There are 9 ways to get from Esbjerg to Lyon by bus, plane, train (Eurostar, TGV), train, night train, car, car train, or train (TGV)
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Bus to Billund Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
best- Take the bus from Esbjerg Busterminal to Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airportbus
- Fly from Billund Airport (BLL) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane BLL - LYS
7h 46m€121–573Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Esbjerg St. to Kolding St.train Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Kolding bus station to Essen central train stationbus N74
- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Lyonbus
24h 23m€114–195Train via Brussels
- Take the train from Esbjerg St. to Kolding St.train Ic / ...
- Take the train from Kolding St. to Hamburg Hbftrain Ece / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Miditrain 79
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
16h 42m€311–670Train, night train, bus
- Take the train from Esbjerg St. to Kolding St.train Ic / ...
- Take the train from Kolding station to Hamburg Hauptbahnhoftrain Ic
- Take the night train from Hamburg Hbf to Zuerich Hbnighttrain Nj
- Take the bus from Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquai to Lyon Perrache Bus Stationbus
25h 9m€119–250Train to Copenhagen Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Take the train from Esbjerg St. to København Htrain
- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane CPH - LYS
8h 33m€176–341Bus to Billund Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Esbjerg Busterminal to Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airportbus
- Fly from Billund Airport (BLL) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane BLL - GVA
- Take the train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieutrain
10h 41m€150–494Drive, car train
- Drive from Esbjerg to Hamburg Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Hamburg Hbf to Lörrach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Lörrach Hbf to Lyoncar
17h 37m€203–274Train
- Take the train from Esbjerg St. to Kolding St.train Ic / ...
- Take the train from Kolding St. to Hamburg Hbftrain Ece / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBBtrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Annemassetrain
- Take the train from Annemasse to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
20h 23m€307–780Drive 1,373.2 km
- Drive from Esbjerg to Lyoncar 1,373.2 km
12h 59m€245–354
Esbjerg to Lyon by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Esbjerg to Lyon is to train and bus which costs €110 - €200 and takes 24h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Esbjerg to Lyon is to bus and fly which takes 7h 46m and costs €120 - €600.
No, there is no direct train from Esbjerg to Lyon. However, there are services departing from Esbjerg St. and arriving at Lyon Part Dieu via Kolding St., Hamburg Hbf, Köln Hbf and Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 42m.
The distance between Esbjerg and Lyon is 1241 km. The road distance is 1373.2 km.
The best way to get from Esbjerg to Lyon without a car is to train via Brussels which takes 16h 42m and costs €310 - €700.
It takes approximately 7h 46m to get from Esbjerg to Lyon, including transfers.
Esbjerg to Lyon train services, operated by Danish Railways (DSB), depart from Esbjerg St. station.
Esbjerg to Lyon train services, operated by Danish Railways (DSB), arrive at Kolding St. station.
Yes, the driving distance between Esbjerg to Lyon is 1373 km. It takes approximately 12h 59m to drive from Esbjerg to Lyon.
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What companies run services between Esbjerg, Denmark and Lyon, France?
You can take a train from Esbjerg St. to Lyon Part Dieu via Kolding St., Hamburg Hbf, Köln Hbf, Bruxelles Midi, and Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi in around 16h 42m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Billund Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–430
Flights from Billund Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–440
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Billund Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–390
Flights from Billund Airport to Geneva International Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–380
Flights from Billund Airport to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–400
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Billund Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–600
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–380
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–380
Flights from Billund Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–450
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Billund Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–430
Flights from Billund Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–390
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Billund Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–440
Flights from Billund Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–430
Flights from Billund Airport to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–400
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Billund Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
Flights from Billund Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–470
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–300
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- dsb.dk
Train from Esbjerg St. to Kolding St.
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
Train from Kolding St. to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
Train from Esbjerg St. to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Train from Kolding St. to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
Train from Kolding station to Hamburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–200
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €150–370
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 221 800 20 80
- info@msm-gruppe.de
- Website
- msm-gruppe.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- msm-gruppe.de
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €150–250
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Annemasse to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Hamburg Hbf to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €110–140
- Couchette Carriage
- €80–95
- Seating Carriage
- €50–65
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Hamburg Hbf to Lörrach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €160–240
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Renens VD to Annemasse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–75
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- 7010 4410
- post@sydtrafik.dk
- Website
- sydtrafik.dk
Bus from Esbjerg Busterminal to Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- https://sydtrafik.dk/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Kolding bus station to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Essen central train station to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquai to Lyon Perrache Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
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