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

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There are 10 ways to get from Lyon to Bottrop 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 Köln Hbf to Essen Hbftrain train 10 / ...
    7h 38m
    €211–493

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Lyon to Essen central train stationbus bus FlixBus N710
    12h 27m
    €73–120

  3. Drive 774.2 km

    1. Drive from Lyon to Bottropcar car 774.2 km
    7h 47m
    €120–173

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

    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 Oberhausen Hbftrain train
    3. Take the bus from Oberhausen Hbf to BOT ZOB Berliner Platzbus bus
    5h

  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 Essen Hbftrain train Re
    13h 9m
    €212–397

  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 Essen Hbftrain train 41 / ...
    13h 55m
    €117–356

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

    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
    6h 45m
    €130–321

  8. 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 Essen Hbftrain train
    6h 32m
    €173–461

  9. 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 Messe/Deutz to Oberhausen Hbftrain train
    8h 32m
    €126–337

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

    1. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane plane LYS - AMS
    2. Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraaltrain train
    3. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Oberhausen Hbftrain train
    7h 14m
    €137–344

Lyon to Bottrop by train

Calendar99Weekly Trains
Duration7h 38mAverage Duration
Ticket€211Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,064.4 km
  • Duration: 7h 38m

What companies run services between Lyon, France and Bottrop, Germany?

You can take a train from Lyon Part Dieu to Bottrop Hbf via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Köln Hbf, and Essen Hbf in around 7h 38m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Lyon to Essen central train station twice daily. Tickets cost €70–120 and the journey takes 11h 40m.

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