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How to get fromEssen to Finlandby plane, train, ferry, bus, car, or car ferry

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There are 8 ways to get from Essen to Finland by plane, train, ferry, bus, car, or car ferry

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  1. Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Helsinki Airport

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    1. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane plane DUS - HEL
    5h 2m
    €109–288

  2. Train, ferry via Stockholm

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain train 1 / ...
    2. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Stockholm Ctrain train 083 / ...
    3. Take the ferry from Stockholm to Port of Turkuferry ferry
    4. Take the train from Turku satama to Helsinkitrain train
    30h 44m
    €268–383

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Essen Hbf to Hamburgbus bus Ivano-Frankivsk
    2. Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2bus bus N1206 / ...
    36h 15m
    €222–313

  4. Train, ferry

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain train 1 / ...
    2. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Lübeck-Travemünde Strandtrain train Re8
    3. Take the ferry from Port of Travemünde to Helsinkiferry ferry
    36h 46m
    €372–631

  5. Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Turku Airport

    1. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Turku Airport (TKU)plane plane DUS - TKU
    6h 44m
    €163–371

  6. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Helsinki Airport

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane plane FRA - HEL
    6h 22m
    €137–307

  7. Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Helsinki Airport

    1. Take the train from Duisburg Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain train
    2. Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    3. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane plane AMS - HEL
    7h 30m
    €114–295

  8. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Essen to Grenåcar car
    2. Take the carferry from Grenå to Halmstadcarferry car ferry
    3. Drive from Halmstad to Helsinkicar car
    37h 2m
    €651–994

Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Helsinki Airport (HEL) flights

Calendar35Weekly Planes
Duration3h 40mAverage Duration
Ticket€108Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,553.6 km
  • Duration: 5h 2m

What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Finland?

Finnair, Scandinavian Airlines, and Eurowings fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Helsinki Airport (HEL) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Essen Hbf to Simonkatu via Hamburg, Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof, Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2, and Länsiterminaali 2 in around 36h 15m.

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