Travel Information to Paris from Essen
| 440 km | |
| Coach, train or flight | |
| €21 - €110 | |
| Coach • €21 • 8 h 40 min | |
| Flight • €110 • 1 h 15 min | |
| BlaBlaCar Bus, Lufthansa or Deutsche Bahn |
Travel 440 km by coach, train or flight between Essen and Paris. The most popular travel providers which serve this trip are BlaBlaCar Bus, Lufthansa or Deutsche Bahn among others. Travellers can even take a direct coach, flight or train from Essen to Paris.
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How to get from Essen to Paris by train, bus or flight.
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The best way to travel from Essen to Paris is by taking a train because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
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There are 3 travel options to Paris from Essen. You can take a coach, train or flight.
The cheapest way to travel from Essen to Paris is a coach with an average price of €21.
This is compared to other travel options from Essen to Paris:
A coach is €89 less than a flight with an average ticket price of €110 from Essen to Paris.
Taking a coach costs €49 less than taking a train, which costs on average €70 for the same trip.
The fastest way from Essen to Paris is by flight with an average journey time of 1 h 15 min.
There are alternative travel options to Paris that take longer:
Taking a coach requires on average 8 h 40 min of travel time.
Taking a train requires on average 4 h 16 min of travel time.
Paris is approximately 440 km away from Essen.
The average frequency per day from Essen to Paris is:
- Around 12 coaches per day.
- Around 58 flights per day.
- Around 6 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your trip to Paris from Essen as scheduled services by coach, train or flight can vary by season or day of the week.
These are the most popular departure and arrival points when travelling from Essen to Paris:
- Most travellers board their coach from Essen, Freiheit (Hauptbahnhof) and arrive in Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine).
- Most travellers who book a train ticket from Essen to Paris depart from Essen Hbf to Paris Gare du Nord.
The following travel companies offer services from Essen to Paris:
- Travel with BlaBlaCar Bus or FlixBus to go to Paris by coach. For a good deal on tickets, you can find FlixBus Essen to Paris tickets on Omio for €21.
- Travel with Lufthansa, Eurowings, Norwegian Air or KLM Cityhopper to go to Paris by plane. For a good deal on tickets, you can find Eurowings Essen to Paris tickets on Omio for €110.
- Travel with Deutsche Bahn or Eurostar to go to Paris by train. For a good deal on tickets, you can find Eurostar Essen to Paris tickets on Omio for €70.
Yes, there are direct routes from Essen to Paris with the following travel companies:
- You'll find 7 direct coaches a day to Paris with BlaBlaCar Bus or FlixBus.
- You can find 4 direct flights per day to take to Paris with.
- You'll find 2 direct trains a day to Paris with Eurostar.
Direct services to Paris tend to save you time and add more convenience as you won't need to transfer at another stop in between, so it's worth paying attention to before booking tickets for your trip.
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