There are 7 ways to get from Essen to Ireland by plane, bus, car ferry, car, or train
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Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Dublin Airport
best- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane DUS - DUB
5h 18m€66–214Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Duisburg central train station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Liverpool, Liverpool Onebus
- Take the car ferry from Liverpool to Isle of Man Douglascarferry
- Take the car ferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Dublin Terminal 1carferry
28h 6m€107–753Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Essen to Dunkirkcar
- Take the car ferry from Dunkirk to Rosslare Harbourcarferry
- Drive from Rosslare Harbour to Dublincar
29h 33m€453–674Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Cork Airport
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane DUS - ORK
7h 17m€111–268Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Dublin Airport
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane CGN - DUB
5h 55m€70–263Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Dublin Airport
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane AMS - DUB
6h 46m€71–276Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Cork Airport
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane AMS - ORK
6h 40m€106–330
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 €65 - €220 and takes 5h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Ireland is to fly which takes 5h 18m and costs €65 - €220.
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 car ferry which takes 28h 6m and costs €100 - €800.
It takes approximately 5h 18m to get from Essen to Ireland, including transfers.
Ireland is 1h behind Essen. It is currently 4:38 AM in Essen and 3:38 AM in Ireland.
There are 1204+ hotels available in Ireland.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Ireland?
Aer Lingus and Eurowings fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Dublin Airport (DUB) 3 times a day.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Cork Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–380
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–410
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Dublin Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Dublin Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–190
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–150
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–190
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Cork Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–350
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Cork Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–600
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–170
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Cork Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–400
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Cork Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €120–470
- 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
- 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
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Essen Hbf to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €22–50
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Duisburg central train station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Liverpool, Liverpool One
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Liverpool, Liverpool One
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +44 8722 992 992
- Website
- steam-packet.com
Car ferry from Liverpool to Isle of Man Douglas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €15–214
- Website
- https://www.steam-packet.com/
- Foot Passenger Saver Ticket
- €40
- Standard Fare
- €214
Car ferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Dublin Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €17–325
- Website
- https://www.steam-packet.com/
- Foot Passanger
- €46
- Motorcycle&Adult
- €166
- Car&Adult
- €325
- 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
- €370–550
- Website
- https://www.dfds.com/en
- Family (4 persons + car)
- €450
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