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There are 7 ways to get from Essen to Ireland by plane, bus, train, ferry, car, or car ferry

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  1. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport

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    1. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Dublin Airport (DUB)planeDUS - DUB
    5h 20m
    €73–266
  2. Bus, train, ferry

    1. Take the bus from Essen central train station to Brussels-North train stationbus081
    2. Take the bus from Brussel Eurolines Busstation to Birminghambus
    3. Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Holyheadtrain
    4. Take the ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry0
    23h 18m
    €158–287
  3. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Essen to Dunkirkcar
    2. Take the car ferry from Dunkirk to Rosslare Harbourcarferry
    3. Drive from Rosslare Harbour to Dublincar
    29h 31m
    €262–573
  4. Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbftrain
    2. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Dublin Airport (DUB)planeCGN - DUB
    6h 3m
    €92–270
  5. Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Viersen Bahnhoftrain
    2. Take the train from Venlo to Eindhoventrain
    3. Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Dublin Airport (DUB)planeEIN - DUB
    7h 26m
    €114–288
  6. Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly

    1. Take the train from Oberhausen Hbf to Utrecht Centraaltrain
    2. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
    3. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Dublin Airport (DUB)planeAMS - DUB
    7h 47m
    €81–315
  7. Bus, ferry, train

    1. Take the bus from Duisburg central train station to London Victoriabus
    2. Take the bus from London Victoria to Upper Park Roadbus508
    3. Take the ferry from Pembroke Dock to Rosslare Harbourferry
    4. Take the train from Rosslare Europort to Grand Canal DocktrainIc
    30h 6m
    €151–272

Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Dublin Airport (DUB) flights

Calendar22Weekly Planes
Duration2h 33mAverage Duration
Ticket€34Cheapest Price
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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.

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