There are 9 ways to get from Essen to Quimper 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
best- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Paris NordThalys
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to QuimperTgv
9h 48m€143–389Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Düsseldorf central bus station to LilleN280 / ...
- Take the bus from Lille to QuimperN702
19h 41m€71–178Train, bus
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Paris NordTha
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Quimper - Bus StationBlaBlaCar Bus
14h 23m€117–311Drive 1,036.2 km
- Drive from Essen to Quimper1,036.2 km
10h 28m€160–231Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Brest Bretagne Airport (BES)DUS - BES
- Take the train from Brest to Quimper
9h 13m€142–359Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS)DUS - RNS
- Take the train from Rennes to Quimper
9h 49m€183–503Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)DUS - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to Quimper
10h 15m€132–331Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport
- Take the train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS)AMS - RNS
- Take the train from Rennes to Quimper
10h 5m€191–514Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Take the train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)AMS - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to Quimper
10h 41m€150–432
Essen to Quimper by train, subway, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Quimper is to bus which costs €70 - €180 and takes 19h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Quimper is to fly and train which takes 9h 13m and costs €140 - €360.
No, there is no direct bus from Essen station to Quimper. However, there are services departing from Essen central train station and arriving at Quimper via Düsseldorf central bus station and Lille. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 41m.
No, there is no direct train from Essen to Quimper. However, there are services departing from Essen Hbf and arriving at Quimper via Gare du Nord and Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 48m.
The distance between Essen and Quimper is 1196 km. The road distance is 1036.2 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Quimper without a car is to train which takes 9h 48m and costs €140 - €390.
It takes approximately 9h 48m to get from Essen to Quimper, including transfers.
Essen to Quimper bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Düsseldorf central bus station.
Essen to Quimper train services, operated by Eurostar, depart from Essen Hbf station.
The best way to get from Essen to Quimper is to train which takes 9h 48m and costs €140 - €390. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €70 - €180 and takes 19h 41m.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Quimper, France?
You can take a train from Essen Hbf to Quimper via Paris Nord, Gare du Nord, Montparnasse Bienvenue, and Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 in around 9h 48m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Essen central train station to Quimper via Düsseldorf central bus station and Lille in around 19h 41m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–430
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–480
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–360
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–370
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–360
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–370
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–400
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €85–260
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–360
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–380
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Bastia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–310
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Essen Hbf to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–250
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Quimper
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Rennes to Quimper
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–45
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Nantes to Quimper
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- 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 Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Quimper
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice 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 Brest to Quimper
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Rennes to Quimper
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Nantes to Quimper
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 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
- €15–50
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €15–23
- 1st Class
- €29–50
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–55
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €17–25
- 1st Class
- €30–55
- 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
- €15–21
- Schedules at
- vias-online.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Quimper - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–60
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Düsseldorf central bus station to Lille
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–45
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Düsseldorf central bus station to Lille
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lille to Quimper
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Essen to Quimper bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Lille station.
Essen to Quimper train services, operated by Eurostar, arrive at Paris Nord station.
Yes, the driving distance between Essen to Quimper is 1036 km. It takes approximately 10h 28m to drive from Essen to Quimper.
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