There are 10 ways to get from Essen to Lagos by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Faro Airport, train
best- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Faro Airport (FAO)plane DUS - FAO
- Take the train from Faro to Lagostrain
8h 12m€82–274Train, bus
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Paris Nordtrain
- Take the bus from Paris - Champigny-sur-Marne to Estação Rodoviária de Sete Riosbus
- Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios to Terminal Rodoviário de Lagosbus
35h 8m€347–616Drive 2,372.6 km
- Drive from Essen to Lagoscar 2,372.6 km
24h 13m€370–534Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Faro Airport, train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Faro Airport (FAO)plane CGN - FAO
- Take the train from Faro to Lagostrain
8h 49m€97–304Fly Weeze Airport to Faro Airport, train
- Fly from Weeze Airport (NRN) to Faro Airport (FAO)plane NRN - FAO
- Take the train from Faro to Lagostrain
9h 33m€128–627Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Faro Airport
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Viersen Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Venlo to Eindhoven Centraaltrain
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Faro Airport (FAO)plane EIN - FAO
- Take the train from Faro to Lagostrain
10h 29m€108–407Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS)plane DUS - LIS
- Take the train from Lisboa Oriente to Tunestrain
- Take the train from Tunes to Lagostrain
10h 52m€126–382Train, bus via Aachen
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Aachen Hbftrain Re
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Paris Nordtrain
- Take the bus from Paris - Porte Dauphine to Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Orientebus
- Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Oriente to Terminal Rodoviário de Lagosbus
35h 49m€302–539Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Lisbon - Orientebus
- Take the bus from Lisbon to Lagosbus
37h 58m€307–541Bus
- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Brussels-North train stationbus 081
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Lisbonbus
- Take the bus from Lisbon to Lagosbus
38h 34m€235–409
Essen to Lagos by train, bus, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Lagos is to fly and train which costs €80 - €280 and takes 8h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Lagos is to fly and train which takes 8h 12m and costs €80 - €280.
No, there is no direct bus from Essen station to Lagos. However, there are services departing from Essen central train station and arriving at Lagos via Brussels-North train station and Lisbon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 34m.
The distance between Essen and Lagos is 2092 km. The road distance is 2372.6 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Lagos without a car is to train and bus which takes 35h 8m and costs €340 - €650.
It takes approximately 8h 12m to get from Essen to Lagos, including transfers.
Essen to Lagos bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Essen central train station.
Essen to Lagos bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Brussels-North train station.
Lagos is 1h behind Essen. It is currently 4:34 AM in Essen and 3:34 AM in Lagos.
Yes, the driving distance between Essen to Lagos is 2373 km. It takes approximately 24h 13m to drive from Essen to Lagos.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Lagos, Faro, Portugal?
You can take a bus from Essen central train station to Lagos via Brussels-North train station and Lisbon in around 38h 34m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Faro Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Faro Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Weeze Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
Flights from Weeze Airport to Faro Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from Weeze Airport to Faro Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Faro Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, Saturday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Faro Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–160
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–170
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–280
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Weeze Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–460
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–480
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Faro Airport via Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–280
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–330
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–460
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Faro Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–410
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–440
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–310
- Website
- tui.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–330
- Phone
- +351 210 900 032
- Website
- cp.pt
Train from Faro to Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- https://www.cp.pt/en/
Train from Faro to Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- https://www.cp.pt/en/
Train from Faro to Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- https://www.cp.pt/en/
Train from Faro to Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- https://www.cp.pt/en/
Train from Lisboa Oriente to Tunes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–55
- Website
- https://www.cp.pt/en/
Train from Tunes to Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–9
- Website
- https://www.cp.pt/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Viersen Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €10–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €27–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €160–280
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Essen Hbf to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Aachen Hbf to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €130–240
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Essen Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €12–25
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Essen Hbf to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–50
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Viersen Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–23
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Venlo to Eindhoven Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–12
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Paris - Champigny-sur-Marne to Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €150–220
- Schedules at
- alsa.es
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios to Terminal Rodoviário de Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–50
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt/en
Bus from Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Oriente to Terminal Rodoviário de Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–55
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt/en
- Phone
- +33 6 31 09 82 47
- [email protected]
- Website
- euroscoach.com
Bus from Paris - Porte Dauphine to Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Oriente
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €121
- Schedules at
- euroscoach.com
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Lisbon - Oriente
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €190–340
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Lisbon to Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Essen central train station to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Lisbon
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €190–330
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lisbon to Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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