There are 9 ways to get from Essen to Esbjerg by train (Deutsche Bahn), bus, train, 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 9mkr 482–993Bus, train
cheapest- 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 59mkr 458–651Drive 617.9 km
- Drive from Essen to Esbjergcar 617.9 km
5h 45mkr 822–1,187Fly 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 20mkr 769–2,462Train
- 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 48mkr 1,061–2,688Fly 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 57mkr 996–2,468Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Billund Airport, bus
- Take the train from Oberhausen Hbf to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Billund Airport (BLL)plane AMS - BLL
- Take the bus from Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport to Esbjerg Busterminalbus
8h 9mkr 1,027–3,098Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Copenhagen Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane DUS - CPH
- Take the train from København, Københavns Lufthavn to Odense St.train
- Take the train from Odense St. to Esbjerg St.train
8h 21mkr 1,096–2,896
Essen to Esbjerg by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Esbjerg is to bus and train which costs 450 kr - 650 kr and takes 10h 59m.
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 9m.
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 9m and costs 480 kr - 1000 kr.
It takes approximately 8h 9m to get from Essen to Esbjerg, including transfers.
Essen to Esbjerg train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Essen Hbf station.
Essen to Esbjerg train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), 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 9m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Billund Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 600–1,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Billund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 800–3,100
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 600–1,400
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 470–1,800
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 650–2,200
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Billund Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 700–2,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Billund Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 700–2,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Billund Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 600–1,900
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Billund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 460–3,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Billund Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 700–2,300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 600–3,100
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Billund Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 450–2,700
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Billund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 460–3,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 600–3,100
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 600–1,400
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 470–1,800
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Billund Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 600–3,300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Billund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 460–3,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Billund Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 750–3,500
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Billund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 950–3,100
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 180–600
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Niebüll
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 600–2,200
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 220–650
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- dsb.dk
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kolding St.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 340–550
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
Train from Kolding St. to Esbjerg St.
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 85–140
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
Train from København, Københavns Lufthavn to Odense St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 220–350
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
Train from Odense St. to Esbjerg St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 180–290
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- reiseauskunft.bahn.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kolding St.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- https://reiseauskunft.bahn.de/bin/query.exe/en?revia=yes&existOptimizePrice=1&country=overseas&initialAvail=ON&S={fromName}&Z={toName}&start=1
- 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 110–240
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- kr 110–170
- 1st Class
- kr 180–240
- Business
- kr 200–220
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kolding St.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 210–300
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- Phone
- +45 72 30 25 00
- kommunikation.afd@gocollective.dk
- Website
- gocollective.dk
Train from Tønder St. to Esbjerg St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- gocollective.dk
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 180–600
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- kr 180–270
- 1st Class
- kr 350–600
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 65–180
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- kr 65–100
- 1st Class
- kr 100–180
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- arriva.nl
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 75–85
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- 2nd Class
- kr 75–85
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 Kolding bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 370–550
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 7010 4410
- post@sydtrafik.dk
- Website
- sydtrafik.dk
Bus from Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport to Esbjerg Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 40–60
- Website
- https://sydtrafik.dk/en/
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