There are 9 ways to get from Essen to Arles by plane, train, train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, or car
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Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Marseille Provence Airport, train
best- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)DUS - MRS
- Take the train from Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille to Arles
5h 52m€111–290Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Essen central train station to MontpellierFlixBus N710
- Take the bus from Montpellier to NîmesFlixBus 788 / ...
19h 16m€67–146Train via Avignon
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-MidiThalys
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Avignon TgvTgv
10h 20m€163–409Drive 1,023.8 km
- Drive from Essen to Arles1,023.8 km
10h 9m€157–226Train to Frankfurt, fly to Marseille Provence Airport, train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)FRA - MRS
- Take the train from Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille to Arles
6h 55m€136–340Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Marseille Provence Airport
- Take the train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)AMS - MRS
- Take the train from Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille to Arles
8h 24m€139–371Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Fréjorgues Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Fréjorgues Airport (MPL)DUS - MPL
- Take the train from Montpellier Sud De France to Nimes Pont Du Gard
9h 55m€165–413Train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Bruxelles MidiTha
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to NimesTgv
- Take the train from Nimes to ArlesTer
10h 52m€156–494Train, bus
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Leverkusen MitteRe
- Take the bus from Leverkusen to Mannheim, ZOB
- Take the bus from Mannheim - Bus Station to Avignon - Le Pontet - Le Lac Stop
19h 39m
Essen to Arles by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Arles is to bus which costs €65 - €150 and takes 19h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Arles is to fly and train which takes 5h 52m and costs €110 - €290.
No, there is no direct bus from Essen station to Arles. However, there are services departing from Essen central train station and arriving at ARLES - Clémenceau via Montpellier, Parnasse and NÎMES - Gare Routière. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 16m.
No, there is no direct train from Essen to Arles. However, there are services departing from Essen Hbf and arriving at Arles via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Avignon Tgv and Avignon Centre. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 20m.
The distance between Essen and Arles is 982 km. The road distance is 1023.8 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Arles without a car is to train via Avignon which takes 10h 20m and costs €160 - €410.
It takes approximately 5h 52m to get from Essen to Arles, including transfers.
Essen to Arles bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Essen central train station.
Essen to Arles train services, operated by Eurostar, depart from Essen Hbf station.
The best way to get from Essen to Arles is to train via Avignon which takes 10h 20m and costs €160 - €410. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €65 - €150 and takes 19h 16m.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Arles, France?
You can take a train from Essen Hbf to Arles via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Avignon Tgv, and Avignon Centre in around 10h 20m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Essen central train station to ARLES - Clémenceau via Montpellier, Nîmes, Parnasse, Lycee Cci, and NÎMES - Gare Routière in around 19h 16m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–340
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–390
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Marseille Provence Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–400
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Marseille Provence Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–390
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Fréjorgues Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–550
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–230
Flights from Frankfurt to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–250
Flights from Frankfurt to Marseille Provence Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–250
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–390
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Fréjorgues Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–550
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–350
Flights from Frankfurt to Marseille Provence Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Fréjorgues Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–200
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–290
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Fréjorgues Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–310
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille to Arles
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Montpellier Sud De France to Nimes Pont Du Gard
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–20
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €9–14
- Rail 1st Class
- €14–20
Train from Nimes to Arles
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–110
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Essen Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Essen Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Avignon Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–230
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Montpellier Sud De France to Nimes Pont Du Gard
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–15
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Nimes
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–220
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–50
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €15–23
- 1st Class
- €29–50
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–55
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €17–25
- 1st Class
- €30–55
- Phone
- 069 450099650
- Kundenservice-Linie10@vias-online.de
- Website
- vias-online.de
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Schedules at
- vias-online.de
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Leverkusen Mitte
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Leverkusen Mitte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- fahrgaeste@train-rental.com
- Website
- train-rental.com
Train from Essen Hbf to Leverkusen Mitte
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- train-rental.com
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Essen central train station to Montpellier
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Montpellier to Nîmes
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Montpellier to Nîmes
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–15
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Mannheim - Bus Station to Avignon - Le Pontet - Le Lac Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–75
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Montpellier to Nîmes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €6–13
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Montpellier to Nîmes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +389 75 209 209
- hakkomerc@gmail.com
- Website
- hakbus.org
Bus from Leverkusen to Mannheim, ZOB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://www.hakbus.org/
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More Questions & Answers
Essen to Arles bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Montpellier station.
Essen to Arles train services, operated by Eurostar, arrive at Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi station.
Yes, the driving distance between Essen to Arles is 1024 km. It takes approximately 10h 9m to drive from Essen to Arles.
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