Distance | 279 miles (450 km) |
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Available travel modes | Train, bus or flight |
Ticket price range | $29 - $97 |
Cheapest mode | Bus • $29 (€25) • 8 h 40 min |
Fastest mode | Flight • $97 (€85) • 1 h 15 min |
Popular travel companies | BlaBlaCar, Lufthansa or Deutsche Bahn |
Travel 279 miles (450 km) by train, bus or flight from Gelsenkirchen to Paris. The most popular travel companies which serve this trip are BlaBlaCar, Lufthansa or Deutsche Bahn among others. Travelers can even take a direct bus, flight or train from Gelsenkirchen to Paris.
How to get from Gelsenkirchen to Paris by train, bus or flight.
The best way to travel from Gelsenkirchen to Paris is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
Find all the dates and times for this journey by train, bus, flight, and ferry .
Travel on Deutsche Bahn, BlaBlaCar Bus and Lufthansa travel between Gelsenkirchen and Paris at great prices. Omio finds you travel times and tickets for over 1000 travel companies all in one place.
Deutsche Bahn (DB) is the main provider of travel services in Germany, making on average 40,000 journeys per day. A special feature of Deutsche Bahn is its wide range of ticket types, savings offers including Super Saver, Saver, and Flexible fares and discount cards like the Bahncard 25, 50 and 100, which you can also use for your travel from Gelsenkirchen to Paris. DB uses different types of travel such as the ICE (Intercity Express), IC (Intercity), EC (Eurocity), IRE (Interregio-Express), RE (Regional Express) and RB (Regionalbahn) on its routes, which differ in terms of comfort and the time required to travel. For example, while bathrooms are standard amenities, services like an onboard restaurant or free WiFi are only available on certain travel.
BlaBlaCar Bus (formerly known as Ouibus or iDBUS), a subsidiary of the popular French carpooling company, BlaBlaCar, is a travel company operating long-distance services in 10 countries in Europe. Founded in France, BlaBlaCar Bus provides connections to over 300 destinations. Standard amenities on the travel include air conditioning, toilets, USB and power outlets for charging phones, tablets and laptops during long travel journeys, extra legroom and adjustable seats. On select routes there is also free Wi-Fi available. BlaBlaCar Bus offers only the Standard ticket for all its routes, which allows you to bring one carry-on bag and up to two checked bags per person.
Germany's largest airline is Lufthansa. Fly to Paris from Gelsenkirchen and book your most convinient travel ticket from Lufthansa's many ticket options including: Economy Light, Economy Classic, Economy Flex, Business Class and First Class.
There are 3 ways to get from Gelsenkirchen to Paris: train, bus or flight.
The cheapest way to go to Paris from Gelsenkirchen is by taking a bus, which costs on average $29 (€25).
This is compared to other ways of getting from Gelsenkirchen to Paris:
A bus is $69 (€60) less than a flight for this trip with tickets for a flight from Gelsenkirchen to Paris costing on average $97 (€85).
Taking a bus costs $67 (€58) less than taking a train, which costs on average $96 (€83) for the same trip.
The fastest way to get to Paris from Gelsenkirchen is by flight with an average travel time of 1 h 15 min.
Other travel options to Paris take longer:
Bus takes 8 h 40 min on average.
Getting to Paris by train takes 6 h 19 min on average.
You should expect to travel around 279 miles (450 km) between Gelsenkirchen and Paris.
The average frequency per day from Gelsenkirchen to Paris is:
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your trip from Gelsenkirchen to Paris as scheduled services by train, bus or flight can vary by season or day of the week.
These are the most popular departure and arrival points from Gelsenkirchen to Paris:
The following travel companies offer services from Gelsenkirchen to Paris:
Yes, there are direct services available from Gelsenkirchen to Paris with the following travel companies:
Direct services tend to save you time and add more convenience in getting you to Paris as you won't need to transfer at another stop in between, so it's worth paying attention to before booking your tickets between Gelsenkirchen and Paris.
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