There are 10 ways to get from Lyon to Esbjerg by plane, bus, train (TGV, Eurostar), train, night train, car, car train, or train (TGV)
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Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Billund Airport, bus
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Billund Airport (BLL)plane LYS - BLL
- Take the bus from Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport to Esbjerg Busterminalbus
7h 52mkr 1,045–2,630Train via Brussels
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Tgv
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain 42 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kolding St.train Ece / ...
- Take the train from Kolding St. to Esbjerg St.train Ic / ...
15h 15mkr 2,309–6,548Bus
- Take the bus from Lyon to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 709 / ...
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Kolding bus stationbus N74
- Take the bus from Kolding Busterminal to Billund Centretbus 166
- Take the bus from Billund Centret to /Frodesgade / Torvegade v Esbjerg Rådhusbus 180
28h 34mkr 1,095–1,812Train, night train
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain Ter
- Take the train from Genève to Renens VDtrain Ic1 / ...
- Take the train from Renens VD to Basel SBBtrain
- Take the nighttrain from Basel Sbb to Hamburg Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Hamburg Hauptbahnhof to Kolding stationtrain Ic
- Take the train from Kolding St. to Esbjerg St.train Ic / ...
21h 37mkr 1,492–3,740Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Billund Airport, bus
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Billund Airport (BLL)plane GVA - BLL
- Take the bus from Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport to Esbjerg Busterminalbus
9h 47mkr 1,142–2,760Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Copenhagen Airport, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane LYS - CPH
- Take the train from Copenhagen Lufthavn to Odense St.train
- Take the train from Odense St. to Esbjerg St.train
8h 40mkr 1,197–2,954Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Westerland, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Westerland (GWT)plane LYS - GWT
- Take the train from Tønder St. to Esbjerg St.train
14h 9mDrive, car train
- Drive from Lyon to Lörrach Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Lörrach Hbf to Hamburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Esbjergcar
17h 47mkr 1,528–2,069Train
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain Ter
- Take the train from Genève to Renens VDtrain Ic1 / ...
- Take the train from Renens VD to Basel SBBtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Hamburg Hbftrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kolding St.train Ece / ...
- Take the train from Kolding St. to Esbjerg St.train Ic / ...
17h 48mkr 2,222–8,000Drive 1,373.9 km
- Drive from Lyon to Esbjergcar 1,373.9 km
13h 5mkr 1,825–2,635
Lyon to Esbjerg by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Esbjerg is to bus which costs 1000 kr - 1900 kr and takes 28h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Esbjerg is to fly and bus which takes 7h 52m and costs 1000 kr - 2700 kr.
No, there is no direct bus from Lyon to Esbjerg. However, there are services departing from Lyon and arriving at /Frodesgade / Torvegade v Esbjerg Rådhus via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), Kolding Busterminal and Billund Centret. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 34m.
No, there is no direct train from Lyon to Esbjerg. However, there are services departing from Lyon Part Dieu and arriving at Esbjerg St. via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Köln Hbf, Hamburg Hbf and Kolding St.. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 15m.
The distance between Lyon and Esbjerg is 1242 km. The road distance is 1373.9 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Esbjerg without a car is to train via Brussels which takes 15h 15m and costs 2300 kr - 7000 kr.
It takes approximately 7h 52m to get from Lyon to Esbjerg, including transfers.
Lyon to Esbjerg bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lyon station.
Lyon to Esbjerg train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Lyon Part Dieu station.
The best way to get from Lyon to Esbjerg is to train via Brussels which takes 15h 15m and costs 2300 kr - 7000 kr. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 1000 kr - 1900 kr and takes 28h 34m.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Esbjerg, Denmark?
You can take a train from Lyon Part Dieu to Esbjerg St. via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Köln Hbf, Hamburg Hbf, and Kolding St. in around 15h 15m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lyon to /Frodesgade / Torvegade v Esbjerg Rådhus via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), Kolding bus station, Kolding Busterminal, and Billund Centret in around 28h 34m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Billund Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 600–3,200
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Billund Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 600–3,200
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Billund Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 850–3,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Billund Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 550–3,100
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Billund Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 850–3,400
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Billund Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 600–3,300
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 500–1,700
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Billund Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 950–3,200
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Billund Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 800–2,200
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 750–2,500
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Westerland via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–4,600
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Westerland via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,100–7,500
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Billund Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 600–3,200
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Billund Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 600–3,200
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Billund Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 600–3,300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Billund Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 600–3,200
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Billund Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 550–3,100
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 750–2,200
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Billund Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- kr 800–3,700
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Westerland via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 950–3,400
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–1,800
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 240–390
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 240–390
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 240–390
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 300–1,400
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 550–2,600
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–5,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 470–800
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +49 221 800 20 80
- [email protected]
- Website
- MSM Partyzug
Train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- MSM Partyzug
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- [email protected]
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kolding St.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 380–600
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Kolding St. to Esbjerg St.
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 100–150
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Kolding St. to Esbjerg St.
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 100–150
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Copenhagen Lufthavn to Odense St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 260–380
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Odense St. to Esbjerg St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 200–300
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kolding St.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 380–600
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Kolding St. to Esbjerg St.
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 100–150
- Website
- Danish Railways
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kolding St.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 220–340
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Hamburg Hauptbahnhof to Kolding station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 220–340
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kolding St.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 220–340
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kolding St.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 230–360
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kolding St.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 230–360
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 200–400
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 200–400
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 200–400
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Genève to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 140–450
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Renens VD to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 460–1,400
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Genève to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 140–450
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Renens VD to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 460–1,400
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Basel Sbb to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 370–1,000
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- kr 800–1,000
- Couchette Carriage
- kr 550–700
- Seating Carriage
- kr 370–440
- Phone
- +45 72 30 25 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- GoCollective
Train from Tønder St. to Esbjerg St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- GoCollective
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Lörrach Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 750–900
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Basel SBB to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–1,900
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- 7010 4410
- [email protected]
- Website
- Sydtrafik
Bus from Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport to Esbjerg Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 75–110
- Website
- Sydtrafik
Bus from Kolding Busterminal to Billund Centret
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 50–70
- Website
- Sydtrafik
Bus from Billund Centret to /Frodesgade / Torvegade v Esbjerg Rådhus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 70–100
- Website
- Sydtrafik
Bus from Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport to Esbjerg Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 75–110
- Website
- Sydtrafik
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lyon to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 270–450
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Kolding bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,200
- Website
- Flixbus
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More Questions & Answers
Lyon to Esbjerg bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) station.
Lyon to Esbjerg train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Esbjerg is 1374 km. It takes approximately 13h 5m to drive from Lyon to Esbjerg.
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