There are 3 ways to get from Essen to Kolkata by plane or train
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Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport
best- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU)plane DUS - CCU
16h 30m₹28,141–85,802Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU)plane FRA - CCU
17h 14m₹33,228–88,610Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbftrain
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nordtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU)plane BRU - CCU
19h 23m₹44,962–90,783
Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Kolkata is to fly which costs ₹28,000 - ₹90,000 and takes 16h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Kolkata is to fly which takes 16h 30m and costs ₹28,000 - ₹90,000.
The distance between Essen and Kolkata is 7552 km.
It takes approximately 16h 30m to get from Essen to Kolkata, including transfers.
Kolkata is 4h 30m ahead of Essen. It is currently 9:23 AM in Essen and 1:53 PM in Kolkata.
There are 947+ hotels available in Kolkata.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Kolkata, India?
Emirates, Qatar Airways, and three other airlines fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) 4 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport via Frankfurt, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹27,000–80,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹24,000–70,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹27,000–120,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹32,000–130,000
Flights from Brussels Airport to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport via Frankfurt, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹48,000–80,000
Flights from Brussels Airport to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹26,000–90,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹36,000–130,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹32,000–120,000
Flights from Brussels Airport to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹32,000–110,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹28,000–80,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹26,000–75,000
Flights from Brussels Airport to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹25,000–70,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹38,000–130,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹35,000–120,000
Flights from Brussels Airport to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹34,000–110,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport via Frankfurt, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹30,000–120,000
Train operators
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₹3,200–9,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₹1,900–5,500
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹3,400–7,500
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₹1,600–2,300
- 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
- ₹3,400–7,500
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- ₹3,400–4,800
- Comfort
- ₹3,700–5,000
- Premium
- ₹5,500–7,500
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- fahrgaeste@train-rental.com
- Website
- train-rental.com
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- train-rental.com
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