There are 4 ways to get from Amrum to Essen by ferry, train, bus, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Ferry, train
best- Take the ferry from Wittdün(Amrum) to Hörnum(Sylt)ferry Sch
- Take the train from Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof to Essen Hbftrain 33
10h 23mFerry, bus
- Take the ferry from Wittdün(Amrum) to Nordstrand(b Husum)ferry Sch
- Take the bus from Bredstedt Markt to Flensburg Bahnhof/Serpentinebus 130
- Take the bus from Flensburg central train station to Essen central train stationbus N74
14h 53mFerry, train to Hamburg Airport, fly
- Take the ferry from Wittdün(Amrum) to Hörnum(Sylt)ferry
- Take the train from Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane HAM - DUS
10h 2mLine 1 bus, ferry, line 2 bus to Westerland, fly, train
- Take the bus from Nebel Westerheide to Wittdün Fähranlegerbus
- Take the ferry from Wittdün(Amrum) to Hörnum(Sylt)ferry
- Take the bus from Hörnum(Sylt) Hafen to Westerland Bahnhof/ZOBbus
- Fly from Westerland (GWT) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane GWT - DUS
- Take the train from D-Flughafen Bf to Essen Hbftrain
6h 37m
Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Amrum and Essen is 650 km.
The best way to get from Amrum to Essen without a car is to ferry and train which takes 10h 23m and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 23m to get from Amrum to Essen, including transfers.
There are 456+ hotels available in Essen.
What companies run services between Amrum, Germany and Essen, Germany?
There is no direct connection from Amrum to Essen. However, you can take the line 1 bus to Wittdün Fähranleger, walk to Wittdün(Amrum), take the ferry to Hörnum(Sylt), walk to Hörnum(Sylt) Hafen, take the line 2 bus to Westerland Bahnhof/ZOB, walk to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof, then take the train to Essen Hbf. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Nebel Westerheide to Essen central train station via Wittdün Fähranleger, Wittdün(Amrum), Nordstrand(b Husum), Bredstedt Markt, Flensburg Bahnhof/Serpentine, and Flensburg central train station in around 14h 53m.
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–190
Flights from Westerland to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–190
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €13–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from D-Flughafen Bf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–19
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from D-Flughafen Bf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from D-Flughafen Bf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from D-Flughafen Bf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €23–55
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €23–35
- Comfort
- €24–35
- Premium
- €40–55
- Phone
- +49 4841 6900
- info@rohde-bus.de
- Website
- norddeutsche-verkehrsbetriebe.de
Bus from Bredstedt Markt to Flensburg Bahnhof/Serpentine
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- norddeutsche-verkehrsbetriebe.de
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Flensburg central train station to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0 46 67 - 9 40 30
- info@faehre.de
- Website
- faehre.de
Bus from Nebel Westerheide to Wittdün Fähranleger
- Ave. Duration
- 11 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–7
- Website
- WDR
- Phone
- +49 4651 836100
- info@svg-busreisen.de
- Website
- svg-busreisen.de
Bus from Hörnum(Sylt) Hafen to Westerland Bahnhof/ZOB
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- svg-busreisen.de
- Phone
- +49 4651 9870888
- info@adler-schiffe.de
- Website
- adler-schiffe.de
Ferry from Wittdün(Amrum) to Hörnum(Sylt)
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- Adler-Schiffe
Ferry from Wittdün(Amrum) to Nordstrand(b Husum)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- Adler-Schiffe
- Phone
- +49 4651 836100
- info@svg-busreisen.de
- Website
- svg-busreisen.de
Ferry from Wittdün(Amrum) to Hörnum(Sylt)
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- svg-busreisen.de
Ferry from Wittdün(Amrum) to Nordstrand(b Husum)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- svg-busreisen.de
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