There are 9 ways to get from Essen to Perpignan by train (Eurostar, TGV), train, bus, car, or plane
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€166–452Fly Weeze Airport to Girona–Costa Brava Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Weeze Airport (NRN) to Girona–Costa Brava Airport (GRO)plane NRN - GRO
- Take the train from Girona to Perpignantrain
9h 4m€58–309Train, 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€100–180Drive 1,209.5 km
- Drive from Essen to Perpignancar 1,209.5 km
11h 37m€183–264Fly 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€72–320Train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Thalys
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Perpignantrain Tgv
11h 47m€199–398Bus
- Take the bus from Essen to Kölnbus
- Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Frankfurt central train stationbus N84 / ...
- Take the bus from FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Hbf Südseite - Pforzheimer Str. to PERPIGNAN, Gare Routiere, Bd Saint-Assiscle, k/SNCFbus
21h 1m€99–241Train 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€86–337Train 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€155–364
Essen to Perpignan by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Perpignan is to train and bus which costs €100 - €180 and takes 19h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Perpignan is to fly and train which takes 7h 46m and costs €70 - €320.
No, there is no direct bus from Essen to Perpignan. However, there are services departing from Essen and arriving at PERPIGNAN, Gare Routiere, Bd Saint-Assiscle, k/SNCF via Cologne Airport CGN and FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Hbf Südseite - Pforzheimer Str.. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 1m.
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 €160 - €460.
It takes approximately 10h 51m to get from Essen to Perpignan, including transfers.
Essen to Perpignan bus services, operated by Pavluks Trans, depart from Essen 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 €160 - €460. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €95 - €250 and takes 21h 1m.
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 to PERPIGNAN, Gare Routiere, Bd Saint-Assiscle, k/SNCF via Cologne Airport CGN and FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Hbf Südseite - Pforzheimer Str. in around 21h 1m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–380
Flights from Frankfurt to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–290
Flights from Frankfurt to Marseille Provence Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Weeze Airport to Girona–Costa Brava Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–290
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Frankfurt to Marseille Provence Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–290
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–150
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–160
- 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
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Essen Hbf to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–260
- 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
- €55–150
- 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 Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–190
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–90
- 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
- €140–250
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Girona to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–55
- 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
- €75–150
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Aix En Provence Tgv to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Girona to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/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
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Frankfurt - Airport Bus Station to Perpignan - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–100
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Essen to Köln
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €4–5
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Frankfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +380(67)-484-57-27
- support@pavluks-trans.com
- Website
- pavluks-trans.com
Bus from Essen to Köln
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://pavluks-trans.com/en/tickets/kyiv/goettingen?sort_by=departure&order_by=ASC&page=1
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Essen to Köln
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Frankfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +380 98 815 4444
- support@ewe.ua
- Website
- ewe.ua
Bus from Essen to Köln
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–65
- Website
- https://ewe.ua/
- Phone
- +38 (044) 444 00 44
- Website
- grandes-tour.com.ua
Bus from Essen to Köln
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Website
- https://grandes-tour.com.ua/en
- Phone
- +48 801 22 33 44
- bilety@sindbad.pl
- Website
- sindbad.pl
Bus from FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Hbf Südseite - Pforzheimer Str. to PERPIGNAN, Gare Routiere, Bd Saint-Assiscle, k/SNCF
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €80–100
- Website
- https://www.sindbad.pl/en/home
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More Questions & Answers
Essen to Perpignan bus services, operated by Pavluks Trans, arrive at Köln 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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