There are 8 ways to get from Lyon to Ratingen by plane, train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, train, or train (TGV)
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Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)LYS - DUS
4h 8m€102–248Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Lyon to Düsseldorf central bus stationFlixBus N710
11h 57m€48–118Train via Paris
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Paris Gare De LyonTgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Duesseldorf HbfThalys
7h 24m€105–355Drive 739.5 km
- Drive from Lyon to Ratingen739.5 km
7h 26m€113–163Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)GVA - DUS
5h 53m€116–347Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)LYS - CGN
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Ratingen Ost S
7h 44m€120–314Train
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Baden-Baden84
- Take the train from Baden-Baden to Köln Hbf43 / ...
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Ratingen Ost SS6
9h 15m€142–231Train #2
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Kaiserslautern HbfTgv
- Take the train from Kaiserslautern, Hbf to Koblenz HauptbahnhofRe1
- Take the train from Koblenz Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12Ice / ...
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Ratingen Ost SS6
13h 7m€163–278
Lyon to Ratingen by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Ratingen is to bus which costs €45 - €120 and takes 11h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Ratingen is to fly which takes 4h 8m and costs €100 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Lyon to Ratingen. However, there are services departing from Lyon and arriving at Ratingen Dieselstraße via Düsseldorf Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 57m.
No, there is no direct train from Lyon to Ratingen. However, there are services departing from Lyon Part Dieu and arriving at Ratingen Ost S via Paris Gare de Lyon, Paris Nord and Düsseldorf Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 24m.
The distance between Lyon and Ratingen is 654 km. The road distance is 739.5 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Ratingen without a car is to train via Paris which takes 7h 24m and costs €100 - €360.
It takes approximately 4h 8m to get from Lyon to Ratingen, including transfers.
Lyon to Ratingen bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lyon station.
Lyon to Ratingen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Lyon Part Dieu station.
The best way to get from Lyon to Ratingen is to fly which takes 4h 8m and costs €100 - €250. Alternatively, you can train via Paris, which costs €100 - €360 and takes 7h 24m, you could also bus, which costs €45 - €120 and takes 11h 57m.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Ratingen, Germany?
Eurowings, Lufthansa, and three other airlines fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Lyon Part Dieu to Ratingen Ost S via Paris Gare de Lyon, Paris Nord, and Düsseldorf Hbf in around 7h 24m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–380
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–270
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–370
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–370
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–230
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–290
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–230
- 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
- €55–310
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–260
- 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
- €45–120
- 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
- €40–120
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Kaiserslautern Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €100–140
- 1st Class
- €130–180
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–75
- 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
- €45–70
- 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
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- 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 Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–230
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Ratingen Ost S
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Ratingen Ost S
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koblenz Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Baden-Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Baden-Baden to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koblenz Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0621 8301200
- Website
- suewex.de
Train from Kaiserslautern, Hbf to Koblenz Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koblenz Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49-261-98887070
- service@trans-regio.de
- Website
- mittelrheinbahn.de
Train from Koblenz Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Schedules at
- mittelrheinbahn.de
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Lyon to Düsseldorf central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Lyon to Ratingen bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Düsseldorf central bus station.
Lyon to Ratingen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Baden-Baden station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Ratingen is 739 km. It takes approximately 7h 26m to drive from Lyon to Ratingen.
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