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How to get fromLyon to Rotterdamby train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, plane, train, train (TGV), train (Trenitalia, Eurostar) or subway

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There are 11 ways to get from Lyon to Rotterdam by train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, plane, train, train (TGV), train (Trenitalia, Eurostar), or subway

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Lyon Perrache to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train Tgv
    2. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Rotterdam Centraaltrain train Thalys
    6h 12m
    €161–285

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Rotterdambus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    13h 40m
    €55–100

  3. Drive 807.5 km

    1. Drive from Lyon to Rotterdamcar car 807.5 km
    8h 45m
    €142–204

  4. Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Brussels Airport, train

    1. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane plane LYS - BRU
    2. Take the train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Rotterdam Centraaltrain train
    6h 14m
    €108–315

  5. Train via Lyon Part Dieu

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train Tgv
    2. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid to Rotterdam Centraaltrain train EuroCity / ...
    6h 16m
    €145–279

  6. Train #2

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Chambery Challes Les Eauxtrain train Ter
    2. Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Rotterdam Centraaltrain train Thalys
    8h 17m
    €198–409

  7. Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, bus, subway

    1. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane plane LYS - AMS
    2. Take the bus from Amsterdam to Den haagbus bus
    3. Take the subway from 's-Gravenhage, Forepark to Rotterdam, Stadhuissubway subway
    6h 48m

  8. Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Brussels Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain train
    2. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane plane GVA - BRU
    3. Take the train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Rotterdam Centraaltrain train
    7h 54m
    €111–328

  9. Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train

    1. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane plane LYS - CDG
    2. Take the train from Airport Charles de Gaulle to Rotterdam Centraaltrain train
    6h 19m
    €155–455

  10. Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain train
    2. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane plane GVA - AMS
    8h 38m
    €106–313

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

    1. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane LYS - DUS
    2. Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Utrecht Centraaltrain train
    7h 59m
    €126–359

Lyon to Rotterdam by train

Calendar6Weekly Trains
Duration6h 12mAverage Duration
Ticket€161Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Lyon, France and Rotterdam, Netherlands?

You can take a train from Lyon Perrache to Rotterdam Centraal via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi in around 6h 12m. Alternatively, BlaBlaCar Bus operates a bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Rotterdam twice daily. Tickets cost €55–80 and the journey takes 13h 40m. FlixBus also services this route 5 times a week.

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