Stuttgart to Lyon bus: 3.4 a day, fastest 9h30

3.4 a dayfastest 9h30☾ 3 overnight busesFlixBus🇩🇪 Germany → 🇫🇷 France

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StuttgartKarlsruheKehlStrasbourgColmarMulhouseLyon· 469 km as the crow flies

02:46 → 12:50
FlixBus N1326 ☾ Overnight
Kornwestheim Pre Waypoint → Lyon (Gerland Bus Station) · via Karlsruhe, Kehl, Strasbourg, Colmar…
10h0411 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 02:46 → 11:50)Book on FlixBus ↗
13:45 → 23:15
FlixBus N1316
Kornwestheim Pre Waypoint → Lyon (Gerland Bus Station) · via Karlsruhe, Strasbourg, Besançon, Chalon-sur-Saône
9h308 stops
Runs: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, SunThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 12:45 → 22:15)Book on FlixBus ↗
18:30 → 04:20⁺¹
FlixBus N1135 ☾ Overnight
Stuttgart Airport Busterminal (SAB) → Lyon (Gerland Bus Station) · via Karlsruhe, Strasbourg, Freiburg, Mulhouse
9h505 stops
Runs: Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat, SunThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 18:30 → 03:20+1)Book on FlixBus ↗
22:20 → 08:15⁺¹
FlixBus N1315 ☾ Overnight
Kornwestheim Pre Waypoint → Lyon (Gerland Bus Station) · via Karlsruhe, Strasbourg, Colmar, Mulhouse…
9h5510 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 22:20 → 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 direct10h29

To Kornwestheim Pre Waypoint27 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N13169h30
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 Stuttgart to Lyon in pickthetrain's timetables: the bus is the no-change way.

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Flying instead?

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

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Stuttgart to Lyon?

Yes. 3.4 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Stuttgart to Lyon?

The fastest takes 9h30; the slowest 10h04, for 469 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 02:46 and the latest at 22:20, local time in Stuttgart. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Stuttgart to Lyon?

Yes: 3 overnight departures in the timetable, for example 02:46 arriving 12:50.

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