There are 9 ways to get from Mâcon to Essen by train (TGV, Eurostar), train, bus, car, plane, or train (TGV)
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Train via Paris
best- Take the train from Macon Loche Tgv to Paris Gare De LyonTgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Essen HbfTha
8h 16m€118–354Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Macon Ville to Dijon VilleTer / ...
- Take the bus from Dijon to Essen central train stationFlixBus N710
11h 12m€48–128Drive 695 km
- Drive from Mâcon to Essen695 km
6h 53m€108–156Train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Macon Ville to Lyon Perrache
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)LYS - DUS
6h 22m€106–355Train
- Take the train from Macon Ville to Chalon Sur SaoneTer
- Take the train from Chalon Sur Saone to Frankfurt(Main)HbfTgv
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbf41 / ...
8h 44m€108–350Train #2
- Take the train from Macon Ville to Metz VilleTgv
- Take the train from Metz Ville to LuxembourgTer
- Take the train from Luxembourg to Duesseldorf HbfRe
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Essen HbfRe
11h 29m€183–353Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Bourg En Bresse to Geneve
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)GVA - DUS
7h 7m€138–440Train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Take the train from Macon Ville to Lyon Perrache
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)LYS - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Arnhem Centraal
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Oberhausen Hbf
9h 1m€138–446Train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Macon Ville to Lyon Perrache
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Frankfurt (FRA)LYS - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbf
8h 27m€145–407
Mâcon to Essen by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mâcon to Essen is to train and bus which costs €45 - €130 and takes 11h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Mâcon to Essen is to train and fly which takes 6h 22m and costs €100 - €360.
No, there is no direct train from Mâcon to Essen. However, there are services departing from Macon Ville and arriving at Essen Hbf via Chalon Sur Saone and Frankfurt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 44m.
The distance between Mâcon and Essen is 986 km. The road distance is 695 km.
The best way to get from Mâcon to Essen without a car is to train via Paris which takes 8h 16m and costs €110 - €360.
It takes approximately 8h 16m to get from Mâcon to Essen, including transfers.
Mâcon to Essen train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Macon Ville station.
Mâcon to Essen train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Chalon Sur Saone station.
Yes, the driving distance between Mâcon to Essen is 695 km. It takes approximately 6h 53m to drive from Mâcon to Essen.
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What companies run services between Mâcon, France and Essen, Germany?
You can take a bus from Gare Routière to Essen Hbf via Loche Gare TGV, Macon Loche Tgv, Paris Gare de Lyon, and Paris Nord in around 8h 16m.
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- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–440
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–440
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–340
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–330
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–310
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–310
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–310
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–280
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–290
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–290
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–300
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–300
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–270
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–290
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–240
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–240
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–310
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Frankfurt via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Macon Loche Tgv to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Macon Ville to Dijon Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Macon Ville to Lyon Perrache
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €20–50
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €20–26
- 1st Class
- €35–50
Train from Chalon Sur Saone to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–240
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Macon Ville to Metz Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €95–130
- 1st Class
- €120–160
Train from Metz Ville to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–30
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Bourg En Bresse to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–230
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–55
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €24–35
- Comfort
- €25–35
- Premium
- €40–55
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Macon Ville to Dijon Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–25
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Macon Ville to Lyon Perrache
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–26
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €12–18
- Rail 1st Class
- €18–26
Train from Macon Ville to Chalon Sur Saone
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Metz Ville to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–20
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +352 24 89 24 89
- Website
- cfl.lu
Train from Luxembourg to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- https://www.cfl.lu/en-gb
- 1st Class
- €70–110
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- fahrgaeste@train-rental.com
- Website
- train-rental.com
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- train-rental.com
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Schiphol Airport to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–55
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €17–25
- 1st Class
- €30–55
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–50
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €15–23
- 1st Class
- €29–50
- Phone
- 069 450099650
- Kundenservice-Linie10@vias-online.de
- Website
- vias-online.de
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Schedules at
- vias-online.de
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Dijon to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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