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

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There are 10 ways to get from Dortmund to Lyon by train (Eurostar, TGV, Trenitalia), bus, car, train, plane, or train (TGV)

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  1. Train via Paris

    best
    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Paris Nordtrain train Tha
    2. Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Lyon Part Dieutrain train Tgv
    7h 25m
    €99–352

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Dortmund central bus station to Lyonbus bus N122
    15h 50m
    €40–65

  3. Bus via Essen

    1. Take the bus from Essen central train station to Lyonbus bus FlixBus N710
    14h 5m
    €46–136

  4. Drive 783.7 km

    1. Drive from Dortmund to Lyoncar car 783.7 km
    7h 50m
    €117–169

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

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane plane DUS - LYS
    5h 13m
    €98–301

  6. Train

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train 43 / ...
    2. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain train 82 / ...
    3. Take the train from Strasbourg to Lyon Part Dieutrain train Tgv
    9h 54m
    €103–345

  7. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutztrain train Re
    2. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Kall Bftrain train
    3. Take the train from Kall Bf to Trier, Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    4. Take the train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Luxembourg, Gare Centraletrain train Re / ...
    5. Take the bus from Luxembourg to Lyon - Perrache Bus Stationbus bus
    17h 24m
    €94–163

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

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane plane FRA - LYS
    6h 19m
    €138–375

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

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane plane DUS - GVA
    3. Take the train from Geneve to Lyon Part Dieutrain train
    8h 3m
    €116–305

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

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Oberhausen Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain train
    3. Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain train
    4. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane plane AMS - LYS
    7h 41m
    €137–386

Dortmund to Lyon by train

Calendar14Weekly Trains
Duration7h 25mAverage Duration
Ticket€99Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Dortmund, Germany and Lyon, France?

You can take a train from Dortmund Hbf to Lyon Part Dieu via Paris Nord and Paris Gare De Lyon in around 7h 25m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Essen central train station to Lyon twice daily. Tickets cost €40–75 and the journey takes 11h 35m.

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