There are 8 ways to get from Lund to Essen by train, plane, train (Deutsche Bahn), bus, night train, car, or car train
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Train, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
best- Take the train from Lund Centralstation to København lufthavn stasjontrain
- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane CPH - DUS
4h 44m€107–328Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Copenhagen Busterminal to Essen central train stationbus N74
15h 43m€52–143Train
- Take the train from Lund Centralstation to Köpenhamn Htrain
- Take the train from København H to Hamburg Hbftrain Ece / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Essen Hbftrain 43 / ...
10h 28m€78–174Night train, train
- Take the night train from Lund C to Hamburg Hbfnighttrain 10301 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Essen Hbftrain 43 / ...
11h 42m€72–167Train, fly to Frankfurt
- Take the train from Lund Centralstation to København lufthavn stasjontrain
- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane CPH - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbftrain
6h 37m€157–350Train, night train, bus
- Take the train from Lund Centralstation to Köpenhamn Htrain
- Take the night train from København H to Hamburg Hauptbahnhofnighttrain Nt
- Take the bus from Hamburg Central Bus Station to Essen Hbfbus
15h 28m€98–149Drive 870.7 km
- Drive from Lund to Essencar 870.7 km
7h 42m€141–203Drive, car train
- Drive from Lund to Hamburg Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hannover Hbf to Essencar
8h 4m€209–286
Lund to Essen by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lund to Essen is to bus which costs €50 - €150 and takes 15h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Lund to Essen is to train and fly which takes 4h 44m and costs €100 - €330.
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 København H and Hamburg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 28m.
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 28m and costs €75 - €180.
It takes approximately 4h 44m to get from Lund to Essen, including transfers.
Lund to Essen train services, operated by Öresundståg, depart from Lund Centralstation.
The best way to get from Lund to Essen is to train which takes 10h 28m and costs €75 - €180. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €50 - €150 and takes 15h 43m.
Lund to Essen train services, operated by Öresundståg, arrive at Köpenhamn H station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lund to Essen is 871 km. It takes approximately 7h 42m to drive from Lund to Essen.
What companies run services between Lund, Sweden and Essen, Germany?
You can take a train from Lund Centralstation to Essen Hbf via Köpenhamn H, København H, and Hamburg Hbf in around 10h 28m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Copenhagen Busterminal to Essen central train station once daily. Tickets cost €40–110 and the journey takes 13h.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–300
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–240
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–410
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- 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
- €60–230
- Phone
- +46 771-77 77 1
- bokningssupporten@oresundstag.se
- Website
- oresundstag.se
Train from Lund Centralstation to København lufthavn stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–18
- Website
- https://www.oresundstag.se/en
Train from Lund Centralstation to Köpenhamn H
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–18
- Website
- https://www.oresundstag.se/en
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Train from Lund Centralstation to Köpenhamn H
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–15
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
Train from København H to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €40–55
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
Night train from Lund C to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
Night train from København H to Hamburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- kundservice@sj.se
- Website
- sj.se
Train from Lund Centralstation to Köpenhamn H
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €8–29
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
- 1st Class Ticket
- €21–29
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €8–11
Night train from Lund C to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
- 1st Class Ticket
- €55–80
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €50–70
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- dsb.dk
Train from København H to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- reiseauskunft.bahn.de
Train from København H to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- https://reiseauskunft.bahn.de/bin/query.exe/en?revia=yes&existOptimizePrice=1&country=overseas&initialAvail=ON&S={fromName}&Z={toName}&start=1
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Copenhagen Busterminal to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +380 98 815 4444
- support@ewe.ua
- Website
- ewe.ua
Bus from Hamburg Central Bus Station to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–65
- Website
- https://ewe.ua/
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