There are 9 ways to get from Essen to Esbjerg by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via Hamburg
best- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kolding St.train Ece / ...
- Take the train from Kolding St. to Esbjerg St.train Ic / ...
8h 7mDrive 617.9 km
cheapest- Drive from Essen to Esbjergcar 617.9 km
5h 45mkr 814–1,176Bus, train
- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Kolding bus stationbus N74
- Take the train from Kolding St. to Esbjerg St.train Ic / ...
10h 51mFly Düsseldorf International Airport to Billund Airport, bus
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Billund Airport (BLL)plane DUS - BLL
- Take the bus from Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport to Esbjerg Busterminalbus
7h 31mTrain
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Niebülltrain 33
- Take the train from Tønder St. to Esbjerg St.train 030
8h 42mTrain to Frankfurt, fly to Billund Airport, bus
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Billund Airport (BLL)plane FRA - BLL
- Take the bus from Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport to Esbjerg Busterminalbus
6h 50mTrain, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Billund Airport, bus
- 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
- Take the bus from Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport to Esbjerg Busterminalbus
7h 41mFly Düsseldorf International Airport to Hamburg Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane DUS - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kolding St.train
- Take the train from Kolding St. to Esbjerg St.train
7h 50mTrain to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Westerland, train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Westerland (GWT)plane DUS - GWT
- Take the train from Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof to Niebülltrain
- Take the train from Niebüll St. to Tønder St.train
- Take the train from Tønder St. to Esbjerg St.train
7h 54m
Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Billund Airport (BLL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Esbjerg is to drive which costs 800 kr - 1200 kr and takes 5h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Esbjerg is to drive which takes 5h 45m and costs 800 kr - 1200 kr.
No, there is no direct train from Essen to Esbjerg. However, there are services departing from Essen Hbf and arriving at Esbjerg St. via Hamburg Hbf and Kolding St.. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 7m.
The distance between Essen and Esbjerg is 706 km. The road distance is 617.9 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Esbjerg without a car is to train via Hamburg which takes 8h 7m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 7m to get from Essen to Esbjerg, including transfers.
Essen to Esbjerg train services, operated by DB Fernverkehr AG, depart from Essen Hbf station.
Essen to Esbjerg train services, operated by DB Fernverkehr AG, arrive at Hamburg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Essen to Esbjerg is 618 km. It takes approximately 5h 45m to drive from Essen to Esbjerg.
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What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Esbjerg, Denmark?
You can take a train from Essen Hbf to Esbjerg St. via Hamburg Hbf and Kolding St. in around 8h 7m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Billund Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 650–2,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Billund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 900–2,900
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 550–1,300
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Billund Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 750–2,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Billund Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 750–2,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Billund Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 430–2,600
Flights from Frankfurt to Billund Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–2,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Billund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 380–2,700
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Billund Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 390–2,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Billund Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 430–2,600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Billund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 380–2,700
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 550–1,300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Westerland
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 650–1,900
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Billund Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 550–3,200
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Billund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 380–2,700
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Billund Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 700–3,300
- Website
- delfi.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- delfi.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Niebüll
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- delfi.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- delfi.de
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- delfi.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- delfi.de
Train from Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof to Niebüll
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- delfi.de
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kolding St.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- snalltaget.se
- Website
- gocollective.dk
Train from Tønder St. to Esbjerg St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- gocollective.dk
Train from Niebüll St. to Tønder St.
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- gocollective.dk
- Website
- nsinternational.nl
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- nsinternational.nl
- Website
- vias-online.de
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- vias-online.de
- Website
- vias-online.de
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- vias-online.de
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Website
- neg-niebuell.de
Train from Niebüll St. to Tønder St.
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- neg-niebuell.de
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Essen central train station to Kolding bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- Website
- sydtrafik.dk
Bus from Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport to Esbjerg Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- sydtrafik.dk
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