There are 9 ways to get from Venlo to Lyon by train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, car, train, plane, or train (TGV)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Moenchengladbach Hbf to Aachen Hbftrain Re
- Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Bruxelles Miditrain 79
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
8h 26m€188–398Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Venlo Station to Essen central train stationbus 023 / ...
- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Lyonbus FlixBus N710
13h 45m€76–119Drive 746.3 km
- Drive from Venlo to Lyoncar 746.3 km
7h 57m€159–230Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane DUS - LYS
5h 46m€108–313Train via Breda
- Take the train from Venlo to Eindhoven Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Eindhoven Centraal to Bredatrain
- Take the train from Breda to Bruxelles-Miditrain Ec / ...
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
8h 32m€182–282Train via Bilzen
- Take the train from Roermond to Maastrichttrain
- Take the train from Bilzen to Bruxelles-Miditrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Lyon-Perrachetrain Trn
9h 29m€163–262Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
- Take the train from Blerick to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane AMS - LYS
6h 23m€135–361Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Venlo to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane FRA - LYS
6h 43m€154–425Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly
- Take the train from Blerick to Eindhoven Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Eindhoven Centraal to Bredatrain
- Take the train from Breda to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane BRU - LYS
7h 2m€112–324
Venlo to Lyon by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Venlo to Lyon is to bus which costs €75 - €120 and takes 13h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Venlo to Lyon is to train and fly which takes 5h 46m and costs €100 - €320.
No, there is no direct bus from Venlo station to Lyon. However, there are services departing from Venlo Station and arriving at Lyon via Essen central train station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 45m.
No, there is no direct train from Venlo to Lyon. However, there are services departing from Venlo and arriving at Lyon Part Dieu via Moenchengladbach Hbf, Aachen, Hbf and Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 26m.
The distance between Venlo and Lyon is 993 km. The road distance is 746.3 km.
The best way to get from Venlo to Lyon without a car is to train which takes 8h 26m and costs €180 - €400.
It takes approximately 8h 26m to get from Venlo to Lyon, including transfers.
Venlo to Lyon bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Venlo Station.
Venlo to Lyon train services, operated by National Express, depart from Moenchengladbach Hbf station.
The best way to get from Venlo to Lyon is to train which takes 8h 26m and costs €180 - €400. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €75 - €120 and takes 13h 45m.
What companies run services between Venlo, Netherlands and Lyon, France?
You can take a train from Venlo to Lyon Part Dieu via Moenchengladbach Hbf, Aachen, Hbf, Bruxelles Midi, and Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi in around 8h 26m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Venlo Station to Lyon via Essen central train station in around 13h 45m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–600
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–270
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–300
Flights from Frankfurt to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–500
Flights from Frankfurt to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €80–240
Flights from Brussels Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–240
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–350
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–400
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–410
Flights from Frankfurt to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–340
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–370
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–400
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–230
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–240
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–500
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Moenchengladbach Hbf to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Moenchengladbach Hbf to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Moenchengladbach Hbf to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €10–22
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Venlo to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Breda to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–30
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bilzen to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Lyon-Perrache
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €130–210
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Breda to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €150–230
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €150–230
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Website
- Eurobahn
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Venlo to Eindhoven Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–11
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Eindhoven Centraal to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Roermond to Maastricht
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Blerick to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Venlo to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Blerick to Eindhoven Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Eindhoven Centraal to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Breda to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–19
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- Arriva NL
Train from Roermond to Maastricht
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- €9–13
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Venlo Station to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Essen central train station to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Venlo to Lyon bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Essen central train station.
Venlo to Lyon train services, operated by National Express, arrive at Aachen Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Venlo to Lyon is 746 km. It takes approximately 7h 57m to drive from Venlo to Lyon.
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