There are 10 ways to get from Lyon to Münster by train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, plane, train, 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 Köln Hbf to Münster Hauptbahnhoftrain 43 / ...
8h 27m€198–415Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane LYS - DUS
- Take the train from D-Flughafen Bf to Münster Hauptbahnhoftrain
6h 2m€126–344Bus
- Take the bus from Lyon to Essen central train stationbus FlixBus N710
- Take the bus from Südviertel, Essen to Münster-Mittebus Mykolayiv
13h 31mDrive 840.9 km
- Drive from Lyon to Münstercar 840.9 km
8h 16m€135–194Train
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Baden-Badentrain Tgv
- Take the train from Baden-Baden to Münster Hauptbahnhoftrain 43
9h 30m€191–342Bus, 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(Main)Hbf to Muenster(Westf)Hbftrain Ice
15h 22m€160–277Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Münster Osnabrück International Airport
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO)plane LYS - FMO
7h 11m€145–395Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane GVA - DUS
- Take the train from D-Flughafen Bf to Münster Hauptbahnhoftrain
7h 47m€140–389Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane LYS - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Münster Hauptbahnhoftrain
7h 37m€181–416Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane LYS - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Amersfoort Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Amersfoort Centraal to Enschedetrain
- Take the train from Enschede to Muenster(Westf)Hbftrain
8h 15m€141–409
Lyon to Münster by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Münster is to drive which costs €130 - €200 and takes 8h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Münster is to fly and train which takes 6h 2m and costs €120 - €350.
No, there is no direct bus from Lyon to Münster. However, there are services departing from Lyon and arriving at Münster-Mitte via Südviertel, Essen. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 31m.
No, there is no direct train from Lyon to Münster. However, there are services departing from Lyon Part Dieu and arriving at Münster Hauptbahnhof via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and Köln Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 27m.
The distance between Lyon and Münster is 1121 km. The road distance is 840.9 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Münster without a car is to train via Brussels which takes 8h 27m and costs €190 - €420.
It takes approximately 8h 27m to get from Lyon to Münster, including transfers.
Lyon to Münster bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lyon station.
Lyon to Münster train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Lyon Part Dieu station.
The best way to get from Lyon to Münster is to train via Brussels which takes 8h 27m and costs €190 - €420. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 13h 31m, you could also fly, which costs €140 - €400 and takes 7h 11m.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Münster, Germany?
You can take a train from Lyon Part Dieu to Münster Hauptbahnhof via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and Köln Hbf in around 8h 27m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lyon to Münster-Mitte via Essen central train station and Südviertel, Essen in around 13h 31m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–340
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Münster Osnabrück International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Sunday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–550
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–490
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–190
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–420
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–370
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–310
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–310
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–290
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–330
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–340
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–330
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- 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
- airbus.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–340
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Münster Osnabrück International Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–400
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–420
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €150–220
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Baden-Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–170
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- 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 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Münster Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from D-Flughafen Bf to Münster Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Baden-Baden to Münster Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–180
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt(Main)Hbf to Muenster(Westf)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from D-Flughafen Bf to Münster Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Münster Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- 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 49m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Köln Hbf to Münster Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Köln Hbf to Münster Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from D-Flughafen Bf to Münster Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from D-Flughafen Bf to Münster Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Enschede to Muenster(Westf)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- 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
- €28–50
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Amersfoort Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–12
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amersfoort Centraal to Enschede
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–26
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Enschede to Muenster(Westf)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–14
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lyon to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +38 (050) 010-01-04
- [email protected]
- Website
- OrionBus
Bus from Südviertel, Essen to Münster-Mitte
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- OrionBus
- 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
- €95–140
- Website
- Sindbad
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Booking & Getting There
Lyon to Münster bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Essen central train station.
Lyon to Münster train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Münster is 841 km. It takes approximately 8h 16m to drive from Lyon to Münster.
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