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How to get fromBottrop to Lyonby train (Eurostar, TGV, Trenitalia), bus, car, train, plane, or train (TGV)

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There are 9 ways to get from Bottrop to Lyon by train (Eurostar, TGV, Trenitalia), bus, car, train, plane, or train (TGV)

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  1. Train via Paris

    best
    1. Take the train from Oberhausen Hbf to Köln Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    2. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Paris Nordtrain train
    3. Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Lyon Part Dieutrain train Tgv
    7h 55m
    €239–467

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Essen central train station to Lyonbus bus FlixBus N710
    13h 2m
    €68–104

  3. Drive  774.6 km

    1. Drive from Bottrop to Lyoncar car 774.6 km
    7h 39m
    €124–178

  4. Bus, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport

    1. Take the bus from BOT ZOB Berliner Platz to Oberhausen Hbfbus bus
    2. Take the train from Oberhausen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    3. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane plane DUS - LYS
    5h 3m

  5. Train

    1. Take the train from Oberhausen Hbf to Brussel-Zuidtrain train European Sleeper
    2. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lyon Part Dieutrain train Tgv
    12h 5m
    €176–293

  6. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain train 41 / ...
    2. Take the bus from FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Hbf Südseite - Pforzheimer Str. to LYON, Lyon - Perrache - poziom górny Abus bus
    14h 7m
    €138–239

  7. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane plane FRA - LYS
    6h 22m
    €174–387

  8. Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Geneva International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane plane DUS - GVA
    2. Take the train from Geneve to Lyon Part Dieutrain train
    7h 20m
    €133–322

  9. Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport

    1. Take the train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain train
    2. Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    3. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane plane AMS - LYS
    7h 16m
    €137–381

Bottrop to Lyon by train

Calendar78Weekly Trains
Duration7h 55mAverage Duration
Ticket€239Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,038.7 km
  • Duration: 7h 55m

What companies run services between Bottrop, Germany and Lyon, France?

You can take a train from Bottrop Hbf to Lyon Part Dieu via Oberhausen Hbf, Koeln Hbf, Paris Nord, and Paris Gare De Lyon in around 7h 55m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Essen central train station to Lyon twice daily. Tickets cost €65–100 and the journey takes 11h 35m.

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