There are 8 ways to get from Lyon to Ruhr by train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, plane, train, or tram
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 / ...
7h 44m€202–415Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Lyon to Düsseldorf central bus stationbus FlixBus N710
13h 14m€75–111Drive 762.8 km
- Drive from Lyon to Ruhrcar 762.8 km
7h 42m€123–177Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport, train, line 901 tram
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane LYS - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Duisburg Hbftrain
- Take the tram from Duisburg Hbf to Duisburg Karlstr.tram
4h 45mTrain
- 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 Hbftrain
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duisburg Hbftrain Ice / ...
12h 25m€194–435Bus, 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 / ...
13h 17m€138–205Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane GVA - DUS
6h 29m€135–341Fly 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 Duisburg Hbftrain
6h 18m€160–422
Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Ruhr is to bus which costs €75 - €120 and takes 13h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Ruhr is to fly and train which takes 6h 18m and costs €160 - €430.
No, there is no direct bus from Lyon to Ruhr. However, there are services departing from Lyon and arriving at Duisburg Goetheplatz via Düsseldorf central bus station and DU- Hbf Westeingang. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 14m.
No, there is no direct train from Lyon to Ruhr. However, there are services departing from Lyon Part Dieu and arriving at Duisburg Karlstr. via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Koeln Hbf and Duisburg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 44m.
The distance between Lyon and Ruhr is 1040 km. The road distance is 762.8 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Ruhr without a car is to train via Brussels which takes 7h 44m and costs €200 - €420.
It takes approximately 7h 44m to get from Lyon to Ruhr, including transfers.
Lyon to Ruhr bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lyon station.
Lyon to Ruhr train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Lyon Part Dieu station.
The best way to get from Lyon to Ruhr is to train via Brussels which takes 7h 44m and costs €200 - €420. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €75 - €120 and takes 13h 14m.
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, Koeln Hbf, Duisburg Hbf, Duisburg Hbf, and Duisburg Karlstr. in around 7h 44m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Lyon to Düsseldorf central bus station twice daily. Tickets cost €70–110 and the journey takes 11h 5m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–350
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–190
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–430
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–360
- 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
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–290
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- 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
- eurowings.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–280
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and 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 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–350
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–430
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €150–230
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €140–220
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- 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 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–23
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–6
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–23
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- 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
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 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
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- Phone
- +49 6078 966930
- [email protected]
- Website
- VIAS Rail GmbH
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6
- Schedules at
- VIAS Rail GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3–15
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- [email protected]
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- Eurobahn
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- [email protected]
- Website
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
- Phone
- +49 203 6044555
- [email protected]
- Website
- Duisburger Verkehrsgesellschaft AG
Tram from Duisburg Hbf to Duisburg Karlstr.
- Ave. Duration
- 11 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Website
- Duisburger Verkehrsgesellschaft AG
- 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
- €6–9
- Website
- Luxembourg Railways (CFL)
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–50
- 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 Düsseldorf central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- Flixbus
- 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
- €95–120
- Website
- Sindbad
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Booking & Getting There
Lyon to Ruhr bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Düsseldorf central bus station.
Lyon to Ruhr train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Ruhr is 763 km. It takes approximately 7h 42m to drive from Lyon to Ruhr.
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