There are 8 ways to get from Essen to Lyon by train (Eurostar, TGV, Trenitalia), bus, car, train, plane, or train (Eurostar, TGV)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Paris
best- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Paris Nordtrain Thalys
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
7h€238–467Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Lyonbus FlixBus N710
11h 35m€50–95Drive 763.2 km
- Drive from Essen to Lyoncar 763.2 km
7h 33m€119–172Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane DUS - LYS
4h 43m€93–255Train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Thalys
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
7h 54m€230–379Train, bus
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain 41 / ...
- Take the bus from FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Hbf Südseite - Pforzheimer Str. to LYON, Lyon - Perrache - poziom górny Abus
13h 8m€108–236Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane FRA - LYS
5h 52m€171–416Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
- Take the train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane AMS - LYS
7h 15m€134–348
Essen to Lyon by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Lyon is to bus which costs €50 - €95 and takes 11h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Lyon is to train and fly which takes 4h 43m and costs €90 - €260.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Essen central train station station and arriving at Lyon. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 11h 35m.
No, there is no direct train from Essen to Lyon. However, there are services departing from Essen Hbf and arriving at Lyon Part Dieu via Paris Nord and Paris Gare De Lyon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h.
The distance between Essen and Lyon is 1047 km. The road distance is 763.2 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Lyon without a car is to train via Paris which takes 7h and costs €230 - €470.
It takes approximately 7h to get from Essen to Lyon, including transfers.
Essen to Lyon bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Essen central train station.
Essen to Lyon train services, operated by Eurostar, depart from Essen Hbf station.
The best way to get from Essen to Lyon is to train via Paris which takes 7h and costs €230 - €470. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €50 - €95 and takes 11h 35m.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Lyon, France?
You can take a train from Essen Hbf to Lyon Part Dieu via Paris Nord and Paris Gare De Lyon in around 7h. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Essen central train station to Lyon twice daily. Tickets cost €50–95 and the journey takes 11h 35m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–550
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–340
Flights from Frankfurt to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–440
Flights from Frankfurt to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–310
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–310
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–350
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–360
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–350
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–440
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–270
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Essen Hbf to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €180–310
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Essen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Essen Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €140–230
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
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 Paris Gare De Lyon to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–14
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Phone
- 069 450099650
- Kundenservice-Linie10@vias-online.de
- Website
- vias-online.de
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Schedules at
- vias-online.de
- 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
- €9–24
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–26
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Essen central train station to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +48 801 22 33 44
- bilety@sindbad.pl
- Website
- sindbad.pl
Bus from FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Hbf Südseite - Pforzheimer Str. to LYON, Lyon - Perrache - poziom górny A
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- https://www.sindbad.pl/en/home
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More Questions & Answers
Essen to Lyon bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Lyon station.
Essen to Lyon train services, operated by Eurostar, arrive at Paris Nord station.
Yes, the driving distance between Essen to Lyon is 763 km. It takes approximately 7h 33m to drive from Essen to Lyon.
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