There are 7 ways to get from Essen to Minsk by plane, bus, train, 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 from Düsseldorf International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Vilnius Airport (VNO)plane DUS - VNO
- Take the bus from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis to Minsk Central Bus Stationbus
9h 16m$113–446Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Viersen Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Venlo to Eindhoventrain
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Vilnius Airport (VNO)plane EIN - VNO
- Take the bus from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis to Minsk Central Bus Stationbus
11h 59m$78–437Train, bus
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to S Ostbahnhoftrain 10 / ...
- Take the bus from Berlin Schoenefeld Airport to Minsk Central Bus Stationbus
22h 33m$177–266Train, bus via Sokółka
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to S Ostbahnhoftrain 10 / ...
- Take the bus from Berlin to Szczecin, Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Szczecin Glowny to Sokolkatrain Ic
- Take the train from Grodno to Minsk Pastrain
23h 31m$147–190Drive 1,601.2 km
- Drive from Essen to Minskcar 1,601.2 km
14h 24m$264–381Train to Frankfurt, fly, bus
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Vilnius Airport (VNO)plane FRA - VNO
- Take the bus from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis to Minsk Central Bus Stationbus
10h 31m$163–435Bus
- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis (Sodų g. 22)bus N1387
- Take the bus from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis to Minsk Central Bus Stationbus
32h 35m$137–304
Essen to Minsk by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Minsk is to train and bus via Sokółka which costs $140 - $190 and takes 23h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Minsk is to fly and bus which takes 9h 16m and costs $110 - $450.
No, there is no direct bus from Essen station to Minsk station. However, there are services departing from Essen central train station and arriving at Minsk Central Bus Station via Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 35m.
The distance between Essen and Minsk is 1574 km. The road distance is 1601.2 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Minsk without a car is to train and bus which takes 22h 33m and costs $170 - $270.
It takes approximately 9h 16m to get from Essen to Minsk, including transfers.
Essen to Minsk bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Essen central train station.
Essen to Minsk bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis (Sodų g. 22) station.
Minsk is 2h ahead of Essen. It is currently 4:08 AM in Essen and 6:08 AM in Minsk.
Yes, the driving distance between Essen to Minsk is 1601 km. It takes approximately 14h 24m to drive from Essen to Minsk.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Minsk, Belarus?
You can take a bus from Essen central train station to Minsk Central Bus Station via Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis in around 32h 35m.
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Vilnius Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–310
Flights from Frankfurt to Vilnius Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Vilnius Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–440
Flights from Frankfurt to Vilnius Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–400
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Vilnius Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $85–220
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Vilnius Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–140
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Vilnius Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $30–260
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Vilnius Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $45–290
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to S Ostbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $90–105
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $55–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Viersen Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–32
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Szczecin Glowny to Sokolka
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $27–45
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- $27–40
- 1st Class
- $35–45
Train from Grodno to Minsk Pas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- https://www.rw.by/
- Schedules at
- https://pass.rw.by/ru/
- Book at
- https://pass.rw.by/ru/
Train from Grodno to Minsk Pas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–14
- Website
- https://www.rw.by/
- Schedules at
- https://pass.rw.by/ru/
- Book at
- https://pass.rw.by/ru/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Viersen Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- 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
- $11–35
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $11–17
- 1st Class
- $19–35
- Phone
- +375-17-251-14-11
- info@minsktrans.by
- Website
- minsktrans.by
Bus from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–65
- Schedules at
- https://minsktrans.by/en/home/
- Book at
- https://infobus.by/en/bus
- Phone
- +370 612 88 984
- info@eurolines.lt
- Website
- eurolines.lt
Bus from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $89
- Website
- https://www.eurolines.lt/en
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–75
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
- Phone
- +375 (29) 643 70 22
- intercars@intercars.ru
- Website
- intercars-tickets.com
Bus from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–60
- Website
- https://www.intercars-tickets.com/
- Phone
- +375 (29) 148-41-31
- info@vt.by
- Website
- vt.by
Bus from Berlin Schoenefeld Airport to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–150
- Schedules at
- vt.by
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Berlin to Szczecin, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–18
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Essen central train station to Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis (Sodų g. 22)
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–220
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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