There are 11 ways to get from Essen to Faro by plane, train, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport
best- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Faro Airport (FAO)plane DUS - FAO
5h 55m€89–279Fly from Weeze Airport
cheapest- Fly from Weeze Airport (NRN) to Faro Airport (FAO)plane NRN - FAO
7h 21m€86–309Train, bus via Barcelona
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Paris Nordtrain
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Barcelona-Santstrain Tgv
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Sevilla-Santa Justatrain
- Take the bus from Sevilla Santa Justa to Farobus
23h 46m€535–1,015Train, bus
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Lisbon - Sete Riosbus
- Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios to Terminal Rodoviário de Farobus
37h 37m€279–507Drive 2,379.2 km
- Drive from Essen to Farocar 2,379.2 km
23h 29m€365–527Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Faro Airport (FAO)plane CGN - FAO
6h 28m€93–349Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Viersen Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Venlo to Eindhoventrain
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Faro Airport (FAO)plane EIN - FAO
8h 18m€87–270Train, 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 Faro Airport (FAO)plane AMS - FAO
8h 12m€96–347Train, bus via Málaga
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Paris Nordtrain
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Barcelona-Santstrain Tgv
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Malaga Maria Zambranotrain Ave
- Take the bus from Malaga to Farobus
25h 51m€578–1,040Bus
- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Brussels-North train stationbus 081
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Lisbonbus
- Take the bus from Lisbon to Farobus
37h 51m€185–342Bus, train
- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Guimaraesbus
- Take the bus from Central de Camionagem de Guimarães to Porto - Terminal Intermodal de Campanhãbus
- Take the train from Porto Campanha to Farotrain Ic
43h 7m€225–398
Essen to Faro by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Faro is to train and fly which costs €85 - €270 and takes 8h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Faro is to fly which takes 5h 55m and costs €85 - €280.
No, there is no direct bus from Essen station to Faro. However, there are services departing from Essen central train station and arriving at Faro via Brussels-North train station and Lisbon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 51m.
The distance between Essen and Faro is 2008 km. The road distance is 2379.2 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Faro without a car is to train and bus via Barcelona which takes 23h 46m and costs €500 - €1100.
It takes approximately 5h 55m to get from Essen to Faro, including transfers.
Essen to Faro bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Essen central train station.
The best way to get from Essen to Faro is to fly which takes 5h 55m and costs €85 - €280. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €180 - €350 and takes 37h 51m.
Essen to Faro bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Brussels-North train station.
Faro is 1h behind Essen. It is currently 6:44 AM in Essen and 5:44 AM in Faro.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Faro, Portugal?
Eurowings, TUIfly, and two other airlines fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Faro Airport (FAO) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Essen central train station to Faro via Brussels-North train station and Lisbon in around 37h 51m.
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Weeze Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–500
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–470
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–550
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–350
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Faro Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–350
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Faro Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–350
Flights from Weeze Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Flights from Weeze Airport to Faro Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Faro Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Faro Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–200
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Faro Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–170
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
- Website
- tui.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–380
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Faro Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–440
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Essen Hbf to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €200–330
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Essen Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €95–170
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €220–360
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–210
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–220
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €170–290
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €170–300
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Viersen Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–24
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Viersen Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Venlo to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–13
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–23
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–25
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- 069 450099650
- Kundenservice-Linie10@vias-online.de
- Website
- vias-online.de
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–50
- Schedules at
- vias-online.de
- Phone
- +351 210 900 032
- Website
- cp.pt
Train from Porto Campanha to Faro
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Website
- https://www.cp.pt/en/
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Sevilla Santa Justa to Faro
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios to Terminal Rodoviário de Faro
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Lisbon to Faro
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–50
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Central de Camionagem de Guimarães to Porto - Terminal Intermodal de Campanhã
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–9
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Lisbon - Sete Rios
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €160–300
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Essen central train station to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Malaga to Faro
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Essen central train station to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–27
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Lisbon
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €150–260
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lisbon to Faro
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Essen central train station to Guimaraes
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €150–260
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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