Nuremberg to Lyon bus: 2.4 a day, fastest 11h20

2.4 a dayfastest 11h20☾ 2 overnight busesFlixBus🇩🇪 Germany → 🇫🇷 France

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NurembergHeilbronnStuttgartKarlsruheStrasbourgColmarLyon· 622 km as the crow flies

01:20 → 12:40
FlixBus N1759 ☾ Overnight
Nuremberg central bus station (Willy-Brandt-Platz) → Lyon (Gerland Bus Station) · via Freiburg, Mulhouse, Belfort, Montbéliard…
11h206 stops
Runs: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, SunThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 01:20 → 11:40)Book on FlixBus ↗
10:45 → 23:15
FlixBus N1316
Nuremberg central bus station (Willy-Brandt-Platz) → Lyon (Gerland Bus Station) · via Heilbronn, Stuttgart, Karlsruhe, Strasbourg…
12h3010 stops
Runs: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, SunThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 09:45 → 22:15)Book on FlixBus ↗
19:25 → 08:15⁺¹
FlixBus N1315 ☾ Overnight
Nuremberg central bus station (Willy-Brandt-Platz) → Lyon (Gerland Bus Station) · via Heilbronn, Stuttgart, Karlsruhe, Strasbourg…
12h5012 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 19:25 → 07:15+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

No direct train and no nonstop flight: the bus is the only no-change way

Bus · fastest direct12h04

To Nuremberg central bus station (Willy-Brandt-Platz)12 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N175911h20
From Lyon (Gerland Bus Station)17 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 Nuremberg to Lyon in pickthetrain's timetables: the bus is the no-change way.

Where Nuremberg goes by direct train ↗

Flying instead?

Nothing flies Nuremberg to Lyon nonstop in picktheflight's airline data.

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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.

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