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There are 13 ways to get from Crawley to Essen by plane, train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, train, or car ferry

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  1. Fly London Gatwick Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport

    best
    1. Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)planeLGW - DUS
    4h 8m
    €65–264

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from North Terminal Bus Station to London Victoriabus823 / ...
    2. Take the bus from London Victoria to Düsseldorf central bus stationbus
    3. Take the bus from Düsseldorf central bus station to Essen central train stationbus027 / ...
    17h 50m
    €62–187

  3. Train via Cologne

    1. Take the train from Three Bridges to London St Pancras Intltrain
    2. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-MiditrainEil
    3. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln HbftrainIce
    4. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbftrain43 / ...
    7h 26m
    €128–553

  4. Drive, Eurotunnel

    1. Drive from Crawley to Folkestonecar
    2. Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
    3. Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Essencar
    5h 53m

  5. Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    1. Take the train from Three Bridges to Farringdontrain
    2. Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)planeLHR - DUS
    5h 32m
    €102–324

  6. Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Three Bridges to Farringdontrain
    2. Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)planeLHR - CGN
    3. Take the train from Koeln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12 to Essen Hbftrain
    6h 3m
    €126–373

  7. Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Crawley to London Victoriatrain
    2. Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)planeSTN - CGN
    3. Take the train from Koeln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12 to Essen Hbftrain
    6h 17m
    €94–324

  8. Fly London Gatwick Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train

    1. Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)planeLGW - AMS
    2. Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Arnhem Centraaltrain
    3. Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Oberhausen Hbftrain
    6h 18m
    €92–282

  9. Train to London City Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train

    1. Take the train from Three Bridges to London Bridgetrain
    2. Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)planeLCY - AMS
    3. Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Arnhem Centraaltrain
    4. Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Oberhausen Hbftrain
    6h 54m
    €142–446

  10. Train to London City Airport, fly to Rotterdam The Hague Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Three Bridges to London Bridgetrain
    2. Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM)planeLCY - RTM
    3. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Oberhausen Hbftrain
    6h 59m
    €154–426

  11. Train

    1. Take the train from Crawley to London St Pancras Intltrain
    2. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-MiditrainEil
    3. Take the train from Bruxelles Midi to Essen HbftrainTha
    8h 1m
    €160–487

  12. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Crawley to London St Pancras Intltrain
    2. Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
    3. Take the bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Essen central train stationbus023
    9h 45m
    €114–342

  13. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Crawley to Port of Dovercar
    2. Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
    3. Drive from Calais to Essencar
    7h 2m
    €118–169

Crawley to Essen by train

Calendar56Weekly Trains
Duration7h 26mAverage Duration
Ticket€128Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Crawley, England and Essen, Germany?

easyJet flies from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Three Bridges to Essen Hbf via London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, and Köln Hbf in around 7h 26m.

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