There are 4 ways to get from Delhi to Essen by plane or train
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Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
best- Fly from Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane DEL - DUS
13h 40m€260–528Fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane DEL - CGN
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbftrain
14h 42m€239–642Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane DEL - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbftrain
13h 34m€250–535Fly to Münster Osnabrück International Airport, train
- Fly from Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) to Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO)plane DEL - FMO
- Take the train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Essen Hbftrain
16h 13m€315–964
Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Delhi to Essen is to fly and train which costs €250 - €550 and takes 13h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Delhi to Essen is to fly and train which takes 13h 34m and costs €250 - €550.
The distance between Delhi and Essen is 6292 km.
It takes approximately 13h 40m to get from Delhi to Essen, including transfers.
Essen is 4h 30m behind Delhi. It is currently 4:48 AM in Delhi and 12:18 AM in Essen.
There are 2399+ hotels available in Essen.
What companies run services between Delhi, India and Essen, Germany?
Lufthansa, Swiss, and six other airlines fly from Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) every 3 hours.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–750
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–750
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–800
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–650
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–650
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Münster Osnabrück International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,200
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Münster Osnabrück International Airport via Frankfurt, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,300
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Münster Osnabrück International Airport via Istanbul, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–490
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–490
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–650
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–650
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–700
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–700
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–650
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–700
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–750
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Frankfurt via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–600
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190–650
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–650
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–800
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Münster Osnabrück International Airport via Istanbul, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- 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
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €30–45
- Comfort
- €35–50
- Premium
- €50–70
- 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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