There are 7 ways to get from Essen to Billund by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kolding St.train Ece / ...
- Take the bus from Kolding Busterminal to Billund Centretbus 166
9h 7mkr 797–2,663Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Kolding bus stationbus N74
- Take the bus from Kolding Busterminal to Billund Centretbus 166
11h 48mkr 444–716Bus, train
- Take the bus from Essen Hbf to Hamburgbus
- Take the train from Hamburg Hauptbahnhof to Kolding stationtrain Ic
- Take the bus from Kolding Busterminal to Billund Centretbus 166
10h 20mkr 518–771Drive 626 km
- Drive from Essen to Billundcar 626 km
5h 32mkr 841–1,215Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Billund Airport (BLL)plane DUS - BLL
6h 13mkr 985–2,332Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Billund Airport (BLL)plane FRA - BLL
5h 44mkr 1,363–3,648Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
- 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 Billund Airport (BLL)plane AMS - BLL
6h 37mkr 1,198–3,378
Essen to Billund by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Billund is to bus which costs 440 kr - 750 kr and takes 11h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Billund is to drive which takes 5h 32m and costs 800 kr - 1300 kr.
No, there is no direct bus from Essen station to Billund. However, there are services departing from Essen central train station and arriving at Billund Centret via Kolding Busterminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 48m.
The distance between Essen and Billund is 680 km. The road distance is 626 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Billund without a car is to train and bus which takes 9h 7m and costs 750 kr - 2700 kr.
It takes approximately 9h 7m to get from Essen to Billund, including transfers.
Essen to Billund bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Essen central train station.
The best way to get from Essen to Billund is to fly which takes 6h 13m and costs 950 kr - 2400 kr. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 440 kr - 750 kr and takes 11h 48m.
Essen to Billund bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Kolding bus station.
Yes, the driving distance between Essen to Billund is 626 km. It takes approximately 5h 32m to drive from Essen to Billund.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Billund, Denmark?
KLM, Lufthansa, and three other airlines fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Billund Airport (BLL) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Essen central train station to Billund Centret via Kolding bus station and Kolding Busterminal in around 11h 48m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Billund Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 420–2,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Billund Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 470–2,600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Billund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 430–2,800
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Billund Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 800–3,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Billund Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 470–2,600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Billund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 430–2,800
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Billund Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 900–3,300
Flights from Frankfurt to Billund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–2,700
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Billund Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 600–3,200
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Billund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 430–2,800
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Billund Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 750–3,600
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 500–2,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 340–1,400
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 120–490
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 221 800 20 80
- info@msm-gruppe.de
- Website
- msm-gruppe.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- msm-gruppe.de
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- dsb.dk
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kolding St.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 380–600
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kolding St.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 270–400
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
Train from Hamburg Hauptbahnhof to Kolding station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 270–400
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kolding St.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 230–350
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 75–160
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 80–170
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 6078 966930
- service@vias-online.eu
- Website
- vias-online.de
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 270–380
- Schedules at
- vias-online.de
- Phone
- 7010 4410
- post@sydtrafik.dk
- Website
- sydtrafik.dk
Bus from Kolding Busterminal to Billund Centret
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 50–70
- Website
- https://sydtrafik.dk/
Bus from Kolding Busterminal to Billund Centret
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 50–70
- Website
- https://sydtrafik.dk/
Bus from Kolding Busterminal to Billund Centret
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 50–70
- Website
- https://sydtrafik.dk/
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Essen Hbf to Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Phone
- +380 98 815 4444
- support@ewe.ua
- Website
- ewe.ua
Bus from Essen Hbf to Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 190–310
- Website
- https://ewe.ua/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Essen central train station to Kolding bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 390–650
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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