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Compare train, bus, and flight for Paris to Essen
Omio recommends booking the bus as it is the most popular option from Paris to Essen among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price, take the bus, with an average ticket price of €52 For those with little time, consider booking a flight, which has an average total journey time of 5h 13m. If you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint, the train is your best option, with estimated CO2 emissions of 0.1 - 0.4kg. Average ticket prices depend on the travel mode: a bus costs an average of €52, while a flight costs an average of €500.
Distance: 440 km
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€52 Average price Cheapest | €161 Average price | €500 Average price | €103 Average price (fuel + tolls) |
10h 11m Average total duration 9h 41m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 5h 14m Average total duration 4h 44m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 5h 13m Average total duration Fastest 3h 13m Onboard + 2h 0m Additional time* | 6h 25m Average total duration (door-to-door) |
0.4 - 1.1kg CO2 emissions | 0.1 - 0.4kg CO2 emissions Lowest | 1.3 - 2.6kg CO2 emissions | - CO2 emissions |
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Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
This is compared to other travel options from Paris to Essen:
A bus is €109 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Paris to Essen costing on average €161.
A bus is €448 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Paris to Essen costing on average €500.
Other travel options to Essen take longer:
Train takes on average 5h 14m.
Bus takes on average 10h 11m.
Travel optionsfrom Paris to Essen
How to get from Paris to Essen by train, bus or flight.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Paris to Essen is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
1466 · 504289:30 AM10h15Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)7:45 PMEssen, Freiheit (Hauptbahnhof)€291One-way1 transfer
Cheapest
- 1466 · 504289:30 AM10h15Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)7:45 PMEssen, Freiheit (Hauptbahnhof)€291One-way1 transfer
Fastest
- AF10065:30 PM1h10Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport6:40 PMDusseldorf Airport€6561One-way0 transfers
Other options
- 504289:00 AM10h45Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)7:45 PMEssen, Freiheit (Hauptbahnhof)€351One-way0 transfers
- FlixBus6:25 AM9h45Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)4:10 PMEssen, Freiheit (Hauptbahnhof)€391One-way0 transfers
- FlixBus4:45 PM8h25Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)1:10 AMEssen, Freiheit (Hauptbahnhof)€401One-way0 transfers
OS364 · OS2493:55 PM4h00Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport7:55 PMCologne Bonn Airport€2031One-way1 transfer
DE4292+ICE 722 · S68:25 AM7h07Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport3:32 PMEssen Hbf€2291One-way2 transfers- DE4292+ICE 918 · S68:25 AM7h27Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport3:52 PMEssen Hbf€2371One-way2 transfers
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This is compared to other travel options from Paris to Essen:
A bus is €109 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Paris to Essen costing on average €161.
A bus is €448 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Paris to Essen costing on average €500.
Other travel options to Essen take longer:
Train takes on average 5h 14m.
Bus takes on average 10h 11m.
- Around 34 flights per day.
- Around 12 buses per day.
- Around 7 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Paris and Essen as scheduled services by train, bus, and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport and arrive in Dusseldorf Airport.
- Trains mostly depart from Paris Gare du Nord and arrive in Essen Hbf.
- Buses mostly depart from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) and arrive in Essen, Freiheit (Hauptbahnhof).
- Travel with BlaBlaCar Bus, FlixBus to go to Essen by bus.
- Travel with Lufthansa, KLM, Lufthansa Cityline, Global Supply Systems, Qatar Airways, Norwegian Air Shuttle, Air Baltic, Helvetic Airways, British Airways, Edelweiss Air, Swiss, Eurowings, Lufthansa City Airlines, Air France, Air Dolomiti, Austrian Airlines, Air Serbia, Vueling, GetJet Airlines, ITA to go to Essen by flight.
- Travel with Eurostar, Deutsche Bahn, TGV, Regionalbahn, Regional-Express, Intercity, Regional to go to Essen by train.
- 7 direct buses per day with BlaBlaCar Bus, FlixBus.
- 1 direct flights per day with Air France.
- 1 direct trains per day with Eurostar.
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