There are 9 ways to get from Essen to Lithuania by plane, train, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Vilnius Airport
best- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Vilnius Airport (VNO)plane DUS - VNO
5h 4m$107–300Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Kaunas
cheapest- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafentrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Kaunas (KUN)plane CGN - KUN
6h 12m$99–358Train, bus via Berlin
- Take the train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain 10
- Take the bus from Berlin Südkreuz train station to Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis (Sodų g. 22)bus N1224
21h 18m$191–360Train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain 41 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Kraków Głównytrain Drf
- Take the train from Kraków Główny to Vilniaus geležinkelio stotistrain
32h 12mDrive 1,511.2 km
- Drive from Essen to Vilniuscar 1,511.2 km
14h 26m$317–458Train to Frankfurt, fly to Vilnius Airport
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Vilnius Airport (VNO)plane FRA - VNO
6h 18m$147–375Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Riga International Airport, bus
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane DUS - RIX
- Take the bus from Riga Airport to Siauliaibus
7h 36m$118–294Train, bus
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Kamentrain Re
- Take the train from Kamen to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain Re
- Take the bus from Kassel to Kaunasbus
- Take the bus from Kauno autobusų stotis to Vilniaus autobusų stotisbus
28h 11mBus
- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis (Sodų g. 22)bus N1387
28h 38m$170–260
Essen to Lithuania by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Lithuania is to fly and bus which costs $110 - $300 and takes 7h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Lithuania is to fly which takes 5h 4m and costs $100 - $300.
No, there is no direct bus from Essen station to Lithuania. However, there are services departing from Essen central train station and arriving at Vinco Kudirkos aikštė via Stotis. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 38m.
No, there is no direct train from Essen to Lithuania. However, there are services departing from Essen Hbf and arriving at Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis via Frankfurt and Kraków Główny. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 12m.
The distance between Essen and Lithuania is 1335 km. The road distance is 1511.2 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Lithuania without a car is to train and bus via Berlin which takes 21h 18m and costs $190 - $360.
It takes approximately 5h 4m to get from Essen to Lithuania, including transfers.
Essen to Lithuania bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Essen central train station.
Essen to Lithuania train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Essen Hbf station.
The best way to get from Essen to Lithuania is to fly which takes 5h 4m and costs $100 - $300. Alternatively, you can train, which costs and takes 32h 12m, you could also bus, which costs $170 - $260 and takes 28h 38m.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Lithuania?
Air Baltic, Scandinavian Airlines, and LOT fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Vilnius Airport (VNO) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Essen Hbf to Vinco Kudirkos aikštė via Frankfurt, Kraków Główny, Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis, and Stotis in around 32h 12m.
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Vilnius Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–350
Flights from Frankfurt to Vilnius Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–320
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Vilnius Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–250
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Riga International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–220
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Vilnius Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–230
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Riga International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–320
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Vilnius Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $90–240
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Kaunas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–320
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Kaunas via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–320
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $90–190
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $45–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $45–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Frankfurt to Kraków Główny
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 57m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Kraków Główny to Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- LTG Link
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Essen Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Essen Hbf to Kamen
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Kamen to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Essen Hbf to Kamen
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Website
- Eurobahn
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- fahrgaeste@train-rental.com
- Website
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
Train from Essen Hbf to Kamen
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Berlin Südkreuz train station to Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis (Sodų g. 22)
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–160
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Riga Airport to Siauliai
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–19
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Essen central train station to Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis (Sodų g. 22)
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–260
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +370 5 210 4304
- info@ollex.lt
- Website
- Ollex
Bus from Riga Airport to Siauliai
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Website
- Ollex
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Kassel to Kaunas
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–210
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Phone
- (+370 37) 34 24 40
- info@kautra.lt
- Website
- Kautra
Bus from Kauno autobusų stotis to Vilniaus autobusų stotis
- Phone
- +372 680 0909
- info@luxexpress.eu
- Website
- Lux Express
Bus from Kauno autobusų stotis to Vilniaus autobusų stotis
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–11
- Website
- Lux Express
- Phone
- +38 (067) 467-44-00
- transtempo@ukr.net
- Website
- TransTempo
Bus from Kauno autobusų stotis to Vilniaus autobusų stotis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–29
- Website
- TransTempo
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Booking & Getting There
Essen to Lithuania bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis (Sodų g. 22) station.
Lithuania is 1h ahead of Essen. It is currently 3:19 PM in Essen and 4:19 PM in Lithuania.
Essen to Lithuania train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt station.
Yes, the driving distance between Essen to Lithuania is 1511 km. It takes approximately 14h 26m to drive from Essen to Lithuania.
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