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

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

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  1. Train via Brussels

    best
    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
    9h 8m
    €123–404

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Essen central train station to LyonbusFlixBus N710
    13h 19m
    €44–106

  3. Drive 773.6 km

    1. Drive from Bochum to Lyoncar773.6 km
    7h 36m
    €120–173

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

    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 46m
    €97–273

  5. Train

    1. Take the train from Bochum Hbf to Koblenz Hauptbahnhoftrain39 / ...
    2. Take the train from Koblenz Hbf to LuxembourgtrainRe
    3. Take the train from Luxembourg to Lyon Part DieutrainTgv
    11h 58m
    €224–370

  6. 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
    €101–207

  7. 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 52m
    €133–366

  8. 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

  9. 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
    8h 10m
    €129–384

Bochum to Lyon by train

Calendar43Weekly Trains
Duration9h 8mAverage Duration
Ticket€123Cheapest 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 9h 8m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Essen central train station to Lyon once daily. Tickets cost €40–100 and the journey takes 11h 35m.

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