Post #1409949

2026-04-04 18:02 UTC

@moof @quixoticgeek @albertcardona @jonmsterling @elduvelle There is also a very convenient direct train Frankfurt-Marseille via Lyon. And in theory there is a connection from it to Lyon-Barcelona, but it's IIRC ~10 minutes interchange, with Barcelona-bound train on some days departing a few minutes before the train from Frankfurt arrives. Were they coordinated, that could be a relatively easy ~13-hour daytime journey with only two changes (and not having to pass through Paris). There are other theoretical daytime routes via Mulhouse though...

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@IngaLovinde@embracing.space 2026-04-04 18:36

@moof @quixoticgeek @albertcardona @jonmsterling @elduvelle ah no, either I'm mistaken or this was a whole ago. Now, AVE departs Lyon at 14:31, while TGV from Frankfurt arrives at 19:58. And in the opposite direction, AVE arrives at 13:21, while TGV to Frankfurt leaves at 10:01. And of course TGVs between Barcelona and Paris pass Lyon without stopping. There is still 20-hour route bypassing Paris (and avoiding real night trains) available, but that one is with three changes: https://int.bahn.de/en/buchung/start?vbid=3a68b351-3ca6-4a41-ba7b-40b526aad207 And only southbound, northbound one would have to do a change in Paris in order to avoid real night trains (but then it's only 16.5 hours if all goes well): https://int.bahn.de/en/buchung/start?vbid=373210ab-d83a-4a38-9a95-d0b1d7ae806c

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