There are 7 ways to get from Lund to Essen by train, plane, bus, night train, or car
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Train, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
best- Take the train from Lund Centralstation to Copenhagen Lufthavntrain
- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane CPH - DUS
4h 54m€105–267Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Lund to Copenhagen Busterminalbus 032 / ...
- Take the bus from Copenhagen Busterminal to Essen central train stationbus N74
15h 25m€64–128Train
- Take the train from Malmo C to Hamburg Hbftrain Ic
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Essen Hbftrain 43 / ...
10h 41m€122–260Night train, train
- Take the night train from Lund C to Hamburg Hbfnighttrain En
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Essen Hbftrain 43 / ...
11h 6m€124–284Train, fly to Frankfurt
- Take the train from Lund Centralstation to Copenhagen Lufthavntrain
- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane CPH - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbftrain
6h 34m€167–395Train, bus
- Take the train from Lund Centralstation to Köpenhamn Htrain
- Take the train from København H to Hamburg Hbftrain Ece / ...
- Take the bus from Hamburg to Essen Hbfbus
12h 5m€136–221Drive 870.7 km
- Drive from Lund to Essencar 870.7 km
7h 42m€140–202
Lund to Essen by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lund to Essen is to bus which costs €60 - €130 and takes 15h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Lund to Essen is to train and fly which takes 4h 54m and costs €100 - €270.
No, there is no direct bus from Lund to Essen station. However, there are services departing from Lund and arriving at Essen central train station via Copenhagen Busterminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Lund station to Essen. However, there are services departing from Lund Centralstation and arriving at Essen Hbf via Malmo C and Hamburg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 41m.
The distance between Lund and Essen is 709 km. The road distance is 870.7 km.
The best way to get from Lund to Essen without a car is to train which takes 10h 41m and costs €120 - €260.
It takes approximately 4h 54m to get from Lund to Essen, including transfers.
Lund to Essen bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lund station.
Lund to Essen train services, operated by Snälltåget, depart from Malmo C station.
The best way to get from Lund to Essen is to train which takes 10h 41m and costs €120 - €260. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €60 - €130 and takes 15h 25m.
What companies run services between Lund, Sweden and Essen, Germany?
You can take a train from Lund Centralstation to Essen Hbf via Malmo C and Hamburg Hbf in around 10h 41m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lund to Essen central train station via Copenhagen Busterminal in around 15h 25m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–280
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–280
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–230
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–210
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–260
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
- Phone
- +46 771-77 77 1
- bokningssupporten@oresundstag.se
- Website
- oresundstag.se
Train from Lund Centralstation to Copenhagen Lufthavn
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Website
- https://www.oresundstag.se/en
Train from Lund Centralstation to Köpenhamn H
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–17
- Website
- https://www.oresundstag.se/en
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- kundservice@sj.se
- Website
- sj.se
Train from Lund Centralstation to Copenhagen Lufthavn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
Night train from Lund C to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Train from Malmo C to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
Night train from Lund C to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
Train from Lund Centralstation to Köpenhamn H
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- dsb.dk
Train from København H to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Lund to Copenhagen Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €3–7
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Copenhagen Busterminal to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +47 407 05070
- buss@vy.no
- Website
- vybuss.no
Bus from Lund to Copenhagen Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–18
- Website
- https://www.vybuss.com/
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Hamburg to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Phone
- +380 98 815 4444
- support@ewe.ua
- Website
- ewe.ua
Bus from Hamburg to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://ewe.ua/
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More Questions & Answers
Lund to Essen bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Copenhagen Busterminal station.
Lund to Essen train services, operated by Snälltåget, arrive at Hamburg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lund to Essen is 871 km. It takes approximately 7h 42m to drive from Lund to Essen.
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