There are 11 ways to get from Essen to Limoges by train (Eurostar), bus, car, plane, or train
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Train
best- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Paris Nordtrain Thalys
- Take the train from Paris Austerlitz to Limoges Bénédictinstrain 560A / ...
8h 59m€265–475Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Brussels-North train stationbus N380 / ...
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Limogesbus FlixBus N781
15h€73–130Drive 913.7 km
- Drive from Essen to Limogescar 913.7 km
8h 38m€144–208Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane DUS - CDG
- Take the train from Paris Austerlitz to Limoges Bénédictinstrain
9h 5m€208–462Train via Paris
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Paris Nordtrain Tha
- Take the train from Paris Bercy to Limoges Benedictinstrain Intercités
9h 20m€170–342Train to Paris Orly Airport, fly to Limoges-Bellegarde Airport
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Paris Nordtrain
- Fly from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to Limoges-Bellegarde Airport (LIG)plane ORY - LIG
8h 32m€261–559Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Limoges-Bellegarde Airport
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Limoges-Bellegarde Airport (LIG)plane CGN - LIG
9h 19m€117–263Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport (CFE)plane DUS - CFE
- Take the train from Clermont Ferrand to Montlucon - Villetrain
- Take the train from Montluçon to Limoges Bénédictinstrain
12h 10m€215–1,077Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Limoges-Bellegarde Airport
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Viersen Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Venlo to Eindhoven Centraaltrain
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Limoges-Bellegarde Airport (LIG)plane EIN - LIG
11h 25m€124–408Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Limoges-Bellegarde Airport
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Limoges-Bellegarde Airport (LIG)plane DUS - LIG
9h 10m€83–317Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane DUS - LYS
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Vierzontrain
- Take the train from Vierzon to Limoges Bénédictinstrain
12h 9m€209–453
Essen to Limoges by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Limoges is to bus which costs €70 - €130 and takes 15h.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Limoges is to train and fly which takes 8h 32m and costs €260 - €600.
No, there is no direct bus from Essen station to Limoges. However, there are services departing from Essen central train station and arriving at Limoges via Brussels-North train station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h.
No, there is no direct train from Essen to Limoges. However, there are services departing from Essen Hbf and arriving at Limoges Bénédictins via Gare du Nord and Paris Austerlitz. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 59m.
The distance between Essen and Limoges is 1014 km. The road distance is 913.7 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Limoges without a car is to train which takes 8h 59m and costs €260 - €480.
It takes approximately 8h 59m to get from Essen to Limoges, including transfers.
Essen to Limoges bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Essen central train station.
Essen to Limoges train services, operated by Eurostar, depart from Essen Hbf station.
The best way to get from Essen to Limoges is to train which takes 8h 59m and costs €260 - €480. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €70 - €130 and takes 15h, you could also fly, which costs €80 - €320 and takes 9h 10m.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Limoges, France?
You can take a train from Essen Hbf to Limoges Bénédictins via Paris Nord, Gare du Nord, Gare d'Austerlitz, and Paris Austerlitz in around 8h 59m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Essen central train station to Limoges via Brussels-North train station in around 15h.
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Limoges-Bellegarde Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–130
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Limoges-Bellegarde Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €95–360
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Limoges-Bellegarde Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–700
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Limoges-Bellegarde Airport via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–400
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Limoges-Bellegarde Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–380
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Limoges-Bellegarde Airport via Menorca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–380
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Limoges-Bellegarde Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–380
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–290
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–700
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–360
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–270
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–950
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–330
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–290
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €190–1,100
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Limoges-Bellegarde Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–170
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Limoges-Bellegarde Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–400
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Limoges-Bellegarde Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–220
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Essen Hbf to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €190–340
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Essen Hbf to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €190–340
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Paris Austerlitz to Limoges Bénédictins
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Paris Austerlitz to Limoges Bénédictins
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Essen Hbf to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–200
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Paris Bercy to Limoges Benedictins
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Clermont Ferrand to Montlucon - Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Montluçon to Limoges Bénédictins
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Vierzon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Vierzon to Limoges Bénédictins
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Viersen Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €10–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Viersen Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Venlo to Eindhoven Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–12
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Essen central train station to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Limoges
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Essen to Limoges bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Brussels-North train station.
Essen to Limoges train services, operated by Eurostar, arrive at Paris Nord station.
Yes, the driving distance between Essen to Limoges is 914 km. It takes approximately 8h 38m to drive from Essen to Limoges.
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