There are 11 ways to get from Bergen to Essen by plane, train, bus, car ferry, night train, or car
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Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
best- Fly from Bergen (BGO) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane BGO - DUS
6h 7m€74–281Train, bus
- Take the train from Bergen stasjon to Oslo Strain F4
- Take the train from Oslo S to Göteborg Centralstationtrain
- Take the train from Göteborg Centralstation to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Uelzentrain Re / ...
- Take the train from Uelzen to Hannover Hbftrain Re / ...
- Take the bus from Hannover Hbf to Essen Hbfbus
28h 29m€388–672Bus
- Take the bus from Bergen busstasjon to Hønefoss sentrumbus
- Take the bus from Hønefoss sentrum to Oslo bussterminalbus 200
- Take the bus from Oslo bussterminal to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Hamburg to Essen Hbfbus
29h 47m€172–308Car ferry, train, bus
- Take the car ferry from Bergen Jekteviksterminalen to Hirtshalscarferry
- Take the train from Hirtshals St. to Aalborg St.train 76
- Take the bus from Aalborg to Kolding bus stationbus 353 / ...
- Take the bus from Kolding bus station to Essen central train stationbus N74
35h 5mFly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from Bergen (BGO) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane BGO - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Oberhausen Hbftrain
7h 52m€122–359Fly to Dortmund Airport, train
- Fly from Bergen (BGO) to Dortmund Airport (DTM)plane BGO - DTM
- Take the train from Dortmund-Kurl to Essen Hbftrain
15h 27mFly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Fly from Bergen (BGO) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane BGO - CGN
- Take the train from Koeln/Bonn Flughafen to Essen Hbftrain
9h 5mFly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Bergen (BGO) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane BGO - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt Flughafen Fernb to Oberhausen Hbftrain
8h 4m€152–427Train, night train
- Take the train from Bergen stasjon to Oslo Strain F4
- Take the train from Oslo S to Göteborg Centralstationtrain
- Take the train from Göteborg Centralstation to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Take the night train from Hamburg Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehenighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Essen Hbftrain Re
29h 32mTrain, car ferry, bus
- Take the train from Bergen stasjon to Oslo Strain F4
- Take the car ferry from Oslo Vipperangen to Port of Kielcarferry
- Take the bus from Kiel central bus station to Essen central train stationbus N74
36h 36m€354–664Drive 1,855.9 km
- Drive from Bergen to Essencar 1,855.9 km
20h 18m€339–489
Bergen (BGO) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bergen to Essen is to fly which costs €70 - €290 and takes 6h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Bergen to Essen is to fly which takes 6h 7m and costs €70 - €290.
No, there is no direct bus from Bergen to Essen. However, there are services departing from Bergen busstasjon and arriving at Essen Hbf via Hønefoss sentrum, Oslo bussterminal and Hamburg. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 47m.
No, there is no direct train from Bergen to Essen. However, there are services departing from Bergen stasjon and arriving at Essen Hbf via Oslo S, Göteborg Centralstation, Hamburg Hbf and Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 32m.
The distance between Bergen and Essen is 1049 km. The road distance is 1855.9 km.
The best way to get from Bergen to Essen without a car is to train and bus which takes 28h 29m and costs €380 - €700.
It takes approximately 6h 7m to get from Bergen to Essen, including transfers.
Bergen to Essen bus services, operated by Vy Buss, depart from Bergen busstasjon station.
Bergen to Essen train services, operated by Norwegian Railways (VY), depart from Bergen stasjon station.
The best way to get from Bergen to Essen is to fly which takes 6h 7m and costs €70 - €290. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €170 - €310 and takes 29h 47m.
What companies run services between Bergen, Norway and Essen, Germany?
Eurowings, KLM, and three other airlines fly from Bergen (BGO) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bergen busstasjon to Essen Hbf via Hønefoss sentrum, Oslo bussterminal, Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof, and Hamburg in around 29h 47m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Bergen to Düsseldorf International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from Bergen to Düsseldorf International Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from Bergen to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–350
Flights from Bergen to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–320
Flights from Bergen to Frankfurt via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–280
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bergen to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Flights from Bergen to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–310
Flights from Bergen to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–320
Flights from Bergen to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–330
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bergen to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–380
Flights from Bergen to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–320
Flights from Bergen to Frankfurt via Stavanger
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–320
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Bergen to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–270
Flights from Bergen to Cologne Bonn Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
Flights from Bergen to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–320
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Bergen to Dortmund Airport via Gdansk
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–240
Flights from Bergen to Dortmund Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
Flights from Bergen to Dortmund Airport via Vilnius
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Bergen to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–270
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Bergen to Cologne Bonn Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
- Phone
- +47 61 05 19 10
- tog@vy.no
- Website
- vy.no
Train from Bergen stasjon to Oslo S
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €110–170
- Website
- https://www.vy.no/en
- Book at
- https://www.vy.no/en/buy-tickets/train-and-bus-tickets
Train from Oslo S to Göteborg Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- https://www.vy.no/en
- Book at
- https://www.vy.no/en/buy-tickets/train-and-bus-tickets
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- kundservice@sj.se
- Website
- sj.se
Train from Göteborg Centralstation to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 59m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- info@der-metronom.de
- Website
- der-metronom.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Uelzen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–65
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
Train from Uelzen to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–75
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
- Phone
- 98 11 11 11
- info@NTmail.dk
- Website
- ntrejse.dk
Train from Hirtshals St. to Aalborg St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- North Jutland Transport Company
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–12
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–40
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Frankfurt Flughafen Fernb to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–65
- 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
- €10–12
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €10–12
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Dortmund-Kurl to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln/Bonn Flughafen to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt Flughafen Fernb to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Hamburg Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–94
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €90–94
- Couchette Carriage
- €55–70
- Seating Carriage
- €25–30
- Phone
- +380 98 815 4444
- support@ewe.ua
- Website
- ewe.ua
Bus from Hannover Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–25
- Website
- https://ewe.ua/
Bus from Hamburg to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- https://ewe.ua/
- Phone
- +47 407 05070
- buss@vy.no
- Website
- vybuss.no
Bus from Bergen busstasjon to Hønefoss sentrum
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- https://www.vybuss.com/
Bus from Hønefoss sentrum to Oslo bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- https://www.vybuss.com/
- Phone
- 32 82 66 66
- kundesenter@brakar.no
- Website
- brakar.no
Bus from Hønefoss sentrum to Oslo bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- Brakar
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Oslo bussterminal to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Aalborg to Kolding bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–26
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Kolding bus station to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Kiel central bus station to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Hamburg to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Phone
- +47 51 46 40 99
- info@fjordline.com
- Website
- fjordline.com
Car ferry from Bergen Jekteviksterminalen to Hirtshals
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €123–270
- Website
- https://www.fjordline.com/en
- Car
- €235
- No Car
- €123
- Phone
- +45 99 56 19 00
- Website
- colorline.no
Car ferry from Oslo Vipperangen to Port of Kiel
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €207–422
- Website
- https://www.colorline.com/
- Car
- €422
- No Car
- €207
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More Questions & Answers
Bergen to Essen bus services, operated by Vy Buss, arrive at Hønefoss sentrum station.
Bergen to Essen train services, operated by Norwegian Railways (VY), arrive at Oslo S station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bergen to Essen is 1856 km. It takes approximately 20h 18m to drive from Bergen to Essen.
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