There are 8 ways to get from Essen to Helsingborg by car, plane, train, bus, or car train
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Drive to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly, train
best- Drive from Essen to Amsterdam-Schiphol-Airport-AMScar
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane AMS - CPH
- Take the train from Copenhagen Lufthavn to Helsingborg Centralstationtrain
5h 22mkr 1,424–3,466Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Copenhagen Busterminalbus N74
- Take the bus from Copenhagen Bus Terminal to Helsingborg C Bus Stationbus Vy bus4you / ...
15h 7mkr 673–1,240Train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hauptbahnhof to Helsingborg Centralstationtrain Ic
10h 54mkr 1,160–1,409Drive 917.4 km
- Drive from Essen to Helsingborgcar 917.4 km
8h 11mkr 1,607–2,321Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane DUS - CPH
- Take the train from Copenhagen Lufthavn to Helsingborg Centralstationtrain
5h 41mkr 1,178–3,454Train to Frankfurt, fly, train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane FRA - CPH
- Take the train from Copenhagen Lufthavn to Helsingborg Centralstationtrain
7hkr 1,887–3,649Bus, train
- Take the bus from Essen Hbf to Hamburgbus
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Copenhagen Lufthavntrain 344
- Take the train from Copenhagen Lufthavn to Helsingborg Centralstationtrain
12h 22mkr 1,316–1,849Drive, car train
- Drive from Essen to Hannover Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Hannover Hbf to Hamburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Helsingborgcar
8h 32mkr 2,332–3,252
Essen to Helsingborg by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Helsingborg is to bus which costs 650 kr - 1300 kr and takes 15h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Helsingborg is to drive and fly and train which takes 5h 22m and costs 1400 kr - 3500 kr.
No, there is no direct bus from Essen station to Helsingborg station. However, there are services departing from Essen central train station and arriving at Helsingborg C Bus Station via Copenhagen Bus Terminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 7m.
No, there is no direct train from Essen to Helsingborg station. However, there are services departing from Essen Hbf and arriving at Helsingborg Centralstation via Hamburg Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 54m.
The distance between Essen and Helsingborg is 948 km. The road distance is 917.4 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Helsingborg without a car is to train which takes 10h 54m and costs 1100 kr - 1500 kr.
It takes approximately 5h 22m to get from Essen to Helsingborg, including transfers.
Essen to Helsingborg bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Essen central train station.
Essen to Helsingborg train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Essen Hbf station.
The best way to get from Essen to Helsingborg is to train which takes 10h 54m and costs 1100 kr - 1500 kr. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 650 kr - 1300 kr and takes 15h 7m.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Helsingborg, Sweden?
You can take a train from Essen Hbf to Helsingborg Centralstation via Hamburg Hbf and Hamburg Hauptbahnhof in around 10h 54m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Essen central train station to Helsingborg C Bus Station via Copenhagen Bus Terminal in around 15h 7m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 500–3,300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Copenhagen Airport via Billund
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 500–3,400
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 500–2,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–2,200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 500–3,300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Copenhagen Airport via Aalborg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 600–3,600
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 490–3,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 700–2,100
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 950–3,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 950–3,800
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 480–2,000
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 700–2,100
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 600–2,300
- Phone
- +46 771-77 77 1
- bokningssupporten@oresundstag.se
- Website
- oresundstag.se
Train from Copenhagen Lufthavn to Helsingborg Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 190–350
- Website
- https://www.oresundstag.se/en
- 1st Class
- kr 270–350
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 650–800
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 500–600
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Train from Hamburg Hauptbahnhof to Helsingborg Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 470–650
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- kundservice@sj.se
- Website
- sj.se
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Copenhagen Lufthavn
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 500–800
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
- 1st Class Ticket
- kr 550–800
- 2nd Class Ticket
- kr 500–700
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Hannover Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–1,200
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
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 Copenhagen Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 600–1,100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Copenhagen Bus Terminal to Helsingborg C Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 70–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +47 407 05070
- buss@vy.no
- Website
- vybuss.no
Bus from Copenhagen Bus Terminal to Helsingborg C Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 140–220
- Website
- https://www.vybuss.com/
- Phone
- +45 70 90 01 00
- kombardo@kombardoexpressen.dk
- Website
- kombardoexpressen.com
Bus from Copenhagen Bus Terminal to Helsingborg C Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://www.kombardoexpressen.com/
- 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 600–700
- Website
- https://ewe.ua/
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More Questions & Answers
Essen to Helsingborg bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Copenhagen Busterminal station.
Essen to Helsingborg train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hamburg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Essen to Helsingborg is 917 km. It takes approximately 8h 11m to drive from Essen to Helsingborg.
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