There are 8 ways to get from Esbjerg to Calais by bus, plane, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, fly to Brussels Airport, train
best- Take the bus from Frodesgade v Esbjerg Rådhus to Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airportbus
- Fly from Billund Airport (BLL) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane BLL - BRU
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europetrain
- Take the train from Lille Flandres to Calais Villetrain
9h 22m€163–356Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Esbjerg St. to Kolding St.train Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Kolding bus station to Ghent Dampoortbus
- Take the train from Gand-Dampoort to Lille Flandrestrain Ic
- Take the train from Lille Flandres to Calais Villetrain Ter
19h 50m€112–177Train via Hamburg
- Take the train from Esbjerg St. to Kolding St.train Ic / ...
- Take the train from Kolding St. to Hamburg-Altonatrain Rj
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Köln Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Gent St Pieterstrain 79
- Take the train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Lille Flandrestrain Ic
- Take the train from Lille Flandres to Calais Villetrain Ter
17h 32m€176–410Drive 1,007.7 km
- Drive from Esbjerg to Calaiscar 1,007.7 km
9h 30m€187–270Bus, fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Take the bus from Frodesgade v Esbjerg Rådhus to Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airportbus
- Fly from Billund Airport (BLL) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane BLL - CDG
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lille Europetrain
- Take the train from Lille Flandres to Calais Villetrain
9h 3m€175–436Bus, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Take the bus from Frodesgade v Esbjerg Rådhus to Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airportbus
- Fly from Billund Airport (BLL) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane BLL - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europetrain
- Take the train from Lille Flandres to Calais Villetrain
10h 58m€241–541Bus, fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Take the bus from Frodesgade v Esbjerg Rådhus to Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airportbus
- Fly from Billund Airport (BLL) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane BLL - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain
- Take the train from Lille Flandres to Calais Villetrain
10h 36m€239–581Train
- Take the train from Esbjerg St. to Tønder St.train 030
- Take the train from Niebüll to Köln Hbftrain 33
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Gent St Pieterstrain 79
- Take the train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Lille Flandrestrain Ic
- Take the train from Lille Flandres to Calais Villetrain Ter
18h 12m€193–471
Esbjerg to Calais by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Esbjerg to Calais is to train and bus which costs €110 - €180 and takes 19h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Esbjerg to Calais is to bus and fly and train which takes 9h 3m and costs €170 - €440.
No, there is no direct train from Esbjerg to Calais. However, there are services departing from Esbjerg St. and arriving at Calais Ville via Kolding St., Hamburg-Altona, Köln Hbf, Gand-Saint-Pierre and Lille Flandres. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 32m.
The distance between Esbjerg and Calais is 914 km. The road distance is 1007.7 km.
The best way to get from Esbjerg to Calais without a car is to train via Hamburg which takes 17h 32m and costs €170 - €410.
It takes approximately 9h 22m to get from Esbjerg to Calais, including transfers.
Esbjerg to Calais train services, operated by Danish Railways (DSB), depart from Esbjerg St. station.
Esbjerg to Calais train services, operated by Danish Railways (DSB), arrive at Kolding St. station.
Yes, the driving distance between Esbjerg to Calais is 1008 km. It takes approximately 9h 30m to drive from Esbjerg to Calais.
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What companies run services between Esbjerg, Denmark and Calais, France?
You can take a train from Esbjerg St. to Calais Ville via Kolding St., Hamburg-Altona, Köln Hbf, Gand-Saint-Pierre, and Lille Flandres in around 17h 32m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Billund Airport to Brussels Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–270
Flights from Billund Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–390
Flights from Billund Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–340
Flights from Billund Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–350
Flights from Billund Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–400
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Billund Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–360
Flights from Billund Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–390
Flights from Billund Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–350
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Billund Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–390
Flights from Billund Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–390
Flights from Billund Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–350
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Billund Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–270
Flights from Billund Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–330
- Website
- tuifly.be
Flights from Billund Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–400
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Billund Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–430
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lille Flandres to Calais Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lille Flandres to Calais Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lille Flandres to Calais Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lille Flandres to Calais Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lille Flandres to Calais Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lille Flandres to Calais Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lille Flandres to Calais Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- [email protected]
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Esbjerg St. to Kolding St.
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Kolding St. to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Esbjerg St. to Kolding St.
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Esbjerg St. to Tønder St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7
- Website
- Danish Railways
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Kolding St. to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €28–75
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg-Altona to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–170
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Gent St Pieters
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Niebüll to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–250
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Gent St Pieters
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Lille Flandres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Gand-Dampoort to Lille Flandres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–22
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Lille Flandres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Schiphol Airport to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Gatwick Airport to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €19–25
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- 7010 4410
- [email protected]
- Website
- Sydtrafik
Bus from Frodesgade v Esbjerg Rådhus to Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–14
- Website
- Sydtrafik
Bus from Frodesgade v Esbjerg Rådhus to Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–14
- Website
- Sydtrafik
Bus from Frodesgade v Esbjerg Rådhus to Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–14
- Website
- Sydtrafik
Bus from Frodesgade v Esbjerg Rådhus to Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–14
- Website
- Sydtrafik
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Kolding bus station to Ghent Dampoort
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Flixbus
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