There are 9 ways to get from Essen to Kalmar by plane, train, bus, car, or car train
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Fly to Kalmar Öland Airport
best- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Kalmar Öland Airport (KLR)plane DUS - KLR
6h 59mkr 1,994–4,139Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Copenhagen Busterminalbus N74
- Take the bus from Copenhagen Busterminal to Ljungbybus 602
- Take the bus from Ljungby busstation to Växjö stationbus 145 / ...
- Take the bus from Växjö station to Kalmar, Järnvägstationbus
22h 21mkr 1,159–1,980Train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Malmo Ctrain Ic
- Take the train from Malmö, Centralstation to Kalmar, Järnvägstationtrain
14h 1mkr 1,813–3,726Drive 1,128.5 km
- Drive from Essen to Kalmarcar 1,128.5 km
10h 44mkr 1,963–2,836Fly to Copenhagen Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane DUS - CPH
- Take the train from Copenhagen Lufthavn to Kalmar, Järnvägstationtrain
8h 36mkr 1,669–3,864Fly to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (GOT)plane DUS - GOT
- Take the bus from Landvetter flygplats to Borås Centralstationbus
- Take the train from Borås Centralstation to Kalmar, Järnvägstationtrain
9h 2mkr 1,424–3,439Train via Copenhagen
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to København Htrain Ece / ...
- Take the train from Köpenhamn H to Kalmar, Järnvägstationtrain
14h 10mkr 1,963–4,476Bus, train
- Take the bus from Essen Hbf to Hamburgbus
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Copenhagen Lufthavntrain 344
- Take the train from Copenhagen Lufthavn to Kalmar, Järnvägstationtrain
15h 22mkr 1,639–2,894Drive, car train
- Drive from Essen to Frankfurtcar
- Take the car train from Frankfurt to Lüneburgcartrain
- Drive from Lüneburg to Kalmarcar
15h 55mkr 2,778–3,946
Essen to Kalmar by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Kalmar is to bus which costs 1100 kr - 2000 kr and takes 22h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Kalmar is to fly which takes 6h 59m and costs 1900 kr - 4200 kr.
No, there is no direct bus from Essen station to Kalmar station. However, there are services departing from Essen central train station and arriving at Kalmar, Järnvägstation via Copenhagen Busterminal, Ljungby busstation and Växjö station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 21m.
No, there is no direct train from Essen to Kalmar station. However, there are services departing from Essen Hbf and arriving at Kalmar, Järnvägstation via Hamburg Hbf and Malmö, Centralstation. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 1m.
The distance between Essen and Kalmar is 907 km. The road distance is 1128.5 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Kalmar without a car is to train which takes 14h 1m and costs 1800 kr - 3800 kr.
It takes approximately 6h 59m to get from Essen to Kalmar, including transfers.
Essen to Kalmar bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Essen central train station.
Essen to Kalmar train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Essen Hbf station.
The best way to get from Essen to Kalmar is to fly which takes 6h 59m and costs 1900 kr - 4200 kr. Alternatively, you can train, which costs 1800 kr - 3800 kr and takes 14h 1m, you could also bus, which costs 1100 kr - 2000 kr and takes 22h 21m.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Kalmar, Sweden?
Eurowings and Scandinavian Airlines fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Kalmar Öland Airport (KLR) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Essen Hbf to Kalmar, Järnvägstation via Hamburg Hbf and Malmö, Centralstation in around 14h 1m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kalmar Öland Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–5,500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kalmar Öland Airport via Oslo, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,900–3,600
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kalmar Öland Airport via Copenhagen Airport, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–5,500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kalmar Öland Airport via Berlin Brandenburg, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,900–3,600
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 950–2,500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–2,400
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 750–2,500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 750–2,300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 750–2,100
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–6,500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 950–2,500
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kalmar Öland Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–5,500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 500–3,100
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 750–1,800
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Malmo C
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 550–950
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- Phone
- +46 771-77 77 1
- bokningssupporten@oresundstag.se
- Website
- oresundstag.se
Train from Malmö, Centralstation to Kalmar, Järnvägstation
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 500–1,000
- Website
- https://www.oresundstag.se/en
Train from Copenhagen Lufthavn to Kalmar, Järnvägstation
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 550–1,100
- Website
- https://www.oresundstag.se/en
Train from Köpenhamn H to Kalmar, Järnvägstation
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 600–1,100
- Website
- https://www.oresundstag.se/en
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- kundservice@sj.se
- Website
- sj.se
Train from Borås Centralstation to Kalmar, Järnvägstation
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 400–650
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Copenhagen Lufthavn
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,200
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- dsb.dk
Train from Hamburg Hbf to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–1,600
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Hamburg Hbf to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 600–950
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Frankfurt to Lüneburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–1,300
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Essen central train station to Copenhagen Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 650–1,100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Copenhagen Busterminal to Ljungby
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 170–300
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Landvetter flygplats to Borås Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 30–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +46 77 176 70 76
- kundcenter@lanstrafikenkron.se
- Website
- lanstrafikenkron.se
Bus from Ljungby busstation to Växjö station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 100–120
- Website
- https://www.lanstrafikenkron.se/
- Phone
- +46 771-77 77 1
- bokningssupporten@oresundstag.se
- Website
- oresundstag.se
Bus from Växjö station to Kalmar, Järnvägstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- kr 230–470
- Website
- https://www.oresundstag.se/en
- Phone
- +47 407 05070
- buss@vy.no
- Website
- vybuss.no
Bus from Landvetter flygplats to Borås Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 80–150
- Website
- https://www.vybuss.com/
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Essen Hbf to Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Phone
- +380 98 815 4444
- support@ewe.ua
- Website
- ewe.ua
Bus from Essen Hbf to Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 380–600
- Website
- https://ewe.ua/
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More Questions & Answers
Essen to Kalmar bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Copenhagen Busterminal station.
Essen to Kalmar train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hamburg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Essen to Kalmar is 1129 km. It takes approximately 10h 44m to drive from Essen to Kalmar.
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