There are 13 ways to get from Essen to Perpignan by train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, car, plane, or train
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 Tha
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Perpignantrain Tgv
10h 51m€310–629Fly Weeze Airport to Girona–Costa Brava Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Weeze Airport (NRN) to Girona–Costa Brava Airport (GRO)plane NRN - GRO
- Take the bus from Girona Airport to Perpignanbus
8h 17m€44–298Bus
- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Montpellierbus FlixBus N710
- Take the bus from Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station to Perpignan - Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
18h 31m€83–151Drive 1,209.5 km
- Drive from Essen to Perpignancar 1,209.5 km
11h 37m€189–273Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane DUS - BCN
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Perpignantrain
7h 46m€74–255Train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Thalys
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Perpignantrain Tgv
11h 42m€320–529Train, bus
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain 41 / ...
- Take the bus from Frankfurt - Airport Bus Station to Perpignan - Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
19h 36m€121–251Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane CGN - BCN
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Perpignantrain
8h 13m€89–314Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Girona–Costa Brava Airport, bus
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Viersen Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Venlo to Eindhoventrain
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Girona–Costa Brava Airport (GRO)plane EIN - GRO
- Take the bus from Girona Airport to Perpignanbus
9h 18m€102–379Train to Frankfurt, fly to Marseille Provence Airport, train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)plane FRA - MRS
- Take the train from Aix En Provence Tgv to Perpignantrain
9h 42m€184–425Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport
- 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 Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS)plane AMS - TLS
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Narbonnetrain
- Take the train from Narbonne to Perpignantrain
10h 37m€140–439Train, train to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Perpignan-Rivesaltes Airport
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbftrain
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Liège, Guillemins Bftrain
- Take the train from Liège-Guillemins to Charleroi-Centraltrain
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Perpignan-Rivesaltes Airport (PGF)plane CRL - PGF
9h 52m€164–527Train, train to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Girona–Costa Brava Airport, bus
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbftrain
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Liège, Guillemins Bftrain
- Take the train from Liège-Guillemins to Charleroi-Centraltrain
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Girona–Costa Brava Airport (GRO)plane CRL - GRO
- Take the bus from Girona Airport to Perpignanbus
11h 3m€118–502
Essen to Perpignan by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Perpignan is to bus which costs €80 - €160 and takes 18h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Perpignan is to fly and train which takes 7h 46m and costs €70 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Essen station to Perpignan station. However, there are services departing from Essen central train station and arriving at Perpignan - Bus Station via Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 31m.
No, there is no direct train from Essen to Perpignan. However, there are services departing from Essen Hbf and arriving at Perpignan via Paris Nord and Paris Gare De Lyon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 51m.
The distance between Essen and Perpignan is 1505 km. The road distance is 1209.5 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Perpignan without a car is to train via Paris which takes 10h 51m and costs €310 - €650.
It takes approximately 10h 51m to get from Essen to Perpignan, including transfers.
Essen to Perpignan bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Essen central train station.
Essen to Perpignan train services, operated by Eurostar, depart from Essen Hbf station.
The best way to get from Essen to Perpignan is to train via Paris which takes 10h 51m and costs €310 - €650. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €80 - €160 and takes 18h 31m.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Perpignan, France?
You can take a train from Essen Hbf to Perpignan via Paris Nord and Paris Gare De Lyon in around 10h 51m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Essen central train station to Perpignan - Bus Station via Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station in around 18h 31m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Weeze Airport to Girona–Costa Brava Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €28–260
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Girona–Costa Brava Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Girona–Costa Brava Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Perpignan-Rivesaltes Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–460
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Girona–Costa Brava Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–340
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–600
Flights from Frankfurt to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–310
Flights from Frankfurt to Marseille Provence Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–250
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–400
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–400
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–220
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–150
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–400
- 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
- €50–310
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Essen Hbf to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €170–300
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Essen Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Köln Hbf to Liège, Guillemins Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- 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 Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €170–280
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €230–380
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Narbonne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Narbonne to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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 Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–330
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Narbonne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–55
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Narbonne to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–24
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Aix En Provence Tgv to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Narbonne to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Viersen Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–23
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Liège, Guillemins Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Venlo to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–14
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
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
- 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
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- fahrgaeste@train-rental.com
- Website
- train-rental.com
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- train-rental.com
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Köln Hbf to Liège, Guillemins Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Liège-Guillemins to Charleroi-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/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 Montpellier
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station to Perpignan - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Girona Airport to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station to Perpignan - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–18
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Frankfurt - Airport Bus Station to Perpignan - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–150
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station to Perpignan - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–24
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Girona Airport to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
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More Questions & Answers
Essen to Perpignan bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Montpellier station.
Essen to Perpignan train services, operated by Eurostar, arrive at Paris Nord station.
Yes, the driving distance between Essen to Perpignan is 1210 km. It takes approximately 11h 37m to drive from Essen to Perpignan.
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