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There are 11 ways to get from Lyon to Münster by train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, plane, train, train (TGV), or car train

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  1. Train

    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 Köln Hbf to Münster Hauptbahnhoftrain train 43 / ...
    8h 4m
    €197–415

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

    cheapest
    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 Münster Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    6h 2m
    €121–329

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Lyon to Essen central train stationbus bus FlixBus N710
    2. Take the bus from Südviertel, Essen to Münster-Mittebus bus Mykolayiv
    13h 31m

  4. Drive  840.9 km

    1. Drive from Lyon to Münstercar car 840.9 km
    8h 16m
    €159–230

  5. Train via Strasbourg

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Strasbourgtrain train Tgv
    2. Take the train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbftrain train Ice / ...
    3. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Münster Hauptbahnhoftrain train 43
    10h 4m
    €180–316

  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 Muenster(Westf)Hbftrain train Ice
    15h 22m
    €155–215

  7. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Lyon to Lörrach Hbfcar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Lörrach Hbf to Hannover Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Hannover Hbf to Münstercar car
    15h 29m
    €195–272

  8. Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Münster Osnabrück International Airport

    1. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO)plane plane LYS - FMO
    7h 6m
    €145–385

  9. 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 Münster Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    7h 47m
    €138–364

  10. 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 to Münster Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    7h 33m
    €176–436

  11. Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train

    1. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane plane LYS - AMS
    2. Take the train from Hilversum to Rheinetrain train
    8h 18m
    €143–374

Lyon to Münster by train

Calendar96Weekly Trains
Duration8h 4mAverage Duration
Ticket€197Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,120.5 km
  • Duration: 8h 4m

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 4m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lyon to Münster-Mitte via Essen central train station and Südviertel, Essen in around 13h 31m.

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