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There are 10 ways to get from Essen to Lisbon by plane, train, bus, or car

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  1. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS)plane plane DUS - LIS
    5h 47m
    €94–307

  2. Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS)plane plane CGN - LIS
    6h 44m
    €87–294

  3. Train, bus via Barcelona

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Paris Nordtrain train Tha
    2. Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Barcelona-Santstrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Zaragoza-Deliciastrain train Ave
    4. Take the bus from Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragoza to Lisbon - Orientebus bus
    26h 17m
    €528–887

  4. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Paris Nordtrain train Tha
    2. Take the bus from Paris - Porte Dauphine to Terminal Rodoviário de Pombalbus bus
    3. Take the train from Pombal to Lisboa Orientetrain train Ic / ...
    29h 11m
    €369–522

  5. Drive  2,239.3 km

    1. Drive from Essen to Lisboncar car 2,239.3 km
    21h 19m
    €361–521

  6. Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly

    1. Take the train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain train
    2. Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    3. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS)plane plane AMS - LIS
    7h 58m
    €115–417

  7. Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Viersen Bahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Venlo to Eindhoven Centraaltrain train
    3. Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS)plane plane EIN - LIS
    8h 12m
    €114–439

  8. Train, bus #2

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Paris Nordtrain train Thalys
    2. Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy to Estação Rodoviária de Sete Riosbus bus
    31h 48m
    €283–610

  9. Train, bus #3

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train Thalys
    2. Take the bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Lisbon - Orientebus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    33h 24m
    €265–445

  10. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Essen central train station to Brussels-North train stationbus bus N1387 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Lisbonbus bus FlixBus N1143
    35h 10m
    €212–322

Essen to Lisbon by train and bus

Calendar13Weekly Services
Duration26h 17mAverage Duration
Ticket€528Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,901.6 km
  • Duration: 5h 47m

What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Lisbon, Portugal?

Eurowings, TAP Portugal, and three other airlines fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Essen central train station to Lisbon via Brussels-North train station in around 35h 10m.

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