There are 6 ways to get from Essen to Bergen by plane, train, bus, car ferry, or car
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Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport
best- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Bergen (BGO)plane DUS - BGO
5h 19mkr 890–3,485Train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Göteborg Centralstationtrain 344
- Take the train from Göteborg Centralstation to Oslo Strain
- Take the train from Oslo S to Bergen stasjontrain F4
25h 27mkr 2,404–4,038Bus
- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus N74 / ...
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Oslo bussterminalbus
- Take the bus from Oslo bussterminal to Arna terminalbus
31h 40mkr 1,774–3,017Bus, train, car ferry
- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Kolding bus stationbus N74
- Take the bus from Kolding bus station to Aalborgbus 353 / ...
- Take the train from Aalborg St. to Hirtshals St.train 76
- Take the car ferry from Hirtshals to Bergen Jekteviksterminalencarferry
34h 38mTrain to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bergen (BGO)plane FRA - BGO
6h 38mkr 1,710–4,511Drive 1,856.3 km
- Drive from Essen to Bergencar 1,856.3 km
20h 21mkr 3,793–5,479
Essen to Bergen by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Bergen is to bus which costs kr 1700 - kr 3100 and takes 31h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Bergen is to fly which takes 5h 19m and costs kr 850 - kr 3500.
No, there is no direct train from Essen to Bergen. However, there are services departing from Essen Hbf and arriving at Bergen stasjon via Hamburg Hbf, Göteborg Centralstation and Oslo S. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 27m.
The distance between Essen and Bergen is 1057 km. The road distance is 1856.3 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Bergen without a car is to train which takes 25h 27m and costs kr 2400 - kr 4100.
It takes approximately 5h 19m to get from Essen to Bergen, including transfers.
Essen to Bergen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Essen Hbf station.
The best way to get from Essen to Bergen is to fly which takes 5h 19m and costs kr 850 - kr 3500. Alternatively, you can train, which costs kr 2400 - kr 4100 and takes 25h 27m, you could also bus, which costs kr 1700 - kr 3100 and takes 31h 40m.
Essen to Bergen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hamburg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Essen to Bergen is 1856 km. It takes approximately 20h 21m to drive from Essen to Bergen.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Bergen, Norway?
Eurowings, Scandinavian Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Bergen (BGO) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Essen Hbf to Bergen stasjon via Hamburg Hbf, Göteborg Centralstation, and Oslo S in around 25h 27m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bergen via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 650–2,700
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bergen via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 650–2,700
Flights from Frankfurt to Bergen via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–3,100
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bergen via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 650–3,900
Flights from Frankfurt to Bergen via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 700–3,800
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bergen via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–3,600
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 850–3,200
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bergen via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–2,600
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 300–800
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 330–950
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- kundservice@sj.se
- Website
- sj.se
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Göteborg Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 650–1,100
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
- Phone
- +47 61 05 19 10
- tog@vy.no
- Website
- vy.no
Train from Göteborg Centralstation to Oslo S
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 650–950
- Website
- https://www.vy.no/en
Train from Oslo S to Bergen stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,200
- Website
- https://www.vy.no/en
- Phone
- 98 11 11 11
- info@NTmail.dk
- Website
- ntrejse.dk
Train from Aalborg St. to Hirtshals St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- North Jutland Transport Company
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Essen central train station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 160–340
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Oslo bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 550–1,300
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Essen central train station to Kolding bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 500–800
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Kolding bus station to Aalborg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 140–260
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +47 407 05070
- buss@vy.no
- Website
- vybuss.no
Bus from Oslo bussterminal to Arna terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–1,300
- Website
- https://www.vybuss.com/
- Phone
- +47 51 46 40 99
- info@fjordline.com
- Website
- fjordline.com
Car ferry from Hirtshals to Bergen Jekteviksterminalen
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 900–1,700
- Website
- https://www.fjordline.com/en
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