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
24h$1,117–1,645Train 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
31h 37m$786–1,868Train 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 54m$980–1,954Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Adelaide Airport
- Take the train from Oberhausen 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 55m$891–1,812Train 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 41m$1,115–3,423Fly 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 52m$1,261–3,555
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 $850 - $1,900 and takes 27h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Adelaide is to fly which takes 24h and costs $1,100 - $1,700.
The distance between Essen and Adelaide is 15838 km.
It takes approximately 24h to get from Essen to Adelaide, including transfers.
Adelaide is 8h 30m ahead of Essen. It is currently 1:18 PM in Essen and 9:48 PM in Adelaide.
There are 1647+ hotels available in Adelaide.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Adelaide, SA, Australia?
Emirates and Qatar Airways fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Adelaide Airport (ADL) once daily.
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Adelaide Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–4,200
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Adelaide Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Wednesday to Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $950–5,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Adelaide Airport via Singapore Changi, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 53m
- When
- Friday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–5,500
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Adelaide Airport via Jeddah, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,800
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,100
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Adelaide Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Adelaide Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Adelaide Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Port Lincoln Airport via Dubai, Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Port Lincoln Airport via Dubai, Perth, Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,100
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Adelaide Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Adelaide Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Adelaide Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–4,200
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Adelaide Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Adelaide Airport via Jeddah, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–1,350
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Adelaide Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Adelaide Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Adelaide Airport via Jeddah, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,000
- Website
- rex.com.au
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Port Lincoln Airport via Doha, Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,300
- 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
- $75–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $100–220
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 6078 966930
- service@vias-online.eu
- Website
- VIAS Rail GmbH
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $50
- Schedules at
- VIAS Rail GmbH
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $17–35
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Essen Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- 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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