There are 10 ways to get from Lyon to Rostock by train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, plane, train, train (TGV), or car train
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Train via Brussels
best- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Tgv
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Rostock Hauptbahnhoftrain 33 / ...
13h 18m€287–586Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Hamburg Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane GVA - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Rostock Hauptbahnhoftrain
9h 16m€129–376Bus
- Take the bus from Lyon to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus N235 / ...
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Rostock central bus stationbus N160 / ...
22h 30m€134–197Drive 1,256.8 km
- Drive from Lyon to Rostockcar 1,256.8 km
12h 9m€238–344Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Hamburg Airport, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane LYS - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Rostock Hauptbahnhoftrain
8h 56m€132–370Train
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mulhouse Villetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Hamburg Hbftrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Rostock Hauptbahnhoftrain 33 / ...
13h 45m€235–477Drive, car train
- Drive from Lyon to Lörrach Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Lörrach Hbf to Lüneburgcartrain
- Drive from Lüneburg to Rostockcar
17h 33m€201–272Bus, train
- Take the bus from Lyon Perrache Bus Station to Bern Car Terminal Neufeldbus
- Take the train from Bern to Berlin Ostbahnhoftrain Ice
- Take the train from S+U Potsdamer Platz Bhf to Rostock Hauptbahnhoftrain Re5
18h 27m€359–561Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane LYS - BER
- Take the train from Flughafen BER to Rostock Hauptbahnhoftrain
8h 6m€136–356Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane GVA - BER
- Take the train from Flughafen BER to Rostock Hauptbahnhoftrain
9h 46m€143–332
Lyon to Rostock by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Rostock is to bus which costs €130 - €200 and takes 22h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Rostock is to fly and train which takes 8h 6m and costs €130 - €360.
No, there is no direct bus from Lyon to Rostock station. However, there are services departing from Lyon and arriving at Rostock central bus station via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Lyon to Rostock. However, there are services departing from Lyon Part Dieu and arriving at Rostock Hauptbahnhof via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and Köln Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 18m.
The distance between Lyon and Rostock is 1626 km. The road distance is 1256.8 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Rostock without a car is to train via Brussels which takes 13h 18m and costs €280 - €600.
It takes approximately 13h 18m to get from Lyon to Rostock, including transfers.
Lyon to Rostock bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lyon station.
Lyon to Rostock train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Lyon Part Dieu station.
The best way to get from Lyon to Rostock is to train via Brussels which takes 13h 18m and costs €280 - €600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €130 - €200 and takes 22h 30m.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Rostock, Germany?
You can take a train from Lyon Part Dieu to Rostock Hauptbahnhof via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and Köln Hbf in around 13h 18m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lyon to Rostock central bus station via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof in around 22h 30m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–600
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–380
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–310
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–600
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–320
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–190
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–190
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Hamburg Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–310
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–190
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Hamburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–360
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Hamburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–350
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Hamburg Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–360
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Hamburg Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–320
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Hamburg Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–400
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–350
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–370
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Hamburg Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €150–230
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mulhouse Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Rostock Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–210
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Rostock Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €130–270
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Rostock Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Flughafen BER to Rostock Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Rostock Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Flughafen BER to Rostock Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Rostock Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Rostock Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from S+U Potsdamer Platz Bhf to Rostock Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Rostock Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mulhouse Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Basel SBB to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €160–250
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Lörrach Hbf to Lüneburg
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Train from Bern to Berlin Ostbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €310–480
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lyon to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–170
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Rostock central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–30
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Lyon Perrache Bus Station to Bern Car Terminal Neufeld
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- RegioJet
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Booking & Getting There
Lyon to Rostock bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof station.
Lyon to Rostock train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Rostock is 1257 km. It takes approximately 12h 9m to drive from Lyon to Rostock.
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