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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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 Duisburg Hbftrain 10 / ...
7h 11m€209–467Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Lyon to Düsseldorf central bus stationbus FlixBus N710
13h 1m€70–115Drive 762.8 km
- Drive from Lyon to Ruhrcar 762.8 km
7h 41m€119–171Fly 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 40mTrain
- 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
12h 26m€205–364Bus, 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 78 / ...
13h 48m€113–322Train 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 25m€129–315Fly 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 3m€152–446
Lyon to Ruhr by train and tram
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Ruhr is to bus which costs €70 - €120 and takes 13h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Ruhr is to fly and train which takes 6h 3m and costs €150 - €450.
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 1m.
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, Köln Hbf and Duisburg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 11m.
The distance between Lyon and Ruhr is 1037 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 11m and costs €200 - €470.
It takes approximately 7h 11m 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 11m and costs €200 - €470. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €70 - €120 and takes 13h 1m.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Ruhr, Germany?
You can take a train from Lyon Part Dieu to Duisburg Karlstr. via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Köln Hbf, Duisburg Hbf, and Duisburg Hbf in around 7h 11m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Lyon to Düsseldorf central bus station twice daily. Tickets cost €65–110 and the journey takes 11h 5m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–650
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–210
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–600
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–490
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–200
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–190
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–230
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–310
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–310
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–230
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–330
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–300
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–280
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–490
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €150–250
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €150–240
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–170
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–12
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koeln Messe/Deutz to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–190
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Köln Hbf to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln Messe/Deutz to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 6078 966930
- [email protected]
- Website
- vias-online.de
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Schedules at
- vias-online.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- [email protected]
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- [email protected]
- Website
- train-rental.com
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- train-rental.com
Train from Koeln Messe/Deutz to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- train-rental.com
- Phone
- +49 203 6044555
- [email protected]
- Website
- dvg-duisburg.de
Tram from Duisburg Hbf to Duisburg Karlstr.
- Ave. Duration
- 11 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Website
- https://www.dvg-duisburg.de/
- Phone
- +352 24 89 24 89
- Website
- cfl.lu
Train from Luxembourg, Gare Centrale to Trier, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- https://www.cfl.lu/en-gb
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Frankfurt to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Lyon to Düsseldorf central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +48 77 443 44 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- sindbad.pl
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
- €65–130
- Website
- https://www.sindbad.pl/en/home
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More Questions & Answers
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 41m to drive from Lyon to Ruhr.
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