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

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  1. Train via Brussels

    best
    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train Tgv
    2. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbftrain train Ice
    3. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Bochum Hbftrain train Ice / ...
    7h 14m
    €193–399

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Lyon to Essen central train stationbus bus FlixBus N710
    11h 52m
    €74–119

  3. Drive  775.3 km

    1. Drive from Lyon to Bochumcar car 775.3 km
    7h 44m
    €147–212

  4. Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane LYS - DUS
    2. Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Bochum Hbftrain train
    4h 49m
    €113–305

  5. Train

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Luxembourgtrain train Tgv
    2. Take the train from Luxembourg, Gare Centrale to Trier, Hauptbahnhoftrain train Re / ...
    3. Take the train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train
    4. Take the train from Koeln Messe/Deutz to Bochum Hbftrain train Re
    12h 51m
    €185–283

  6. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from LYON, Lyon - Perrache - poziom górny A to FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Hbf Südseite - Pforzheimer Str.bus bus
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Bochum Hbftrain train 91 / ...
    14h 30m
    €145–195

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

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain train
    2. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane GVA - DUS
    3. Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Bochum Hbftrain train
    6h 34m
    €130–340

  8. Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport, train

    1. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane plane LYS - CGN
    2. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Bochum Hbftrain train
    7h 43m
    €99–367

  9. Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Frankfurt, train

    1. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane LYS - FRA
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf Hbftrain train
    3. Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Bochum Hbftrain train
    6h 25m
    €155–425

Lyon to Bochum by train

Calendar96Weekly Trains
Duration7h 14mAverage Duration
Ticket€193Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,068 km
  • Duration: 7h 14m

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 Koeln Hbf in around 7h 14m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Lyon to Essen central train station twice daily. Tickets cost €70–110 and the journey takes 11h 40m.

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