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How to get fromLyon to Dortmundby train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, plane, train, or train (TGV)

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

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  1. Train via Brussels

    best
    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train Tgv
    2. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbftrain train Ice
    3. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Dortmund Hbftrain train Ice / ...
    7h 58m
    €195–436

  2. Bus via Essen

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Lyon to Essen central train stationbus bus FlixBus N710
    13h 20m
    €85–120

  3. Drive  782.2 km

    1. Drive from Lyon to Dortmundcar car 782.2 km
    7h 55m
    €126–182

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

    1. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane LYS - DUS
    2. Take the train from D-Flughafen Bf to Dortmund Hbftrain train
    4h 57m
    €124–344

  5. Train

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mannheim Hbftrain train Tgv
    2. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Dortmund Hbftrain train 47 / ...
    8h 40m
    €189–329

  6. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from LYON, Lyon - Perrache - poziom górny A to FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Hbf Südseite - Pforzheimer Str.bus bus
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt(Main)Hbf to Dortmund Hbftrain train Ice
    14h 48m
    €150–241

  7. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Lyon to Dortmund central bus stationbus bus FlixBus N122
    16h
    €85–130

  8. Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain train
    2. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane GVA - DUS
    3. Take the train from D-Flughafen Bf to Dortmund Hbftrain train
    6h 42m
    €134–370

  9. Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Frankfurt, train

    1. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane LYS - FRA
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf to Dortmund Hbftrain train
    7h 50m
    €181–456

Lyon to Dortmund by train

Calendar48Weekly Trains
Duration7h 58mAverage Duration
Ticket€195Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,085.9 km
  • Duration: 7h 58m

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

You can take a train from Lyon Part Dieu to Dortmund Hbf via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and Koeln Hbf in around 7h 58m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Lyon to Essen central train station twice daily. Tickets cost €70–110 and the journey takes 11h 40m.

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