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Düsseldorf to Lyon

Compare trains, buses, flights and ferries from Düsseldorf to Lyon. From €57.37, fastest 4h 23m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Traveling from Düsseldorf to Lyon costs €57.37 at the cheapest and takes 4h 23m door to door at the fastest, across 2 modes and 4 operators. The route covers 633 km. Cheapest is by Flight, fastest is by Flight.

Checked September 12, 2026Priced for September 29, 2026One passenger, all fees included

At a glance

Distance
633 km
Fastest
4h 23m
Average
4h 57m
Services per day
24
Cheapest
€57.37
CO2 per passenger
75.7 kg
Door to door

Every way to make this journey

Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 29, 2026.

Door to door means the whole journey, including reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. Fares are the cheapest sold on each mode.
ModeDoor to doorMovingAt the endsFromCO2Per day
Flight4h 24m1h 14m3h 10m€69.76158.4 kg10
Train4h 59m4h 15m44m€80.0920.6 kg14
  • 4h 24mFastest, by Flight
  • €69.76Cheapest, by Flight
  • 20.6 kgLowest CO2, by Train
  • 633 kmDistance traveled
Real services

The cheapest and the fastest on September 29, 2026

Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.

Cheapest€57.37
  1. Lufthansa L407418:321h 20m19:52Düsseldorf DUSLyon LYS

Door to door 4h 30mCO2 158.4 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes

Fastest€57.96
  1. Eurowings E541714:371h 14m15:51Düsseldorf DUSLyon LYS

Door to door 4h 24mCO2 158.4 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes

Lowest CO2€70.19
  1. Eurostar E366006:094h 36m10:45Dusseldorf HauptbahnhofLyon Part Dieu

Door to door 5h 20mCO2 20.6 kgChanges 0Refundable

Today's real departures

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.

No live timetable for this trip yet.

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.

Prices over the next three weeks

Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.

Cheapest fare by mode and day for Düsseldorf to Lyon
Cheapest fare by mode and day for Düsseldorf to LyonSunSep 13MonSep 14TueSep 15WedSep 16ThuSep 17FriSep 18SatSep 19SunSep 20MonSep 21TueSep 22WedSep 23ThuSep 24FriSep 25SatSep 26
Flight€125.22€107.52€85.10€88.64€110.47€102.21€85.10€88.64€69.76€69.76€78.61€91.00€82.15€71.53
Train€141.69€126.29€111.44€119.69€130.14€136.19€100.44€102.09€84.49€80.09€82.84€119.69€98.24€85.59

Cheapest day: 2026-09-29 · €57.37

Lyon sits on the water, which usually settles which side of town you want to wake up on. Rooms are not ours to sell.

A hotel room

Rooms within reach of Lyon Part Dieu

Hotels and apartments near downtown, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.

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Booking window

When to book Düsseldorf to Lyon

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

  1. €67.9990 days
  2. €49.1160 days
  3. €48.5245 days
  4. €51.4730 days
  5. €69.1721 days
  6. €71.5314 days
  7. €85.107 days
  8. €85.103 days
  9. €125.221 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €48.52.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 158 percent. The most expensive point is €125.22, 1 days out.
What that means
Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 45 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
€125.22€48.521371421304560

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 45 days ahead. You are inside that window.

Day of the week

Which departure day costs least

Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.

  1. €88.64Sun
  2. €69.76Mon
  3. €69.76Tue
  4. €78.61Wed
  5. €91.00Thu
  6. €82.15Fri
  7. €71.53Sat
Across the year

How the fare moves month by month

The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.

  1. €85.10Sep
  2. €62.68Oct
  3. €59.73Nov
  4. €56.19Dec
  5. €56.19Jan
  6. €47.34Feb

The route

DüsseldorfDüsseldorfLyonLyon
The journey

What the journey actually looks like

Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.

Direct or connecting
83% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 17% involve one connection.
How far it really runs
The route covers 633 km against 625 km in a straight line, a detour of 1 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Where the change is
Connections are made at Geneva, Strasbourg, Aachen, Bonn. The gap between arriving and leaving is 62 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
If the connection is missed
The tightest connection we sell here has a 15 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
First and last departure
The first service of the day leaves Düsseldorf at 06:11 and the last at 18:32, across 10 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Terminals

Where you leave from and where you arrive

The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.

Düsseldorf

Rail
  • Dusseldorf Hauptbahnhof
  • Düsseldorf Hbf
  • Düsseldorf Zoo station
Bus
  • Dusseldorf Zentraler Busbahnhof
  • Fernbusbahnhof Düsseldorf
Air
  • DUS
Ferry
  • Fähre "Kaiserswerth-Langst"
  • Fähre "Langst-Kaiserswerth"

Lyon

Rail
  • Lyon Part Dieu
  • Lyon Part-Dieu
  • Dardilly le Jubin
Bus
  • Lyon Perrache
  • Gare routière internationale Lyon Gerland
Air
  • LYS
Ferry
  • Confluence
  • Subsistances

The fare from LYS into Lyon is the one price on this trip we cannot show you, because it is not ours.

A taxi stand outside an airport terminal

Getting from LYS into Lyon?

A price agreed before you fly, a driver at arrivals, and a car big enough for the bags.

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Carriers

Who runs this route

Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.

Every operator we sell on this corridor. Speed is the carrier's own typical cruising speed, not the average over this route.
OperatorFromFastestTypical speedFlexibilityOn board
Eurostar€67.994h 58m140 km/hRefundablePower outlets, Wi-Fi
Eurowings€57.964h 23m740 km/hFixed fareNot published
Lufthansa€57.374h 23m740 km/hFixed fareNot published
SNCF€65.244h 59m140 km/hRefundablePower outlets, Wi-Fi
The price

What the fare is made of

Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.

The cheapest Flight fare we sell on 2026-09-29, broken into its parts. Nothing is added after this.
PartAmountShare
Operator fare€41.0071%
Taxes€7.3813%
Supplier fees€7.0012%
Our service fee€1.993%
Total you pay€57.37100%

A day in Lyon hauling a suitcase is a shorter day than it needs to be. We do not store bags.

Left luggage lockers

Where to leave your bags in Lyon

Most of the points near Lyon Part Dieu open before the first train and close after the last one.

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Questions about Düsseldorf to Lyon

The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.

How long does it take to get from Düsseldorf to Lyon?

The fastest journey from Düsseldorf to Lyon takes 4h 23m door to door, of which 1h 14m is spent moving, on the Flight. Most services take around 4h 57m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.

How much does it cost to travel from Düsseldorf to Lyon?

The cheapest fare from Düsseldorf to Lyon is €57.37, checked on September 29, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €102.21. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.

What is the cheapest way to get from Düsseldorf to Lyon?

The cheapest way from Düsseldorf to Lyon is by Flight, at €69.76 for one passenger on September 29, 2026. That journey takes 4h 24m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.

What is the fastest way to get from Düsseldorf to Lyon?

The fastest way from Düsseldorf to Lyon is by Flight, at 4h 24m door to door. Only 1h 14m of that is spent moving; the remaining 3h 10m is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. The cheapest fare on that mode is €69.76.

When should I book Düsseldorf to Lyon?

Fares from Düsseldorf to Lyon bottom out around 45 days before departure, at €48.52. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 158 percent, measured on September 29, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Which day of the week is cheapest for Düsseldorf to Lyon?

Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Düsseldorf to Lyon, at €69.76. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 29, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

Which month is cheapest for Düsseldorf to Lyon?

February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Düsseldorf to Lyon, at €47.34 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.

Who runs service from Düsseldorf to Lyon?

4 operators sell services from Düsseldorf to Lyon across 2 modes: Eurostar, Eurowings, Lufthansa, SNCF. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.

Is there a direct service from Düsseldorf to Lyon?

83 percent of the services we sell from Düsseldorf to Lyon are direct. The rest connect at Geneva, Strasbourg, Aachen, Bonn, with about 62 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.

How much CO2 does the journey from Düsseldorf to Lyon produce?

Traveling from Düsseldorf to Lyon by Train produces about 20.6 kg of CO2 per passenger, the lowest of any mode on this corridor. The same journey by Flight produces about 158.4 kg, roughly 8 times as much for one passenger.

Which station or terminal do services from Düsseldorf to Lyon use?

Services from Düsseldorf to Lyon by Flight leave from Düsseldorf DUS and arrive at Lyon LYS. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.

Can I change or refund a ticket from Düsseldorf to Lyon?

2 of the 4 operators we sell from Düsseldorf to Lyon allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.

Where these numbers come from

Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.

Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.

Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances

On this page
Every figure above was computed for Düsseldorf to Lyon on September 12, 2026: 633 km of route against 625 km in a straight line, 24 services a day, 4 operators, a cheapest fare of €57.37, and 4h 23m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

Plenty of what is worth seeing sits outside Lyon and elsewhere in France. None of it is ours to sell.

A guided tour group

What to book in Lyon before you go

Day trips that leave Lyon in the morning and cover a good part of France by evening.

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