There are 9 ways to get from Lyon to Esbjerg by plane, bus, train (TGV, Eurostar), train, night train, car, car train, or train (TGV)
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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 9mkr 945–2,930Fly 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
9h 14mkr 858–2,808Train 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 40mkr 2,193–4,251Bus, train
- 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 train from Kolding St. to Esbjerg St.train Ic / ...
26h 39mkr 1,082–1,674Bus, train, night train
- Take the bus from Lyon Perrache Bus Station to Lausanne Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Lausanne to Basel SBBtrain
- Take the nighttrain from Basel Sbb to Hamburg Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the nighttrain from Hamburg Hbf to Koldingnighttrain 304
- Take the train from Kolding St. to Esbjerg St.train Ic / ...
22h 54mkr 1,130–2,224Train 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 1,047–2,885Drive, car train
- Drive from Lyon to Lörrach Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Lörrach Hbf to Hamburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Esbjergcar
17h 47mkr 1,566–2,094Train
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain Ter
- Take the train from Genève to Renens VDtrain Ic1 / ...
- Take the train from Renens VD to Basel SBBtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB 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 / ...
18h 22mkr 2,010–3,986Drive 1,373.9 km
- Drive from Lyon to Esbjergcar 1,373.9 km
13h 6mkr 1,899–2,743
Lyon to Esbjerg by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Esbjerg is to bus and train which costs 1000 kr - 1700 kr and takes 26h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Esbjerg is to fly and bus which takes 8h 9m and costs 900 kr - 3000 kr.
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 Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Köln Hbf, Hamburg Hbf and Kolding St.. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 40m.
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 via Brussels which takes 15h 40m and costs 2100 kr - 4300 kr.
It takes approximately 8h 9m to get from Lyon to Esbjerg, including transfers.
Lyon to Esbjerg train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Lyon Part Dieu station.
Lyon to Esbjerg train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Esbjerg is 1374 km. It takes approximately 13h 6m to drive from Lyon to Esbjerg.
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What companies run services between Lyon, France and Esbjerg, Denmark?
You can take a train from Lyon Part Dieu to Esbjerg St. via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Köln Hbf, Hamburg Hbf, and Kolding St. in around 15h 40m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Billund Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 650–3,400
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Billund Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 600–3,400
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Billund Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 750–2,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Billund Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 600–3,400
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Billund Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- 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 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 650–3,500
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 500–1,800
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Billund Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 750–2,700
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Billund Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 950–3,400
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 900–2,700
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Billund Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 650–3,400
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Billund Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 600–3,400
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Billund Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 650–3,500
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Billund Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 600–3,400
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Billund Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 600–3,400
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Billund Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 850–3,800
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Billund Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- kr 850–3,900
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 900–2,500
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–1,700
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 230–350
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 230–350
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 300–650
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 600–1,200
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–2,400
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 600–1,000
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kolding St.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 156
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Kolding St. to Esbjerg St.
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 41
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Kolding St. to Esbjerg St.
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 41
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Kolding St. to Esbjerg St.
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 41
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Copenhagen Lufthavn to Odense St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 104
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Odense St. to Esbjerg St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 84
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kolding St.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 156
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Kolding St. to Esbjerg St.
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 190–400
- Website
- Snälltåget
Night train from Hamburg Hbf to Kolding
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 190–400
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kolding St.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 190–400
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kolding St.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 156
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kolding St.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 156
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Lausanne to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 400–600
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Genève to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 120–190
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Renens VD to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 390–600
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Basel Sbb to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 370–1,000
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- kr 800–1,000
- Couchette Carriage
- kr 550–700
- Seating Carriage
- kr 370–440
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 200–360
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 200–360
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- 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
- 10h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 750–900
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Basel SBB to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–1,900
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- 7010 4410
- post@sydtrafik.dk
- Website
- Sydtrafik
Bus from Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport to Esbjerg Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 75–110
- Website
- Sydtrafik
Bus from Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport to Esbjerg Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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 290–440
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Kolding bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 750–1,200
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Lyon Perrache Bus Station to Lausanne Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- kr 95–160
- Website
- RegioJet
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