There are 8 ways to get from Esbjerg to Essen by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via Hamburg
best- Take the train from Esbjerg St. to Kolding St.train Ic / ...
- Take the train from Kolding St. to Hamburg Hbftrain Ece / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Essen Hbftrain 43 / ...
8h 24m€101–134Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Esbjerg St. to Kolding St.train Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Kolding bus station to Essen central train stationbus N74
11h 48m€52–89Drive 617.1 km
- Drive from Esbjerg to Essencar 617.1 km
5h 41m€109–157Bus to Billund Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the bus from Esbjerg Busterminal to Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airportbus
- Fly from Billund Airport (BLL) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane BLL - DUS
6h 51m€105–315Train
- Take the train from Esbjerg St. to Tønder St.train 030
- Take the train from Niebüll to Essen Hbftrain 33
9h 2mBus to Billund Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the bus from Esbjerg Busterminal to Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airportbus
- Fly from Billund Airport (BLL) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane BLL - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbftrain
6h 40m€163–351Train to Westerland, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Esbjerg St. to Tønder St.train
- Fly from Westerland (GWT) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane GWT - DUS
6h 54mTrain, train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Esbjerg St. to Kolding St.train
- Take the train from Kolding to Hamburg-Altonatrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane HAM - DUS
7h 37m€145–336
Esbjerg to Essen by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Esbjerg to Essen is to train and bus which costs €50 - €90 and takes 11h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Esbjerg to Essen is to drive which takes 5h 41m and costs €100 - €160.
No, there is no direct train from Esbjerg to Essen. However, there are services departing from Esbjerg St. and arriving at Essen Hbf via Kolding St. and Hamburg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 24m.
The distance between Esbjerg and Essen is 706 km. The road distance is 617.1 km.
The best way to get from Esbjerg to Essen without a car is to train via Hamburg which takes 8h 24m and costs €100 - €140.
It takes approximately 8h 24m to get from Esbjerg to Essen, including transfers.
Esbjerg to Essen train services, operated by Danish Railways (DSB), depart from Esbjerg St. station.
Esbjerg to Essen train services, operated by Danish Railways (DSB), arrive at Kolding St. station.
Yes, the driving distance between Esbjerg to Essen is 617 km. It takes approximately 5h 41m to drive from Esbjerg to Essen.
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What companies run services between Esbjerg, Denmark and Essen, Germany?
You can take a train from Esbjerg St. to Essen Hbf via Kolding St. and Hamburg Hbf in around 8h 24m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Billund Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–330
Flights from Billund Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–360
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–160
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Westerland to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–160
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Billund Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–250
Flights from Billund Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–300
Flights from Billund Airport to Frankfurt via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–260
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Billund Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–320
Flights from Billund Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–300
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Billund Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–380
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- dsb.dk
Train from Esbjerg St. to Kolding St.
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
Train from Kolding St. to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
Train from Kolding to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Train from Kolding St. to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–40
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Niebüll to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €48–54
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +45 72 30 25 00
- kommunikation.afd@gocollective.dk
- Website
- gocollective.dk
Train from Esbjerg St. to Tønder St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- gocollective.dk
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Kolding bus station to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 7010 4410
- post@sydtrafik.dk
- Website
- sydtrafik.dk
Bus from Esbjerg Busterminal to Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- https://sydtrafik.dk/en/
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