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

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There are 8 ways to get from Lyon to Ruhr by train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, plane, train, tram, or train (TGV)

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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 Duisburg Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    7h 10m
    €201–397

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Lyon to Düsseldorf central bus stationbus bus FlixBus N710
    13h 14m
    €70–105

  3. Drive  762.8 km

    1. Drive from Lyon to Ruhrcar car 762.8 km
    7h 42m
    €122–177

  4. Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport, train, line 901 tram

    1. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane LYS - DUS
    2. Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Duisburg Hbftrain train
    3. Take the tram from Duisburg Hbf to Duisburg Karlstr.tram tram
    4h 44m

  5. 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 to Duisburg Hbftrain train 41 / ...
    13h 17m
    €128–198

  6. Train via Metz

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Metz Villetrain train Tgv
    2. Take the train from Metz Ville to Luxembourgtrain train Ter
    3. Take the train from Luxembourg, Gare Centrale to Trier, Hauptbahnhoftrain train Re / ...
    4. Take the train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train
    5. Take the train from Koeln Messe/Deutz to Duisburg Hbftrain train Re
    13h 18m
    €185–372

  7. Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    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
    6h 29m
    €132–347

  8. 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 Duisburg Hbftrain train
    6h 8m
    €160–382

Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) flights

Calendar40Weekly Planes
Duration2h 55mAverage Duration
Ticket€52Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,039.7 km
  • Duration: 7h 10m

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

You can take a train from Lyon Part Dieu to Ruhr via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Köln Hbf, Duisburg Hbf, Duisburg Hbf, and Duisburg Karlstr. in around 7h 10m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Lyon to Düsseldorf central bus station twice daily. Tickets cost €65–100 and the journey takes 11h 5m.

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