There are 9 ways to get from Lyon to Esbjerg by plane, bus, train (TGV), night train, train, train (TGV, Eurostar), car, or car train
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Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Billund Airport, bus
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Billund Airport (BLL)plane LYS - BLL
- Take the bus from Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport to Esbjerg Busterminalbus
8h 10mkr 1,095–2,830Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Copenhagen Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane LYS - CPH
- Take the train from Copenhagen Lufthavn to Odense St.train
- Take the train from Odense St. to Esbjerg St.train
8h 23mkr 857–2,607Train
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mannheim Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kolding St.train Ece / ...
- Take the train from Kolding St. to Esbjerg St.train Ic / ...
14h 50mkr 1,858–3,238Bus
- Take the bus from Lyon to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 709 / ...
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Kolding bus stationbus N74
- Take the bus from Kolding Busterminal to Billund Centretbus 166
- Take the bus from Billund Centret to Frodesgade v Esbjerg Rådhusbus 180
28h 36mkr 1,230–1,924Bus, night train, train
- Take the bus from Lyon Perrache Bus Station to Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquaibus
- Take the nighttrain from Zuerich Hb to Hamburg Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the nighttrain from Hamburg Hbf to Koldingnighttrain 304
- Take the train from Kolding St. to Esbjerg St.train Ic / ...
23h 40mkr 885–1,718Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Billund Airport, bus
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Billund Airport (BLL)plane GVA - BLL
- Take the bus from Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport to Esbjerg Busterminalbus
9h 59mkr 1,111–2,794Train via Brussels
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Tgv
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kolding St.train Ece / ...
- Take the train from Kolding St. to Esbjerg St.train Ic / ...
15h 48mkr 2,094–4,282Drive, car train
- Drive from Lyon to Lörrach Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Lörrach Hbf to Hamburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Esbjergcar
18h 44mkr 1,719–2,314Drive 1,373.9 km
- Drive from Lyon to Esbjergcar 1,373.9 km
13h 5mkr 2,271–3,280
Lyon to Esbjerg by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Esbjerg is to bus and night train and train which costs 850 kr - 1800 kr and takes 23h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Esbjerg is to fly and bus which takes 8h 10m and costs 1000 kr - 2900 kr.
No, there is no direct bus from Lyon to Esbjerg. However, there are services departing from Lyon and arriving at Frodesgade v Esbjerg Rådhus via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), Kolding Busterminal and Billund Centret. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 36m.
No, there is no direct train from Lyon to Esbjerg. However, there are services departing from Lyon Part Dieu and arriving at Esbjerg St. via Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof, Hamburg Hbf and Kolding St.. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 50m.
The distance between Lyon and Esbjerg is 1242 km. The road distance is 1373.9 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Esbjerg without a car is to train which takes 14h 50m and costs 1800 kr - 3300 kr.
It takes approximately 8h 10m to get from Lyon to Esbjerg, including transfers.
Lyon to Esbjerg bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lyon station.
Lyon to Esbjerg train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Lyon Part Dieu station.
The best way to get from Lyon to Esbjerg is to train which takes 14h 50m and costs 1800 kr - 3300 kr. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 1200 kr - 2000 kr and takes 28h 36m.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Esbjerg, Denmark?
You can take a train from Lyon Part Dieu to Esbjerg St. via Mannheim Hbf, Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof, Hamburg Hbf, and Kolding St. in around 14h 50m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lyon to Frodesgade v Esbjerg Rådhus via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), Kolding bus station, Kolding Busterminal, and Billund Centret in around 28h 36m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Billund Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 600–3,200
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Billund Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 600–3,300
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Billund Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 750–2,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Billund Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 750–2,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Billund Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 600–3,300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Billund Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 550–3,200
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 480–1,400
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Billund Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 600–3,200
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Billund Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 550–3,200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Billund Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 950–3,200
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Billund Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 900–3,300
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 900–2,700
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 900–2,700
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Billund Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 600–3,200
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Billund Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 600–3,300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Billund Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 600–3,300
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Billund Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 800–3,700
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Billund Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Friday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 800–3,600
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 750–2,500
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 950–1,500
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 240–370
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–1,700
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,500
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 270–600
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 500–1,200
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kolding St.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 156
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Kolding St. to Esbjerg St.
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 41
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Kolding St. to Esbjerg St.
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 41
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Copenhagen Lufthavn to Odense St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 104
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Odense St. to Esbjerg St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 83
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kolding St.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 156
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Kolding St. to Esbjerg St.
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 41
- Website
- Danish Railways
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kolding St.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 252
- Website
- Snälltåget
Night train from Hamburg Hbf to Kolding
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- kr 251
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kolding St.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 252
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kolding St.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 180–270
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kolding St.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 180–270
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Zuerich Hb to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 390–1,100
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- kr 800–1,100
- Couchette Carriage
- kr 600–750
- Seating Carriage
- kr 390–470
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 220–360
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 650–1,100
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Lörrach Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- kr 750–900
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- 7010 4410
- post@sydtrafik.dk
- Website
- Sydtrafik
Bus from Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport to Esbjerg Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 75–110
- Website
- Sydtrafik
Bus from Kolding Busterminal to Billund Centret
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 50–70
- Website
- Sydtrafik
Bus from Billund Centret to Frodesgade v Esbjerg Rådhus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 70–100
- Website
- Sydtrafik
Bus from Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport to Esbjerg Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 75–110
- Website
- Sydtrafik
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lyon to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 310–460
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Kolding bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,300
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Lyon Perrache Bus Station to Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquai
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- kr 200–330
- Website
- RegioJet
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Booking & Getting There
Lyon to Esbjerg bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) station.
Lyon to Esbjerg train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Mannheim Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Esbjerg is 1374 km. It takes approximately 13h 5m to drive from Lyon to Esbjerg.
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