There are 6 ways to get from Essen to Adelaide by plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Adelaide Airport
best- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Adelaide Airport (ADL)plane DUS - ADL
23h 56m$864–2,532Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Adelaide Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafentrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Adelaide Airport (ADL)plane CGN - ADL
30h 38m$780–2,554Train to Frankfurt, fly to Adelaide Airport
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Adelaide Airport (ADL)plane FRA - ADL
24h 45m$969–1,933Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Adelaide Airport
- Take the train from Duisburg Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Adelaide Airport (ADL)plane AMS - ADL
27h 2m$1,042–1,815Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Adelaide Airport
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Adelaide Airport (ADL)plane HAM - ADL
26h 32m$1,100–3,293Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Port Lincoln Airport, bus
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Port Lincoln Airport (PLO)plane DUS - PLO
- Take the bus from Lewis St / Washington St - North West side to Adelaide Central Bus Stationbus
38h 32m$1,158–3,342
Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Adelaide Airport (ADL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Adelaide is to train and fly which costs $950 - $2,000 and takes 24h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Adelaide is to fly which takes 23h 56m and costs $850 - $2,600.
The distance between Essen and Adelaide is 15838 km.
It takes approximately 23h 56m to get from Essen to Adelaide, including transfers.
Adelaide is 9h 30m ahead of Essen. It is currently 3:55 AM in Essen and 1:25 PM in Adelaide.
There are 1667+ hotels available in Adelaide.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Adelaide, SA, Australia?
Emirates, Qatar Airways, and Qantas fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Adelaide Airport (ADL) twice daily.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–2,900
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,100
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Adelaide Airport via Istanbul, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Adelaide Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,100
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Adelaide Airport via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,400
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Port Lincoln Airport via Dubai, Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,800
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Port Lincoln Airport via Dubai, Perth, Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,800
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Adelaide Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–4,300
Flights from Frankfurt to Adelaide Airport via Singapore Changi, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–4,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Adelaide Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–5,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Adelaide Airport via Singapore Changi, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–6,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–2,900
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,100
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Adelaide Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,100
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Adelaide Airport via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,400
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Adelaide Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–4,300
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Adelaide Airport via Istanbul, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Adelaide Airport via Istanbul, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Adelaide Airport via Istanbul, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Adelaide Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,500
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Adelaide Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Adelaide Airport via Istanbul, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Adelaide Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Adelaide Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
- Website
- rex.com.au
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Port Lincoln Airport via Doha, Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,100
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $60–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $24–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $90–190
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Essen Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 6078 966930
- service@vias-online.eu
- Website
- VIAS Rail GmbH
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $54
- Schedules at
- VIAS Rail GmbH
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–35
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- 1300 311 108
- Website
- Adelaide Metro
Bus from Lewis St / Washington St - North West side to Adelaide Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- Adelaide Metro
- Schedules at
- Adelaide Metro
- Phone
- 1300 851 345
- admin@premierstateliner.com.au
- Website
- Stateliner
Bus from Lewis St / Washington St - North West side to Adelaide Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–160
- Website
- Stateliner
- Schedules at
- Stateliner
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