There are 7 ways to get from Essen to Ireland by plane, bus, train, ferry, car, or car ferry
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 Dublin Airport (DUB)DUS - DUB
5h 20m€73–266Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Brussels-North train station081
- Take the bus from Brussel Eurolines Busstation to Birmingham
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Holyhead
- Take the ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+I0
23h 18m€158–287Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Essen to Dunkirk
- Take the car ferry from Dunkirk to Rosslare Harbour
- Drive from Rosslare Harbour to Dublin
29h 31m€262–573Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Dublin Airport (DUB)CGN - DUB
6h 3m€92–270Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Viersen Bahnhof
- Take the train from Venlo to Eindhoven
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Dublin Airport (DUB)EIN - DUB
7h 26m€114–288Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
- Take the train from Oberhausen Hbf to Utrecht Centraal
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Dublin Airport (DUB)AMS - DUB
7h 47m€81–315Bus, ferry, train
- Take the bus from Duisburg central train station to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Upper Park Road508
- Take the ferry from Pembroke Dock to Rosslare Harbour
- Take the train from Rosslare Europort to Grand Canal DockIc
30h 6m€151–272
Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Dublin Airport (DUB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Ireland is to fly which costs €70 - €270 and takes 5h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Ireland is to fly which takes 5h 20m and costs €70 - €270.
The distance between Essen and Ireland is 965 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Ireland without a car is to bus and train and ferry which takes 23h 18m and costs €150 - €290.
It takes approximately 5h 20m to get from Essen to Ireland, including transfers.
Ireland is 1h behind Essen. It is currently 6:55 PM in Essen and 5:55 PM in Ireland.
There are 1062+ hotels available in Ireland.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Ireland?
Aer Lingus, Eurowings, and KLM fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Dublin Airport (DUB) 3 times a day.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Dublin Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Dublin Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Dublin Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–190
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–150
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Dublin Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–260
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–290
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Dublin Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–280
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Dublin Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Birmingham New Street to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Birmingham New Street to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Viersen Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Viersen Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €30–45
- Comfort
- €35–50
- Premium
- €50–70
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- fahrgaeste@train-rental.com
- Website
- train-rental.com
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- train-rental.com
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Venlo to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–80
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €24–35
- 1st Class
- €45–80
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–23
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €8–13
- 1st Class
- €14–23
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- arriva.nl
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €10–12
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €10–12
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Rosslare Europort to Grand Canal Dock
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €14–21
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 Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Duisburg central train station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Brussel Eurolines Busstation to Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €22–25
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Upper Park Road
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–55
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–95
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Phone
- +44 344 848 6090
- travel.sales@dfds.com
- Website
- dfds.com
Car ferry from Dunkirk to Rosslare Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €180–450
- Website
- https://www.dfds.com/en
- Family (4 persons + car)
- €450
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Ferry from Pembroke Dock to Rosslare Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–50
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- €190–220
- On Foot
- €40–50
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