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How to get fromLyon to Essenby train (TGV, Trenitalia, Eurostar), bus, car, plane, train, or train (TGV)

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There are 9 ways to get from Lyon to Essen by train (TGV, Trenitalia, Eurostar), bus, car, plane, train, or train (TGV)

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  1. Train via Paris

    best
    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Paris Gare De Lyontrain train Tgv
    2. Take the train from Paris Nord to Koeln Hbftrain train
    3. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbftrain train 10 / ...
    7h 29m
    €229–499

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Lyon to Essen central train stationbus bus FlixBus N710
    11h 40m
    €60–110

  3. Drive 763.7 km

    1. Drive from Lyon to Essencar car 763.7 km
    7h 35m
    €121–174

  4. Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane LYS - DUS
    2. Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Essen Hbftrain train
    4h 37m
    €119–263

  5. Train

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Luxembourgtrain train Tgv
    2. Take the train from Luxembourg, Gare Centrale to Trier, Hauptbahnhoftrain train Re / ...
    3. Take the train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train
    4. Take the train from Koeln Messe/Deutz to Essen Hbftrain train Re
    12h 21m
    €211–372

  6. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from LYON, Lyon - Perrache - poziom górny A to FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Hbf Südseite - Pforzheimer Str.bus bus
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbftrain train 41 / ...
    13h 8m
    €111–299

  7. Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain train
    2. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane GVA - DUS
    6h 21m
    €133–320

  8. Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Frankfurt, train

    1. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane LYS - FRA
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbftrain train
    6h 6m
    €181–456

  9. Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport, train

    1. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane plane LYS - CGN
    2. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Essen Hbftrain train
    8h 12m
    €128–682

Lyon to Essen by train

Calendar74Weekly Trains
Duration7h 29mAverage Duration
Ticket€229Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,041.7 km
  • Duration: 7h 29m

What companies run services between Lyon, France and Essen, Germany?

You can take a train from Lyon Part Dieu to Essen Hbf via Paris Gare de Lyon, Paris Nord, and Köln Hbf in around 7h 29m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Lyon to Essen central train station twice daily. Tickets cost €60–110 and the journey takes 11h 40m.

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