There are 9 ways to get from Lyon to Bochum by train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, plane, or train
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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 Bochum Hbftrain 43 / ...
7h 38m€210–403Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Lyon to Essen central train stationbus FlixBus N710
11h 53m€60–106Drive 775.3 km
- Drive from Lyon to Bochumcar 775.3 km
7h 44m€118–170Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane LYS - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Bochum Hbftrain
4h 51m€91–250Train
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 84
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Bochum Hbftrain 47 / ...
10h 15m€213–481Bus, 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(Main)Hbf to Bochum Hbftrain Ice
14h 38m€123–265Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane GVA - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Bochum Hbftrain
6h 34m€117–301Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane LYS - CGN
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Bochum Hbftrain
8h 10m€106–327Fly 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 Bochum Hbftrain
6h 33m€175–425
Lyon to Bochum by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Bochum is to bus which costs €60 - €110 and takes 11h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Bochum is to fly and train which takes 4h 51m and costs €90 - €250.
No, there is no direct train from Lyon to Bochum. However, there are services departing from Lyon Part Dieu and arriving at Bochum Hbf via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and Köln Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 38m.
The distance between Lyon and Bochum is 1068 km. The road distance is 775.3 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Bochum without a car is to train via Brussels which takes 7h 38m and costs €210 - €410.
It takes approximately 7h 38m to get from Lyon to Bochum, including transfers.
Lyon to Bochum train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Lyon Part Dieu station.
The best way to get from Lyon to Bochum is to train via Brussels which takes 7h 38m and costs €210 - €410. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €60 - €110 and takes 11h 53m.
Lyon to Bochum train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Bochum is 775 km. It takes approximately 7h 44m to drive from Lyon to Bochum.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Bochum, Germany?
You can take a train from Lyon Part Dieu to Bochum Hbf via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and Köln Hbf in around 7h 38m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Lyon to Essen central train station twice daily. Tickets cost €55–100 and the journey takes 11h 40m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–240
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–240
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–470
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–390
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–430
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–300
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Bastia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–290
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–290
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–200
- 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
- €50–310
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–290
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–430
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Frankfurt via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €150–240
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Bochum Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €19–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Bochum Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–22
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €140–340
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Bochum Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt(Main)Hbf to Bochum Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Bochum Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Bochum Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Bochum Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–60
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Lyon to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +48 801 22 33 44
- bilety@sindbad.pl
- 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
- €60–130
- Website
- https://www.sindbad.pl/en/home
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