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How to get fromLyon to Essenby train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, plane, train, or train (TGV)

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There are 9 ways to get from Lyon to Essen by train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, plane, train, or train (TGV)

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train Tgv
    2. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbftrain train Ice
    3. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbftrain train 10 / ...
    7h 6m
    €191–392

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Lyon to Essen central train stationbus bus FlixBus N710
    11h 40m
    €65–110

  3. Drive  763.7 km

    1. Drive from Lyon to Essencar car 763.7 km
    7h 35m
    €122–176

  4. Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane LYS - DUS
    2. Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Essen Hbftrain train
    4h 36m
    €114–304

  5. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from LYON, Lyon - Perrache - poziom górny A to FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Hbf Südseite - Pforzheimer Str.bus bus
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbftrain train 41 / ...
    12h 37m
    €132–230

  6. Train via Metz

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Metz Villetrain train Tgv
    2. Take the train from Metz Ville to Luxembourgtrain train Ter
    3. Take the train from Luxembourg, Gare Centrale to Trier, Hauptbahnhoftrain train Re / ...
    4. Take the train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train
    5. Take the train from Koeln Messe/Deutz to Essen Hbftrain train Re
    13h 11m
    €193–472

  7. Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain train
    2. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane GVA - DUS
    6h 21m
    €133–359

  8. Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Frankfurt, train

    1. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane LYS - FRA
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbftrain train
    5h 59m
    €171–376

  9. Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport, train

    1. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane plane LYS - CGN
    2. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Essen Hbftrain train
    7h 58m
    €109–330

Lyon to Essen by train

Calendar110Weekly Trains
Duration7h 6mAverage Duration
Ticket€191Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,052.4 km
  • Duration: 7h 6m

What companies run services between Lyon, France and Essen, Germany?

You can take a train from Lyon Part Dieu to Essen Hbf via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and Köln Hbf in around 7h 6m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Lyon to Essen central train station twice daily. Tickets cost €65–110 and the journey takes 11h 40m.

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