There are 7 ways to get from Lyon to Bottrop by train (TGV, Trenitalia, Eurostar), bus, car, plane, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Paris
best- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Duisburg Hbftrain Thalys
8h 7m€245–471Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Lyon to Essen central train stationbus FlixBus N710
12h 27m€59–98Drive 775.2 km
- Drive from Lyon to Bottropcar 775.2 km
7h 44m€119–171Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane LYS - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Oberhausen Hbftrain
- Take the train from Oberhausen Hbf to Bottrop Hbftrain
4h 56mTrain
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Saarbrücken Hbftrain 84
- Take the train from Saarbrücken Hbf to Koblenz Hauptbahnhoftrain Re1
- Take the train from Koblenz Hbf to Oberhausen-Sterkradetrain Re
12h 12mBus, 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 to Oberhausen Hbftrain Ice
13h 38m€91–192Train to Geneva International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane GVA - DUS
6h 39m€125–319
Lyon to Bottrop by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Bottrop is to bus which costs €55 - €100 and takes 12h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Bottrop is to train and fly which takes 6h 39m and costs €120 - €320.
No, there is no direct bus from Lyon to Bottrop. However, there are services departing from Lyon and arriving at BOT ZOB Berliner Platz via Essen Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 27m.
No, there is no direct train from Lyon to Bottrop. However, there are services departing from Lyon Part Dieu and arriving at Bottrop Hbf via Paris Gare de Lyon, Paris Nord and Duisburg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 7m.
The distance between Lyon and Bottrop is 1039 km. The road distance is 775.2 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Bottrop without a car is to train via Paris which takes 8h 7m and costs €240 - €480.
It takes approximately 8h 7m to get from Lyon to Bottrop, including transfers.
Lyon to Bottrop bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lyon station.
Lyon to Bottrop train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Lyon Part Dieu station.
The best way to get from Lyon to Bottrop is to train via Paris which takes 8h 7m and costs €240 - €480. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €55 - €100 and takes 12h 27m.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Bottrop, Germany?
You can take a train from Lyon Part Dieu to Bottrop Hbf via Paris Gare de Lyon, Paris Nord, and Duisburg Hbf in around 8h 7m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Lyon to Essen central train station twice daily. Tickets cost €55–95 and the journey takes 11h 40m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–330
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–490
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €80–240
- 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
- €50–310
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €80–240
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
- €55–320
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–310
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- 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
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–150
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–60
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €190–320
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- 069 450099650
- Kundenservice-Linie10@vias-online.de
- Website
- vias-online.de
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–13
- Schedules at
- vias-online.de
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Bottrop Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 12 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koblenz Hbf to Oberhausen-Sterkrade
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Phone
- +31 85 004 3110
- Website
- traincharter.eu
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://traincharter.eu/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €4–10
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Saarbrücken Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €110–280
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0203 6688 9477
- dialog@rhein-ruhr-bahn.de
- Website
- rhein-ruhr-bahn.de
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Bottrop Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 12 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- rhein-ruhr-bahn.de
- Phone
- 0621 8301200
- Website
- suewex.de
Train from Saarbrücken Hbf to Koblenz Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Frankfurt to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–65
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Lyon to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- 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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More Questions & Answers
Lyon to Bottrop bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Essen central train station.
Lyon to Bottrop train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Gare De Lyon station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Bottrop is 775 km. It takes approximately 7h 44m to drive from Lyon to Bottrop.
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