There are 8 ways to get from Essen to Moldova by plane, bus, train, car, or car train
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Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport
best- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Chișinău International Airport (RMO)plane DUS - RMO
6h 8m$92–343Fly from Dortmund Airport
cheapest- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Chișinău International Airport (RMO)plane DTM - RMO
7h 5m$79–339Bus via Lviv urban hromada
- Take the bus from Südviertel, Essen to Lviv bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Lviv to Morshynbus
- Take the bus from Morshyn to Chisinau Airportbus
23h 8mTrain
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhoftrain 10 / ...
- Take the train from S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof to Rzepintrain 95 / ...
- Take the train from Rzepin to Warszawa Wschodniatrain 95
- Take the train from Warszawa Wschodnia to Kyiv-Pas.train 68
- Take the train from Kyiv-Pas. to Chisinautrain 351
47h 40m$259–415Drive 1,945.4 km
- Drive from Essen to Chișinăucar 1,945.4 km
21h 28m$321–463Bus
- Take the bus from Dortmund to Chișinăubus
37h 12mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain Re
- Take the bus from Köln to Iasi, Autogara Codreanubus
- Take the train from Iasi to Chisinautrain 402
39h 23mCar train, drive
- Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Chișinăucar
26h 22m$375–1,598
Essen to Moldova by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Moldova is to fly which costs $90 - $350 and takes 6h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Moldova is to fly which takes 6h 8m and costs $90 - $350.
No, there is no direct bus from Essen to Moldova. However, there are services departing from Südviertel, Essen and arriving at Centrul ”Hidrotehnica” via Lviv, Morshyn and str. Aeroport. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 8m.
No, there is no direct train from Essen to Moldova. However, there are services departing from Essen Hbf and arriving at Chisinau via S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof, Rzepin, Warszawa Wschodnia and Kyiv-Pas.. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 47h 40m.
The distance between Essen and Moldova is 1725 km. The road distance is 1945.4 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Moldova without a car is to bus via Lviv urban hromada which takes 23h 8m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 8m to get from Essen to Moldova, including transfers.
Essen to Moldova bus services, operated by OrionBus, depart from Südviertel, Essen station.
Essen to Moldova train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Essen Hbf station.
The best way to get from Essen to Moldova is to fly which takes 6h 8m and costs $90 - $350. Alternatively, you can bus via Lviv urban hromada, which costs and takes 23h 8m, you could also train, which costs $250 - $420 and takes 47h 40m.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Moldova?
HiSky, Fly One, and two other airlines fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Chișinău International Airport (RMO) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Südviertel, Essen to Centrul ”Hidrotehnica” via Lviv bus Station, Lviv, Morshyn, Chisinau Airport, and str. Aeroport in around 23h 8m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Chișinău International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–450
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Chișinău International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–240
- Website
- flyone.eu
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Chișinău International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–220
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Chișinău International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–440
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Chișinău International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–270
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Chișinău International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–280
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof to Rzepin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Rzepin to Warszawa Wschodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $72
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +38 (044) 309-70-01
- booking@uz.gov.ua
- Website
- uz.gov.ua
Train from Warszawa Wschodnia to Kyiv-Pas.
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Website
- https://uz.gov.ua/en/
- Schedules at
- https://uz.gov.ua/en/passengers/timetable/
- Book at
- https://gd.tickets.ua/en?refid=6578
- Coupe
- $60–85
Train from Kyiv-Pas. to Chisinau
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 48m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–80
- Website
- https://uz.gov.ua/en/
- Schedules at
- https://uz.gov.ua/en/passengers/timetable/
- Book at
- https://gd.tickets.ua/en?refid=6578
- Coupe
- $60–80
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $19–28
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Essen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- $35–55
- Comfort
- $40–60
- Premium
- $60–85
- Phone
- (+373) 22 83 33 33
- cfm@railway.md
- Website
- railway.md
Train from Iasi to Chisinau
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–8
- Schedules at
- railway.md
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $110–1,200
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- $320–650
- Car Compartment
- $600–1,200
- Phone
- +38 (050) 010-01-04
- orionbilet@gmail.com
- Website
- orionbus.net
Bus from Südviertel, Essen to Lviv bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://orionbus.net/en
- Phone
- +373 78 348 888
- contact@galtrans.md
- Website
- galtrans.md
Bus from Lviv to Morshyn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
Bus from Morshyn to Chisinau Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
- helpline.svs@gmail.com
- Website
- svs.md
Bus from Dortmund to Chișinău
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://svs.md/en/bus/route/number-19167
- Phone
- 0724 122 272
- contact@euro-fratello.ro
- Website
- euro-fratello.ro
Bus from Köln to Iasi, Autogara Codreanu
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- euro-fratello.ro
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More Questions & Answers
Essen to Moldova bus services, operated by OrionBus, arrive at Lviv bus Station.
Moldova is 1h ahead of Essen. It is currently 3:26 AM in Essen and 4:26 AM in Moldova.
Essen to Moldova train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Essen to Moldova is 1945 km. It takes approximately 21h 28m to drive from Essen to Moldova.
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