There are 4 ways to get from Europe to Africa by train, plane, or unknown
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Frankfurt, fly, travel
best- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Ndjamena (NDJ)plane FRA - NDJ
- Walk from Ndjamena (NDJ) to Africaunknown
22h 20mTrain, train to Nuremberg Airport, fly, travel
- Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain
- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Ndjamena (NDJ)plane NUE - NDJ
- Walk from Ndjamena (NDJ) to Africaunknown
24h 1mTrain to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly, travel
- Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Ndjamena (NDJ)plane LEJ - NDJ
- Walk from Ndjamena (NDJ) to Africaunknown
27h 43mTrain, train to Strasbourg International Airport, fly, travel
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain
- Fly from Strasbourg International Airport (SXB) to Ndjamena (NDJ)plane SXB - NDJ
- Walk from Ndjamena (NDJ) to Africaunknown
30h 20m
Frankfurt (FRA) to Ndjamena (NDJ) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The distance between Europe and Africa is 4749 km.
It takes approximately 22h 20m to get from Europe to Africa, including transfers.
What companies run services between Europe and Africa?
There is no direct connection from Europe to Africa. However, you can take the line 315 bus to Bebra Bahnhof, walk to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof, take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) airport, fly to Ndjamena (NDJ), then travel to Africa. Alternatively, you can take the line 250 bus to Herleshausen Bahnhof, walk to Herleshausen Bahnhof, take the train to Eisenach Hbf, take the train to Erfurt Hbf, take the train to Nürnberg Hbf, walk to Nürnberg Hbf, take the subway to Nürnberg Flughafen, walk to Nuremberg Airport (NUE) airport, fly to Ndjamena (NDJ), then travel to Africa.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Ndjamena via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 7m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Ndjamena via Abuja
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Ndjamena via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Ndjamena via Frankfurt, Abuja
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
- Website
- airalgerie.dz
Flights from Frankfurt to Ndjamena via Algiers
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,400
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Ndjamena via Frankfurt, Algiers
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Ndjamena via Algiers
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
- Website
- royalairmaroc.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Ndjamena via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Ndjamena via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Ndjamena via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Ndjamena via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Ndjamena via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $28–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–22
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $10–21
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 21300130
- [email protected]
- Website
- Abellio GmbH
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–19
- Schedules at
- Abellio GmbH
- Phone
- 0800 2235546
- Website
- ABELLIO Rail Mitteldeutschland GmbH
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–20
- Schedules at
- ABELLIO Rail Mitteldeutschland GmbH
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $24–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- [email protected]
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
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