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There are 11 ways to get from Essen to Ankara by plane, train, bus, night train, car, or car train

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  1. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport

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    1. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB)plane plane DUS - ESB
    6h 51m
    ₺3,573–13,043

  2. Train, bus, night train

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Aachen Hbftrain train Re
    2. Take the bus from Aachen to Bucharest Oborbus bus
    3. Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain night train
    4. Take the train from Halkali to Ankaratrain train Hst
    35h 53m
    ₺4,181–8,114

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Essen central train station to Munich central bus stationbus bus 037 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Ankarabus bus
    43h 57m
    ₺7,142–10,691

  4. Drive 2,914.7 km

    1. Drive from Essen to Ankaracar car 2,914.7 km
    25h 56m
    ₺21,329–30,809

  5. Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train
    2. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB)plane plane CGN - ESB
    7h 23m
    ₺4,139–11,499

  6. Train to Frankfurt, fly

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB)plane plane FRA - ESB
    8h
    ₺6,005–16,115

  7. Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly

    1. Take the train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain train
    2. Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    3. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB)plane plane AMS - ESB
    9h 28m
    ₺5,230–12,022

  8. Bus via Belgrade

    1. Take the bus from Essen Hbf to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to İstanbul Esenlerbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Ankarabus bus
    45h 37m
    ₺9,247–14,894

  9. Night train, train

    1. Take the night train from Essen Hbf to Wien Hbfnighttrain night train Nj
    2. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain train 347
    3. Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain night train
    4. Take the train from Halkali to Ankaratrain train Hst
    2d
    ₺15,652–31,228

  10. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Wien Meidlingtrain train
    2. Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nordtrain train 347
    3. Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain night train
    4. Take the train from Halkali to Ankaratrain train Hst
    2d
    ₺17,907–37,625

  11. Car train, drive

    1. Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain train
    2. Drive from Villach Hbf to Ankaracar car
    24h 45m
    ₺21,244–75,352

Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) flights

Calendar60Weekly Planes
Duration5h 9mAverage Duration
Ticket₺3,178Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Ankara, Turkey?

AJet, Corendon Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Essen central train station to Ankara via Munich and Istanbul Otogari in around 43h 57m.

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