There are 7 ways to get from Lyon to Duisburg by train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, train, car, plane, or train (TGV)
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 Brussels
best- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Tgv
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duisburg Hbftrain Ice / ...
6h 47m€188–388Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Lyon to Düsseldorf central bus stationbus FlixBus N710
12h 30m€72–106Bus, train
- Take the bus from LYON, Lyon - Perrache - poziom górny A to FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Hbf Südseite - Pforzheimer Str.bus
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Duisburg Hbftrain 41 / ...
12h 28m€130–170Drive 759.2 km
- Drive from Lyon to Duisburgcar 759.2 km
7h 33m€139–201Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane LYS - DUS
4h 20m€110–300Train
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Luxembourgtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Luxembourg, Gare Centrale to Trier, Hauptbahnhoftrain Re / ...
- Take the train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
- Take the train from Koeln Messe/Deutz to Duisburg Hbftrain Re
11h 50m€187–254Train to Geneva International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane GVA - DUS
6h 5m€127–335
Lyon to Duisburg by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Duisburg is to bus which costs €70 - €110 and takes 12h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Duisburg is to fly which takes 4h 20m and costs €110 - €300.
No, there is no direct bus from Lyon to Duisburg station. However, there are services departing from Lyon and arriving at Duisburg central train station via Düsseldorf central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Lyon to Duisburg. However, there are services departing from Lyon Part Dieu and arriving at Duisburg Hbf via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and Koeln Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 47m.
The distance between Lyon and Duisburg is 1033 km. The road distance is 759.2 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Duisburg without a car is to train via Brussels which takes 6h 47m and costs €180 - €390.
It takes approximately 6h 47m to get from Lyon to Duisburg, including transfers.
Lyon to Duisburg bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lyon station.
Lyon to Duisburg train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Lyon Part Dieu station.
The best way to get from Lyon to Duisburg is to train via Brussels which takes 6h 47m and costs €180 - €390. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €110 - €300 and takes 4h 20m, you could also bus, which costs €70 - €110 and takes 12h 30m.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Duisburg, Germany?
You can take a train from Lyon Part Dieu to Duisburg Hbf via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and Koeln Hbf in around 6h 47m. Alternatively, Eurowings, Air Dolomiti, and five other airlines fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) 5 times a day.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–550
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–350
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–550
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–190
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–320
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–320
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–300
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–330
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–350
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €140–210
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €140–200
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–19
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Messe/Deutz to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–19
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Koeln Messe/Deutz to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- Phone
- +352 24 89 24 89
- Website
- Luxembourg Railways (CFL)
Train from Luxembourg, Gare Centrale to Trier, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11
- Website
- Luxembourg Railways (CFL)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- [email protected]
- Website
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
Train from Koeln Messe/Deutz to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +48 77 443 44 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Sindbad
Bus from LYON, Lyon - Perrache - poziom górny A to FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Hbf Südseite - Pforzheimer Str.
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €96
- Website
- Sindbad
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lyon to Düsseldorf central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Lyon to Duisburg bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Düsseldorf central bus station.
Lyon to Duisburg train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Duisburg is 759 km. It takes approximately 7h 33m to drive from Lyon to Duisburg.
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