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Compare train, coach and flight for Lyon to Dortmund
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Lyon to Dortmund among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £38. For those with little time consider booking a flight which can get you there in 6h 38m. In case you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint the train is your best bet as it emits only 0.2 - 0.6kg. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £38, and a flight costs an average of £76.
Distance: 669 km
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Most popular Train | Coach | Flight |
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£129 Average Price | £58 Average Price Cheapest | £183 Average Price |
7h 54m Average total duration 7h 24m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 8h 46m Average total duration 8h 16m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 9h 38m Average total duration Fastest 6h 38m Onboard + 3h 0m Additional time* |
0.2 - 0.6kg CO2 emissions Lowest | 0.7 - 1.7kg CO2 emissions | - CO2 emissions |
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Direct Options | Direct Options | Direct Options |
Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
Travel optionsfrom Lyon to Dortmund
How to get to Dortmund from Lyon by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Lyon to Dortmund is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
- FlixBus · FlixBus17:0516h10Lyon, Avenue Tony Garnier (Gare routière de Lyon Gerland)9:15Dortmund, ZOB am Hbf£661One-way1 change
Cheapest
- FlixBus · FlixBus17:0516h10Lyon, Avenue Tony Garnier (Gare routière de Lyon Gerland)9:15Dortmund, ZOB am Hbf£661One-way1 change
Fastest
EW94138:551h25Lyon Saint Exupery Airport10:20Dusseldorf Airport£3611One-way0 changes
Other options
- TGV 9583+
ICE 10610:018h20Lyon Part Dieu18:21Dortmund Hbf£1671One-way1 change 
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947113:508h50Lyon Saint-Exupéry TGV22:40Dortmund Hbf£2241One-way1 change- 6694+945913:047h37Lyon Part Dieu20:41Dortmund Hbf£2471One-way1 change
- FlixBus · FlixBus18:5518h55Lyon, Avenue Tony Garnier (Gare routière de Lyon Gerland)13:50Dortmund, ZOB am Hbf£671One-way1 change
- FlixBus23:0016h00Lyon, Avenue Tony Garnier (Gare routière de Lyon Gerland)15:00Dortmund, ZOB am Hbf£711One-way0 changes
- FlixBus · FlixBus12:4519h35Lyon, Avenue Tony Garnier (Gare routière de Lyon Gerland)8:20Dortmund, ZOB am Hbf£671One-way1 change
- LH1083+ICE 10126:554h52Lyon Saint Exupery Airport11:47Dortmund Hbf£3211One-way1 change
- LH1083+ICE 2186:5512h24Lyon Saint Exupery Airport19:19Dortmund Hbf£3171One-way1 change
- LH1083+ICE 2026:555h26Lyon Saint Exupery Airport12:21Dortmund Hbf£3431One-way1 change
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FAQs: Lyon to Dortmund
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This is compared to other travel options from Lyon to Dortmund:
A coach is £22 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Lyon to Dortmund costing on average £59.
A coach is £38 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Lyon to Dortmund costing on average £76.
Other travel options to Dortmund take longer:
Train takes on average 7h 26m.
Coach takes on average 13h 4m.
- Around 18 flights per day.
- Around 7 coaches per day.
- Around 4 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Lyon and Dortmund as scheduled services by train, coach and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from Lyon Part Dieu and arrive in Dortmund Hbf.
- Coaches mostly depart from Lyon, Perrache Bus Station and arrive in Dortmund, ZOB am Hbf.
- Travel with Lufthansa to go to Dortmund by flight.
- Travel with TGV, Eurostar, Deutsche Bahn, SNCF | TGV INOUI to go to Dortmund by train.
- Travel with FlixBus, Lufthansa Cityline to go to Dortmund by coach.
- 1 direct coaches per day with FlixBus.
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