There are 9 ways to get from Düsseldorf to French Riviera by train (TGV), bus, car, plane, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Paris
best- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Paris Nordtrain Tha
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to St Raphael Valescuretrain Tgv
11h 40m€251–495Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane DUS - NCE
- Take the train from Saint-Laurent-du-Var to Saint-Raphaël Valescuretrain
7h 18m€90–258Bus
- Take the bus from Düsseldorf central bus station to Lyonbus FlixBus N710
- Take the bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Fréjus - Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
18h 51m€111–188Drive 1,139.2 km
- Drive from Düsseldorf to French Rivieracar 1,139.2 km
11h 15m€177–255Train
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Offenburg Bahnhoftrain 43
- Take the train from Strasbourg to St Raphael Valescuretrain Tgv
14h 56m€285–728Train, bus
- Take the train from Duesseldorf-Bilk to Koeln Hbftrain Re
- Take the bus from Köln to Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOBbus
- Take the bus from Frankfurt - Main Bus Station to Fréjus - Bus Stationbus
26h 33mTrain to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, train
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafentrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane CGN - NCE
- Take the train from Saint-Laurent-du-Var to Saint-Raphaël Valescuretrain
8h 4m€94–313Train to Frankfurt, fly to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, train
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane FRA - NCE
- Take the train from Saint-Laurent-du-Var to Saint-Raphaël Valescuretrain
8h 16m€151–426Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to La Môle – Saint-Tropez Airport
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to La Môle – Saint-Tropez Airport (LTT)plane DUS - LTT
8h 35m€282–884
Düsseldorf to French Riviera by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Düsseldorf to French Riviera is to train and fly which costs €90 - €320 and takes 8h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Düsseldorf to French Riviera is to fly and train which takes 7h 18m and costs €90 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Düsseldorf station to French Riviera. However, there are services departing from Düsseldorf central bus station and arriving at Les Heures Claires via Lyon - Gerland Bus Station, Fréjus Gare Routière and Gare Routière. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 51m.
No, there is no direct train from Düsseldorf to French Riviera. However, there are services departing from Düsseldorf Hbf and arriving at St Raphael Valescure via Paris Nord and Paris Gare De Lyon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 40m.
The distance between Düsseldorf and French Riviera is 1500 km. The road distance is 1139.2 km.
The best way to get from Düsseldorf to French Riviera without a car is to train via Paris which takes 11h 40m and costs €250 - €500.
It takes approximately 11h 40m to get from Düsseldorf to French Riviera, including transfers.
Düsseldorf to French Riviera bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Düsseldorf central bus station.
Düsseldorf to French Riviera train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Düsseldorf Hbf station.
The best way to get from Düsseldorf to French Riviera is to train via Paris which takes 11h 40m and costs €250 - €500. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €110 - €190 and takes 18h 51m, you could also fly, which costs €280 - €900 and takes 8h 35m.
What companies run services between Düsseldorf, Germany and French Riviera, France?
You can take a train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Les Heures Claires via Paris Nord, Paris Gare De Lyon, St Raphael Valescure, and Gare Routière in around 11h 40m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Düsseldorf central bus station to Les Heures Claires via Lyon - Gerland Bus Station, Fréjus Gare Routière, and Gare Routière in around 18h 51m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–290
Flights from Frankfurt to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–270
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–160
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–330
Flights from Frankfurt to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–320
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to La Môle – Saint-Tropez Airport via Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–800
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to La Môle – Saint-Tropez Airport via Munich, Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190–1,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to La Môle – Saint-Tropez Airport via Zurich, Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–950
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to La Môle – Saint-Tropez Airport via Frankfurt, Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €95–190
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to St Raphael Valescure
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €150–300
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to St Raphael Valescure
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €180–300
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Strasbourg to St Raphael Valescure
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €200–320
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- zou.maregionsud.fr
Train from Saint-Laurent-du-Var to Saint-Raphaël Valescure
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- zou.maregionsud.fr
Train from Saint-Laurent-du-Var to Saint-Raphaël Valescure
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- zou.maregionsud.fr
Train from Saint-Laurent-du-Var to Saint-Raphaël Valescure
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- zou.maregionsud.fr
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- zou.maregionsud.fr
Train from Saint-Laurent-du-Var to Saint-Raphaël Valescure
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–28
- Website
- https://zou.maregionsud.fr/en/
Train from Saint-Laurent-du-Var to Saint-Raphaël Valescure
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–28
- Website
- https://zou.maregionsud.fr/en/
Train from Saint-Laurent-du-Var to Saint-Raphaël Valescure
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–28
- Website
- https://zou.maregionsud.fr/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €70–330
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Duesseldorf-Bilk to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Düsseldorf central bus station to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Fréjus - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Frankfurt - Main Bus Station to Fréjus - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Köln to Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
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More Questions & Answers
Düsseldorf to French Riviera bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Lyon station.
Düsseldorf to French Riviera train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Paris Nord station.
Yes, the driving distance between Düsseldorf to French Riviera is 1139 km. It takes approximately 11h 15m to drive from Düsseldorf to French Riviera.
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