There are 9 ways to get from Essen to Linköping by plane, train, bus, car, train (Deutsche Bahn), or car train
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Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Linköping City Airport
best- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Linköping City Airport (LPI)DUS - LPI
6h 34mkr 765–4,295Train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Hamburg-Harburg39 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg-Harburg to Linköping Centralstation346
13h 48mBus
- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Hamburg, Zentraler OmnibusbahnhofN74 / ...
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to LinköpingN602
18h 55mkr 770–1,752Drive 1,255.3 km
- Drive from Essen to Linköping1,255.3 km
11h 51mkr 2,244–3,241Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Linköping City Airport
- Take the train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Linköping City Airport (LPI)AMS - LPI
6h 27mkr 1,101–5,462Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport, bus
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (GOT)DUS - GOT
- Take the bus from Gothenburg Landvetter Airport to Linköping Bus Station
8h 12mkr 1,035–3,215Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN)DUS - ARN
- Take the train from Stockholm Centralstation to Linköping Centralstation
7h 13mkr 1,415–3,795Train via Copenhagen
- Take the train from Essen Central Station to Hamburg Central Station
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to København HEce
- Take the train from Köpenhamn H to Linköping Centralstation
14h 11mkr 1,079–2,360Drive, car train
- Drive from Essen to Hannover Hbf
- Take the car train from Hannover Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Linköping
12h 12mkr 2,990–4,163
Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Linköping City Airport (LPI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Linköping is to bus which costs 750 kr - 1800 kr and takes 18h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Linköping is to train and fly which takes 6h 27m and costs 1100 kr - 5500 kr.
No, there is no direct bus from Essen station to Linköping. However, there are services departing from Essen central train station and arriving at Linköping via Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Essen to Linköping station. However, there are services departing from Essen Hbf and arriving at Linköping Centralstation via Hamburg-Harburg. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 48m.
The distance between Essen and Linköping is 1011 km. The road distance is 1255.3 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Linköping without a car is to train which takes 13h 48m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 34m to get from Essen to Linköping, including transfers.
Essen to Linköping bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Essen central train station.
Essen to Linköping train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Essen Hbf station.
The best way to get from Essen to Linköping is to fly which takes 6h 34m and costs 750 kr - 4300 kr. Alternatively, you can train, which costs and takes 13h 48m, you could also bus, which costs 750 kr - 1800 kr and takes 18h 55m.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Linköping, Sweden?
KLM and Air France fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Linköping City Airport (LPI) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Essen Hbf to Linköping Centralstation via Hamburg-Harburg in around 13h 48m.
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- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Linköping City Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 650–3,700
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Linköping City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 700–4,200
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 550–3,200
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 550–3,000
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Linköping City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 700–4,200
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–2,500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–2,500
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 650–1,900
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 800–2,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 800–2,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Linköping City Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 850–4,400
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Linköping City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 700–4,200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 950–2,100
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 650–1,200
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 300–1,100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 220–490
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 140–700
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
Train from Essen Central Station to Hamburg Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 150–700
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- kundservice@sj.se
- Website
- sj.se
Train from Hamburg-Harburg to Linköping Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 11m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Linköping Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 250–750
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 170–550
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- kr 170–260
- 1st Class
- kr 320–550
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 180–600
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- kr 180–280
- 1st Class
- kr 350–600
- Phone
- 069 450099650
- Kundenservice-Linie10@vias-online.de
- Website
- vias-online.de
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 160–230
- Schedules at
- vias-online.de
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Linköping Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 140–290
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 420–600
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
Train from Köpenhamn H to Linköping Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 500–1,100
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- dsb.dk
Train from Hamburg Hbf to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 950–1,500
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- reiseauskunft.bahn.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 500–700
- Website
- reiseauskunft.bahn.de
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Hannover Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–1,200
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
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 Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 170–360
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Linköping
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 600–1,400
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Gothenburg Landvetter Airport to Linköping Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 170–370
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +47 407 05070
- buss@vy.no
- Website
- vybuss.no
Bus from Gothenburg Landvetter Airport to Linköping Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 200–420
- Website
- https://www.vybuss.com/
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More Questions & Answers
Essen to Linköping bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof station.
Essen to Linköping train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hamburg-Harburg station.
Yes, the driving distance between Essen to Linköping is 1255 km. It takes approximately 11h 51m to drive from Essen to Linköping.
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