There are 4 ways to get from Dubai to Essen by plane, train, or shuttle
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Fly Dubai International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
best- Fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane DXB - DUS
9h 54m€189–622Shuttle to Abu Dhabi, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
cheapest- Take a shuttle bus from Dubai - Ibn Battuta Mall to Abu Dhabi Airport
- Fly from Abu Dhabi (AUH) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane AUH - DUS
12h 19m€167–431Fly Dubai International Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane DXB - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbftrain
11h 23m€226–502Fly Dubai International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane DXB - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Oberhausen Hbftrain
13h 18m€185–382
Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dubai to Essen is to fly and train which costs €180 - €390 and takes 13h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Dubai to Essen is to fly which takes 9h 54m and costs €180 - €650.
The distance between Dubai and Essen is 5057 km.
It takes approximately 9h 54m to get from Dubai to Essen, including transfers.
Essen is 2h behind Dubai. It is currently 2:45 AM in Dubai and 12:45 AM in Essen.
There are 2381+ hotels available in Essen.
What companies run services between Dubai, United Arab Emirates and Essen, Germany?
Emirates, Lufthansa, and Austrian Airlines fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) 3 times a day.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €150–650
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–650
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–600
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–600
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–400
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–400
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–700
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–600
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–550
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–650
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–650
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Frankfurt via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–600
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–700
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–400
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–650
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- 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
- Website
- zayedinternationalairport.ae
Shuttle from Dubai - Ibn Battuta Mall to Abu Dhabi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–9
- Schedules at
- zayedinternationalairport.ae
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