There are 7 ways to get from Essen to Hiddensee by train, ferry, bus, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, ferry
best- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Stralsund Hauptbahnhoftrain 33
- Take the ferry from Stralsund to Vitteferry
10h 1mBus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Essen Hbf to Hamburgbus
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Bergen Bahnhoftrain 33
- Take the ferry from Schaprode to Vitte(Hiddensee)ferry Sch
11h 44mFly Düsseldorf International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train, ferry
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane DUS - BER
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Stralsund Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the ferry from Stralsund to Vitteferry
10h 32mTrain, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Rostock Hauptbahnhoftrain 33 / ...
- Take the train from Rostock Hbf to Samtenstrain Re
- Take the bus from Samtens Bahnhof to Schaprode Hafenbus 719
- Take the ferry from Schaprode to Vitte(Hiddensee)ferry Sch
10h 34mTrain, ferry via Münster
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Münster Hauptbahnhoftrain Re2
- Take the train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Stralsund Hauptbahnhoftrain 33
- Take the ferry from Stralsund to Vitteferry
11h 29mTrain to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train, ferry
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafentrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane CGN - BER
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Stralsund Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the ferry from Stralsund to Vitteferry
11h 39mFly Düsseldorf International Airport to Hamburg Airport, train, bus, ferry
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane DUS - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Rostock Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Rostock Hbf to Samtenstrain
- Take the bus from Samtens Bahnhof to Schaprode Hafenbus
- Take the ferry from Schaprode to Vitte(Hiddensee)ferry
10h 41m
Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The distance between Essen and Hiddensee is 685 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Hiddensee without a car is to train and ferry which takes 10h 1m and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 1m to get from Essen to Hiddensee, including transfers.
There are 1965+ hotels available in Hiddensee.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Hiddensee, Germany?
There is no direct connection from Essen to Hiddensee. However, you can take the train to Stralsund Hauptbahnhof, walk to Stralsund Hauptbahnhof, take the line 4 bus to Stralsund Olof-Palme-Platz, walk to Stralsund, then take the ferry to Vitte. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Essen Hbf to Vitte(Hiddensee) via Hamburg, Hamburg Hbf, Bergen Bahnhof, Bergen Bahnhof, Schaprode Hafen, and Schaprode in around 11h 44m.
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Stralsund Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €120–240
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bergen Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Stralsund Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Rostock Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €100–220
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Stralsund Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–210
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Stralsund Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Rostock Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Essen Hbf to Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €39–43
- Website
- Grand Bus
- Phone
- 49 3831 26810
- vertrieb@reederei-hiddensee.de
- Website
- reederei-hiddensee.de
Ferry from Stralsund to Vitte
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- reederei-hiddensee.de
Ferry from Schaprode to Vitte(Hiddensee)
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- reederei-hiddensee.de
Ferry from Stralsund to Vitte
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- reederei-hiddensee.de
Ferry from Schaprode to Vitte(Hiddensee)
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- reederei-hiddensee.de
Ferry from Stralsund to Vitte
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- reederei-hiddensee.de
Ferry from Stralsund to Vitte
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- reederei-hiddensee.de
Ferry from Schaprode to Vitte(Hiddensee)
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- reederei-hiddensee.de
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