-Dieu to Strasbourg

Tickets

Book early and save: Yes

Online bookings usually open: 4 months ahead of the travel date - but bookings can open sooner when SNCF is running a promotion

When looking for tickets on Oui.SNCF tick the 'direct trains' box - on Trainline tick the 'fastest journeys' box.

Our step-by-step guide to booking train tickets on the Oui.SNCF (official French railways) website is available HERE.

If tickets aren't on sale yet for your travel date, you can sign up to the ticket availability notification service on Oui.SNCF.

If you're new to booking tickets for train journeys in France, we also recommend taking a look at our guide to French train tickets - it should help you save time and money and confusion.

There's also a guide to booking with an independent ticket agent.

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 these trains.

Where to book
Ticket Provider Approximate Cost
Trainline from €26

Trainline Guide

Oui.SNCF from €26

Oui.SNCF Guide

SNCF is the national rail operator in France and not so long ago it recently simplified both the range of tickets and the term and conditions of using them.
Therefore the cheapest tickets also become more flexible too.

Other improvements included a simple integration of travelling with bicycles and rail pass users being able to book reservations for national journeys, without paying booking fees.

Though a legacy of when SNCF sold international tickets under the Rail Europe branding is that OuiSNCF is available in multiple translations with the offerings on the site then tailored to international visitors to France.
However, some of the site's features, including the integration of mobility assistance into the booking path, are only available on the French language version.

Something else to look out for is that simplest way of travelling with tickets is to use the SNCF 'My Travel' phone app, so it's therefore often a good idea to book on the OuiSNCF mobile service.

Download the Oui.SNCF app from €26
SaveATrain from €26

SaveATrain Guide

Happyrail from €26

Happyrail Guide

Happy Rail is a Netherlands rail ticket agency which sells tickets for both national and international journeys within a range of countries including Belgium France, Germany, Sweden, Switzerland.

HappyRail doesn't charge booking fees in the conventional sense, but if you're not Dutch you can expect to pay additional transaction fees, which will be added to the total cost.
That's because the most common form of online payment used in The Netherlands is 'iDEAL' and HappyRail doesn't charge a transaction fee for 'iDEAL' payments, but only Dutch residents can sign up to 'iDEAL'.
Other forms of payment include Visa debit cards will incur a fee.

On this journey

Journey Features

High Speed (partial)

Good to Know

These TGVs are now the only direct trains between Lyon and Strasbourg.

The daily train at 11:32 departs from Lyon-Perrache station and not from Lyon-Part-Dieu station.

Final Destination: Strasbourg or Frankfurt or Luxembourg or Metz

The trains which are usually due to depart from Lyon at 08:34 and 18:04 also call at Colmar

The train departing at 10:00 will be the DB-SNCF international service heading to Francfort/Frankfurt, but in France this train is operated no differently to the other TGV InOui services.
Though it is the the only train of the day not to call at Dijon - the other four departues do call there - where they reverse direction.

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 between the outskirts of Dijon and Mulhouse.

If you are new to travelling by train in France, our French Train Travel Guide is packed with info and useful links to help ensure you’ll have a stress-free trip.

These TGVs are now the only direct trains between Lyon and Strasbourg.

The daily train at 11:32 departs from Lyon-Perrache station and not from Lyon-Part-Dieu station.

Final Destination: Strasbourg or Frankfurt or Luxembourg or Metz

The trains which are usually due to depart from Lyon at 08:34 and 18:04 also call at Colmar

The train departing at 10:00 will be the DB-SNCF international service heading to Francfort/Frankfurt, but in France this train is operated no differently to the other TGV InOui services.
Though it is the the only train of the day not to call at Dijon - the other four departues do call there - where they reverse direction.

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 between the outskirts of Dijon and Mulhouse.

If you are new to travelling by train in France, our French Train Travel Guide is packed with info and useful links to help ensure you’ll have a stress-free trip.

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