There are 11 ways to get from Europe to France by train (Eurostar), 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 Fulda
best- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain Rb5
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain 12 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Miditrain 79
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Paris Nordtrain
8h 37m€148–443Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Frankfurt (Main) Südtrain Re5 / ...
- Take the bus from Frankfurt - Airport Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
12h 51m€68–170Drive 735.2 km
- Drive from Europe to Pariscar 735.2 km
6h 29m€118–170Train to Frankfurt, fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane FRA - CDG
7h 38m€111–300Train
- Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Frankfurttrain 50 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Miditrain 79
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Paris Nordtrain
9h 35m€158–416Train #2
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain Rb5 / ...
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Hbftrain Re
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Paris Nordtrain
11h 4m€272–483Bus
- Take the bus from Eisenach central bus station to Erfurt central train stationbus 020
- Take the bus from Erfurt central train station to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus N1305 / ...
16h 14m€75–117Train to Frankfurt, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane FRA - LYS
7h 46m€155–364Train to Frankfurt, fly to Marseille Provence Airport
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)plane FRA - MRS
7h 46m€121–325Train to Frankfurt, fly to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane FRA - NCE
7h 47m€140–311Train, train to Hannover Airport, fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Take the train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingentrain
- Take the train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane HAJ - CDG
8h 7m
Europe to France by bus, train, and subway
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Europe to France is to train and bus which costs €65 - €170 and takes 12h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Europe to France is to drive which takes 6h 29m and costs €110 - €170.
No, there is no direct bus from Europe to France. However, there are services departing from Sontra-Ulfen Mitte and arriving at Hôtel de Ville via Eisenach central bus station, Erfurt central train station and Gare de Lyon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 14m.
No, there is no direct train from Europe to France. However, there are services departing from Bebra Bahnhof and arriving at Cité via Fulda Bahnhof, Frankfurt, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and Gare du Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 37m.
The distance between Europe and France is 885 km. The road distance is 735.2 km.
The best way to get from Europe to France without a car is to train via Fulda which takes 8h 37m and costs €140 - €450.
It takes approximately 8h 37m to get from Europe to France, including transfers.
Europe to France bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Eisenach central bus station.
Europe to France train services, operated by cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH, depart from Bebra Bahnhof station.
The best way to get from Europe to France is to train via Fulda which takes 8h 37m and costs €140 - €450. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €70 - €120 and takes 16h 14m.
What companies run services between Europe and France?
You can take a bus from Nentershausen Oderstraße to Cité via Bebra Bahnhof, Bebra Bahnhof, Fulda Bahnhof, Frankfurt, Bruxelles Midi, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Paris Nord, and Gare du Nord in around 8h 37m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Sontra-Ulfen Mitte to Hôtel de Ville via Herleshausen Bahnhof, Herleshausen Bahnhof, Eisenach Hbf, Eisenach central bus station, Erfurt central train station, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), and Gare de Lyon in around 16h 14m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–290
Flights from Frankfurt to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–490
Flights from Frankfurt to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–370
Flights from Frankfurt to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–300
Flights from Frankfurt to Marseille Provence Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Saturday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €110–330
Flights from Frankfurt to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–280
Flights from Frankfurt to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–280
Flights from Hannover Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–390
Flights from Hannover Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–360
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–270
Flights from Frankfurt to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–340
Flights from Hannover Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–370
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–250
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–190
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–270
Flights from Frankfurt to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Marseille Provence Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
Flights from Frankfurt to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–300
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–490
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–390
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- info@cantus-bahn.de
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Frankfurt (Main) Süd
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €9–20
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €210–350
- Website
- Eurostar
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Frankfurt - Airport Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Eisenach central bus station to Erfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Erfurt central train station to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Europe to France bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Erfurt central train station.
Europe to France train services, operated by cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH, arrive at Fulda Bahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Europe to France is 735 km. It takes approximately 6h 29m to drive from Europe to France.
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