Lyon to Berlin bus: 1.9 a day, fastest 17h55

1.9 a dayfastest 17h55☾ 2 overnight busesFlixBus🇫🇷 France → 🇩🇪 Germany

Direct buses · no change

LyonBesançonMontbéliardBelfortMulhouseColmarBerlin· 976 km as the crow flies

02:20 → 21:10
FlixBus N235 ☾ Overnight
Lyon (Gerland Bus Station) → Berlin central bus station · via Nancy, Metz, Saarbrücken, Frankfurt…
18h5010 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 02:20 → 20:10)Book on FlixBus ↗
17:05 → 11:00⁺¹
FlixBus N1326 ☾ Overnight
Lyon (Gerland Bus Station) → Berlin central bus station · via Besançon, Montbéliard, Belfort, Mulhouse…
17h5516 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 17:05 → 10:00+1)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 17:05, arrive 11:00

The plane is 13h22 quicker door to door, but the night bus spends your night on the road instead of a day.

Bus · fastest direct18h57

To Lyon (Gerland Bus Station)17 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N132617h55
From Berlin central bus station30 min

Plane · nonstop LYS to BER5h35

To Lyon–Saint-Exupéry (LYS)50 min
Check-in & security1h30
Flight LYS to BER2h05
Landing to exit20 min
From BER50 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 Lyon to Berlin in pickthetrain's timetables: the bus is the no-change way.

Where Lyon goes by direct train ↗

Flying instead?

2 airlines fly Lyon to Berlin nonstop. Book on the airline's own site:

VoloteaLYS→BERBook direct ↗
easyJetLYS→BERBook direct ↗

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Lyon to Berlin?

Yes. 1.9 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Lyon to Berlin?

The fastest takes 17h55; the slowest 18h50, for 976 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 02:20 and the latest at 17:05, local time in Lyon. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Lyon to Berlin?

Yes: 2 overnight departures in the timetable, for example 02:20 arriving 21:10.

Lyon ▸ Berlin

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