There are 8 ways to get from Lyon to Dortmund by train (TGV, Trenitalia, Eurostar), bus, train, car, or plane
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 Dortmund Hbftrain Tha
7h 47m€155–416Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Lyon to Dortmund central bus stationbus FlixBus N122
16h€60–110Bus, 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 Dortmund Hbftrain Ice
14h 50m€124–147Drive 782.2 km
- Drive from Lyon to Dortmundcar 782.2 km
7h 55m€119–172Fly 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 Dortmund Hbftrain
5h 3m€95–293Train
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 84
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Dortmund Hbftrain 43 / ...
10h 28m€167–188Train 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 Dortmund Hbftrain
6h 48m€133–356Fly 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 Dortmund Hbftrain
6h 43m€165–351
Lyon to Dortmund by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Dortmund is to bus which costs €60 - €110 and takes 16h.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Dortmund is to fly and train which takes 5h 3m and costs €90 - €300.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Lyon and arriving at Dortmund central bus station station. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 16h.
No, there is no direct train from Lyon to Dortmund. However, there are services departing from Lyon Part Dieu and arriving at Dortmund Hbf via Paris Gare de Lyon and Paris Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 47m.
The distance between Lyon and Dortmund is 1054 km. The road distance is 782.2 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Dortmund without a car is to train via Paris which takes 7h 47m and costs €150 - €420.
It takes approximately 7h 47m to get from Lyon to Dortmund, including transfers.
Lyon to Dortmund bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lyon station.
Lyon to Dortmund train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Lyon Part Dieu station.
The best way to get from Lyon to Dortmund is to train via Paris which takes 7h 47m and costs €150 - €420. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €60 - €110 and takes 16h.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Dortmund, Germany?
You can take a train from Lyon Part Dieu to Dortmund Hbf via Paris Gare de Lyon and Paris Nord in around 7h 47m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Lyon to Dortmund central bus station once daily. Tickets cost €60–110 and the journey takes 16h.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–240
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–240
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–380
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–220
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–340
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–300
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- 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 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–270
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–210
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–310
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–300
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Frankfurt via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–340
- 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
- €70–130
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €70–95
- 1st Class
- €100–130
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €30–45
- 1st Class
- €55–70
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- 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
- €70–160
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €70–110
- Rail 1st Class
- €110–160
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- 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
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- Rail 1st Class
- €40–60
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €130–260
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €130–190
- Comfort
- €150–210
- Premium
- €200–260
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €29–65
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €29–45
- Comfort
- €30–45
- Premium
- €45–65
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt(Main)Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–29
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €110–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–56
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 85 004 3110
- Website
- traincharter.eu
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://traincharter.eu/
- 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
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €65–85
- Website
- https://www.sindbad.pl/en/home
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Lyon to Dortmund central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Lyon to Dortmund bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Dortmund central bus station.
Lyon to Dortmund train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Gare De Lyon station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Dortmund is 782 km. It takes approximately 7h 55m to drive from Lyon to Dortmund.
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