There are 8 ways to get from Essen to Kaliningrad by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Essen Hbf to S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhoftrain 10 / ...
- Take the train from S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof to Rzepintrain 95 / ...
- Take the train from Rzepin to Tczewtrain 95
- Take the train from Tczew to Elblagtrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Elbląg to Kaliningrad Bus stationbus 802 / ...
15h 42m₽14,883–20,505Fly Dortmund Airport to Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport (GDN)plane DTM - GDN
- Take the bus from Gdańsk Airport to Kaliningrad Bus stationbus
10h 1m₽8,133–25,568Bus
- Take the bus from Dortmund to Kaliningrad Bus stationbus 905 / ...
21h 24m₽11,733–21,568Drive 1,101.3 km
- Drive from Essen to Kaliningradcar 1,101.3 km
12h 48m₽13,885–20,056Bus via Elbląg
- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Elblag, Bus Stationbus N1387
- Take the bus from Elbląg to Kaliningrad Bus stationbus 802 / ...
22h 30m₽10,155–17,532Train to Frankfurt, fly to Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport, bus
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport (GDN)plane FRA - GDN
- Take the bus from Gdańsk Airport to Kaliningrad Bus stationbus
10h 16m₽16,571–31,802Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport, bus
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Viersen Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Venlo to Eindhoventrain
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport (GDN)plane EIN - GDN
- Take the bus from Gdańsk Airport to Kaliningrad Bus stationbus
11h 44m₽9,760–33,338Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)plane DUS - WAW
- Take the train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Malborktrain
- Take the bus from Elbląg to Kaliningrad Bus stationbus
12h 37m₽10,973–32,850
Essen to Kaliningrad by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Kaliningrad is to bus via Elbląg which costs RUB 10000 - RUB 18000 and takes 22h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Kaliningrad is to fly and bus which takes 10h 1m and costs RUB 8000 - RUB 26000.
No, there is no direct bus from Essen station to Kaliningrad station. However, there are services departing from Essen central train station and arriving at Kaliningrad Bus station via Elbląg. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 30m.
The distance between Essen and Kaliningrad is 1182 km. The road distance is 1101.3 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Kaliningrad without a car is to train and bus which takes 15h 42m and costs RUB 14000 - RUB 21000.
It takes approximately 15h 42m to get from Essen to Kaliningrad, including transfers.
Essen to Kaliningrad bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Essen central train station.
Essen to Kaliningrad bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Elblag, Bus Station.
Kaliningrad is 1h ahead of Essen. It is currently 11:03 AM in Essen and 12:03 PM in Kaliningrad.
Yes, the driving distance between Essen to Kaliningrad is 1101 km. It takes approximately 12h 48m to drive from Essen to Kaliningrad.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Kaliningrad, Russia?
Kaliningrad Bus Terminal operates a bus from Dortmund to Kaliningrad Bus station 4 times a week. Tickets cost ₽11,000–17,000 and the journey takes 20h.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽8,500–15,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽8,500–15,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽6,000–24,000
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽8,500–15,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽6,000–24,000
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽8,500–20,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽8,000–20,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽3,000–13,000
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽2,100–17,000
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽5,500–17,000
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₽7,000–8,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof to Rzepin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽2,800–3,100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₽4,300–4,800
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Viersen Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽2,200–2,500
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Rzepin to Tczew
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,400–2,400
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- ₽1,400–2,000
- 1st Class
- ₽1,900–2,400
Train from Tczew to Elblag
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽550–1,200
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- ₽550–800
- 1st Class
- ₽900–1,200
Train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Malbork
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₽1,000–1,900
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- ₽1,000–1,500
- 1st Class
- ₽1,500–1,900
- Phone
- +48 22 474 00 44
- bilety@polregio.pl
- Website
- polregio.pl
Train from Tczew to Elblag
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₽280–400
- Website
- https://polregio.pl/pl/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Viersen Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₽1,000–1,500
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Venlo to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₽850–2,500
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- ₽850–1,300
- 1st Class
- ₽1,400–2,500
- Phone
- +7 (4012) 64-36-35
- info@avl39.ru
- Website
- avl39.ru
Bus from Elbląg to Kaliningrad Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽3,300–6,000
- Schedules at
- avl39.ru
- Book at
- avl39.ru
Bus from Dortmund to Kaliningrad Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽11,000–17,000
- Schedules at
- avl39.ru
- Book at
- avl39.ru
Bus from Gdańsk Airport to Kaliningrad Bus station
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 Elblag, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽6,500–12,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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