There are 9 ways to get from Essen to Moldova by plane, bus, car, train, 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 11m$79–349Bus via Morshyn
- Take the bus from Dortmund , Busbahnof Steinstr to Lviv bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Lviv to Morshynbus
- Take the bus from Morshyn to Chisinau Airportbus
21h 9mDrive 1,945.4 km
- Drive from Essen to Chișinăucar 1,945.4 km
21h 28m$321–463Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Chișinău International Airport (RMO)plane FRA - RMO
7h 12m$134–358Bus
- Take the bus from Essen Hbf to Lviv bus Stationbus Dnipro
- Take the bus from Lviv to Chișinău Autogara Nordbus Râmnicu Sărat-Lviv / ...
23h 6m$133–142Bus #2
- 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
Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Chișinău International Airport (RMO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Moldova is to bus which costs $130 - $145 and takes 23h 6m.
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 Essen Hbf and arriving at bd. Decebal via Lviv, Gara Auto Nord and bd. D. Cantemir. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 6m.
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 Morshyn which takes 21h 9m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 8m to get from Essen to Moldova, including transfers.
Essen to Moldova bus services, operated by East West Eurolines, 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 Morshyn, which costs and takes 21h 9m.
Essen to Moldova bus services, operated by East West Eurolines, arrive at Lviv bus Station.
Moldova is 1h ahead of Essen. It is currently 8:57 PM in Essen and 9:57 PM in Moldova.
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 train from Essen Hbf to Centrul ”Hidrotehnica” via Dortmund Hbf, Dortmund , Busbahnof Steinstr, Lviv bus Station, Lviv, Morshyn, Chisinau Airport, and str. Aeroport in around 21h 9m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Chișinău International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–440
Flights from Frankfurt to Chișinău International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–400
- 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
Flights from Frankfurt to Chișinău International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–330
Flights from Frankfurt to Chișinău International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–400
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Chișinău International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–230
Flights from Frankfurt to Chișinău International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–220
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Chișinău International Airport via Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–290
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Chișinău International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–290
- 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
- auraairlines.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Chișinău International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–230
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Chișinău International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–270
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- 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
- +380 98 815 4444
- support@ewe.ua
- Website
- ewe.ua
Bus from Dortmund , Busbahnof Steinstr to Lviv bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–90
- Website
- https://ewe.ua/
Bus from Essen Hbf to Lviv bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–90
- Website
- https://ewe.ua/
- 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
Bus from Lviv to Chișinău Autogara Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $49
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
- Phone
- +38 (050) 010-01-04
- orionbilet@gmail.com
- Website
- orionbus.net
Bus from Essen Hbf to Lviv bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://orionbus.net/en
- 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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