There are 7 ways to get from Essen to Lund by plane, train, bus, night train, car, or car train
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Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport, train
best- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane DUS - CPH
- Take the train from København lufthavn stasjon to Lund Centralstationtrain
5h 17mkr 1,066–3,159Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Essen Hbf to Hannover Hbfbus Dnipro
- Take the bus from Hanover central bus station to Lundbus N73
14h 6mkr 1,036–1,426Train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Malmo Ctrain Ic
10h 15mkr 1,189–1,447Train, night train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Hamburg-Harburgtrain 43 / ...
- Take the night train from Hamburg-Harburg to Lund Cnighttrain En
11h 4mkr 1,219–1,585Train to Frankfurt, fly, train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane FRA - CPH
- Take the train from København lufthavn stasjon to Lund Centralstationtrain
6h 36mkr 1,771–3,454Drive 872.5 km
- Drive from Essen to Lundcar 872.5 km
7h 45mkr 1,476–2,131Drive, car train
- Drive from Essen to Hannover Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Hannover Hbf to Hamburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Lundcar
8h 6mkr 2,169–3,032
Essen to Lund by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Lund is to bus which costs 1000 kr - 1500 kr and takes 14h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Lund is to fly and train which takes 5h 17m and costs 1000 kr - 3200 kr.
No, there is no direct bus from Essen to Lund. However, there are services departing from Essen Hbf and arriving at Lund via Hanover central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 6m.
No, there is no direct train from Essen to Lund station. However, there are services departing from Essen Hbf and arriving at Lund Centralstation via Hamburg Hbf and Malmö, Centralstation. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 15m.
The distance between Essen and Lund is 708 km. The road distance is 872.5 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Lund without a car is to train which takes 10h 15m and costs 1100 kr - 1500 kr.
It takes approximately 5h 17m to get from Essen to Lund, including transfers.
Essen to Lund bus services, operated by East West Eurolines, depart from Essen Hbf station.
Essen to Lund train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Essen Hbf station.
The best way to get from Essen to Lund is to train which takes 10h 15m and costs 1100 kr - 1500 kr. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 1000 kr - 1500 kr and takes 14h 6m.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Lund, Sweden?
You can take a train from Essen Hbf to Lund Centralstation via Hamburg Hbf and Malmö, Centralstation in around 10h 15m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Essen Hbf to Lund via Hannover Hbf and Hanover central bus station in around 14h 6m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 650–2,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 900–1,900
Flights from Frankfurt to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 950–3,400
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 480–2,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–2,000
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 650–2,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 480–2,100
- Phone
- +46 771-77 77 1
- bokningssupporten@oresundstag.se
- Website
- oresundstag.se
Train from København lufthavn stasjon to Lund Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 130–270
- Website
- https://www.oresundstag.se/en
- 1st Class
- kr 200–270
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 650–750
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 650–750
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 500–600
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Malmo C
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 440–600
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- kundservice@sj.se
- Website
- sj.se
Night train from Hamburg-Harburg to Lund C
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- kr 550–850
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
- 1st Class Ticket
- kr 600–850
- 2nd Class Ticket
- kr 550–800
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Hannover Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 950–1,200
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +380 98 815 4444
- support@ewe.ua
- Website
- ewe.ua
Bus from Essen Hbf to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 600–700
- Website
- https://ewe.ua/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Hanover central bus station to Lund
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 430–750
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Essen to Lund bus services, operated by East West Eurolines, arrive at Hannover Hbf station.
Essen to Lund train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hamburg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Essen to Lund is 873 km. It takes approximately 7h 45m to drive from Essen to Lund.
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