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How to get fromLyon Perrache to Rotterdamby train (TGV), bus, car, plane, train or train (Eurostar)

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There are 7 ways to get from Lyon Perrache to Rotterdam by train (TGV), bus, car, plane, train, or train (Eurostar)

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  1. Train via Brussels

    best
    1. Take the train from Lyon Perrache to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-MiditrainTgv
    2. Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Rotterdam CStrainEc
    6h 22m
    €135–250

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to RotterdambusBlaBlaCar Bus
    13h 40m
    €35–130

  3. Drive 806.6 km

    1. Drive from Lyon Perrache to Rotterdamcar806.6 km
    8h 40m
    €142–205

  4. Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train

    1. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)planeLYS - AMS
    2. Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
    5h 5m
    €111–350

  5. Train

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Chambery Challes Les EauxtrainTer
    2. Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Rotterdam CentraaltrainThalys
    9h 8m
    €213–500

  6. Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Brussels Airport, train

    1. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Brussels Airport (BRU)planeLYS - BRU
    2. Take the train from Anvers-Central to Rotterdam CStrain
    6h 17m
    €114–403

  7. Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
    2. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)planeGVA - AMS
    3. Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
    7h 45m
    €104–439

Lyon Perrache to Rotterdam by train

Calendar6Weekly Trains
Duration6h 22mAverage Duration
Ticket€135Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Lyon Perrache, France and Rotterdam, Netherlands?

You can take a train from Lyon Perrache to Rotterdam CS via Bruxelles-Midi in around 6h 22m. Alternatively, BlaBlaCar Bus operates a bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Rotterdam twice daily. Tickets cost €35–120 and the journey takes 13h 40m. FlixBus also services this route once daily.

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