There are 5 ways to get from Austin to Essen by plane or train
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Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
best- Fly from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane AUS - DUS
15h 52m€299–1,222Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane AUS - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbftrain
14h 16m€421–1,102Fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Fly from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane AUS - CGN
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Essen Hbftrain
18h 11m€318–1,343Fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane AUS - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Oberhausen Hbftrain
15h 31m€304–712Fly to Brussels Airport, train
- Fly from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane AUS - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbftrain
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbftrain
18h 1m€522–987
Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Austin to Essen is to fly and train which costs €300 - €750 and takes 15h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Austin to Essen is to fly and train which takes 14h 16m and costs €420 - €1100.
The distance between Austin and Essen is 8396 km.
It takes approximately 15h 52m to get from Austin to Essen, including transfers.
Essen is 6h ahead of Austin. It is currently 11:23 AM in Austin and 5:23 PM in Essen.
There are 2399+ hotels available in Essen.
What companies run services between Austin, TX, USA and Essen, Germany?
KLM, British Airways, and Lufthansa fly from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) twice daily.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–1,200
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Frankfurt via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–600
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–1,300
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,200
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Brussels Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–1,200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,400
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,300
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Frankfurt, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,600
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,500
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,400
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Frankfurt via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,300
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,200
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Brussels Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,200
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Brussels Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,200
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,200
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,200
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,300
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Brussels Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,200
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–14
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- arriva.nl
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €12–14
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €12–14
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- fahrgaeste@train-rental.com
- Website
- train-rental.com
Train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- train-rental.com
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