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How to get fromBochum to Lyonby train, plane, train (Eurostar, TGV), bus or car

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There are 9 ways to get from Bochum to Lyon by train, plane, train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, or car

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  1. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Bochum Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)planeDUS - LYS
    5h 1m
    €113–275

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Essen central train station to LyonbusFlixBus N710
    12h 45m
    €49–129

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Bochum Hbf to Köln Hbftrain10 / ...
    2. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Miditrain79
    3. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lyon Part DieutrainTgv
    8h 46m
    €102–340

  4. Drive 773.6 km

    1. Drive from Bochum to Lyoncar773.6 km
    7h 36m
    €119–172

  5. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport

    1. Take the train from Bochum Hbf to Frankfurttrain
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)planeFRA - LYS
    6h 7m
    €146–347

  6. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Bochum Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)planeDUS - GVA
    3. Take the train from Geneve to Lyon Part Dieutrain
    7h 28m
    €126–344

  7. Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport

    1. Take the train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
    2. Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
    3. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)planeAMS - LYS
    7h 24m
    €140–361

  8. Train via Luxembourg

    1. Take the train from Bochum Hbf to Aachen HbftrainRe
    2. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to AngleurtrainS41
    3. Take the train from Angleur to LuxembourgtrainIc
    4. Take the train from Luxembourg to Lyon Part DieutrainTgv
    13h 12m
    €203–338

  9. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Bochum Hbf to Frankfurttrain41 / ...
    2. Take the bus from FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Hbf Südseite - Pforzheimer Str. to LYON, Lyon - Perrache - poziom górny Abus
    13h 22m
    €105–207

Bochum to Lyon by train

Calendar42Weekly Trains
Duration8h 46mAverage Duration
Ticket€102Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Bochum, Germany and Lyon, France?

You can take a train from Bochum Hbf to Lyon Part Dieu via Köln Hbf, Bruxelles Midi, and Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi in around 8h 46m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Essen central train station to Lyon once daily. Tickets cost €45–110 and the journey takes 11h 35m.

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