There are 10 ways to get from Essen to Moscow by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Sheremetyevo International Airport
best- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO)plane DUS - SVO
11h 59m₽12,220–33,445Train, bus via Konin
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain 10 / ...
- Take the bus from Berlin Südkreuz train station to Konin, Railway Station 350 - 02bus
- Take the train from Konin to Terespoltrain Ic
- Take the train from Brest C to Moskva Belorusskaiatrain
31h 52m₽24,006–80,807Bus via Warsaw
- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Warsaw, Bus Station Westbus N1320 / ...
- Take the bus from Warsaw West to Moscow, International Bus Stationbus Warsaw/Moscow
33h 54m₽14,910–26,350Drive 2,313.8 km
- Drive from Essen to Moscowcar 2,313.8 km
22h 53m₽31,879–46,047Train to Frankfurt, fly to Sheremetyevo International Airport
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO)plane FRA - SVO
12h 15m₽14,811–48,815Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Moscow Vnukovo
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Moscow Vnukovo (VKO)plane DUS - VKO
12h 4m₽20,965–73,265Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Sheremetyevo International Airport
- Take the train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO)plane AMS - SVO
13h 54m₽15,788–52,102Train, bus
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to S Spandau Bhftrain 10 / ...
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Brest Bus stationbus
- Take the train from Brest C to Moskva Belorusskaiatrain
32h 27m₽15,243–51,205Bus
- Take the bus from Essen Hbf to Hannover Hbfbus
- Take the bus from Hanover to Minsk Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Minsk Central Bus Station to Severnye Vorota Bus Terminalbus
35h 21m₽17,230–37,585Bus, train
- Take the bus from Dortmund to Kaliningrad Bus stationbus 905 / ...
- Take the train from Kaliningrad-Passajirsk to Moskva Belorusskaiatrain 030Ч / ...
42h 27m₽14,851–26,129
Essen to Moscow by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Moscow is to bus which costs RUB 17000 - RUB 38000 and takes 35h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Moscow is to fly which takes 11h 59m and costs RUB 12000 - RUB 34000.
No, there is no direct bus from Essen station to Moscow station. However, there are services departing from Essen central train station and arriving at Moscow, International Bus Station via Warsaw West. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 54m.
The distance between Essen and Moscow is 2133 km. The road distance is 2313.8 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Moscow without a car is to train and bus via Konin which takes 31h 52m and costs RUB 24000 - RUB 85000.
It takes approximately 11h 59m to get from Essen to Moscow, including transfers.
Essen to Moscow bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Essen central train station.
The best way to get from Essen to Moscow is to fly which takes 11h 59m and costs RUB 12000 - RUB 34000. Alternatively, you can bus via Warsaw, which costs RUB 14000 - RUB 27000 and takes 33h 54m.
Essen to Moscow bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Warsaw, Bus Station West.
Moscow is 1h ahead of Essen. It is currently 1:49 PM in Essen and 2:49 PM in Moscow.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Moscow, Russia?
Air Serbia, Turkish Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Essen central train station to Biblioteka Imeni Lenina via Warsaw, Bus Station West, Warsaw West, Moscow, International Bus Station, and Salaryevo in around 33h 54m.
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Sheremetyevo International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₽11,000–30,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Sheremetyevo International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 51m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ₽10,000–29,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Sheremetyevo International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- ₽13,000–36,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Moscow Vnukovo via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽19,000–70,000
- Website
- aeroflot.ru
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Sheremetyevo International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽19,000–70,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Sheremetyevo International Airport via Erevan
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽17,000–55,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Sheremetyevo International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽18,000–65,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Moscow Vnukovo via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽20,000–70,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Moscow Vnukovo via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽22,000–75,000
- Website
- southwindairlines.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Sheremetyevo International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽19,000–70,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Sheremetyevo International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽18,000–65,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Moscow Vnukovo via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽16,000–65,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Moscow Vnukovo via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽17,000–70,000
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₽8,500–39,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₽4,400–20,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽1,600–7,500
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to S Spandau Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₽8,500–38,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- sekretariat@intercity.pl
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Konin to Terespol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽6,000–24,000
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- 105
- Website
- Belarusian Railway
Train from Brest C to Moskva Belorusskaia
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽7,000–12,360
- Website
- Belarusian Railway
- Website
- Belarusian Railway
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽7,000–8,000
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽12,360
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽23,000–26,000
Train from Brest C to Moskva Belorusskaia
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽7,000–12,360
- Website
- Belarusian Railway
- Website
- Belarusian Railway
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽7,000–8,000
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽12,360
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽23,000–26,000
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- Russian Railways
Train from Brest C to Moskva Belorusskaia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽4,000–10,000
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽7,000–10,000
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽15,000–21,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽4,000–5,500
Train from Brest C to Moskva Belorusskaia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽4,000–10,000
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽7,000–10,000
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽15,000–21,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽4,000–5,500
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽1,000–2,100
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₽1,100–2,300
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 6078 966930
- service@vias-online.eu
- Website
- VIAS Rail GmbH
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₽7,000–12,000
- Schedules at
- VIAS Rail GmbH
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- Russian Railways
Train from Kaliningrad-Passajirsk to Moskva Belorusskaia
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽3,300–6,500
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽14,000–21,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽3,300–4,400
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽4,700–6,500
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Berlin Südkreuz train station to Konin, Railway Station 350 - 02
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽2,900–4,800
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Essen central train station to Warsaw, Bus Station West
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽8,500–15,000
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +373 (689) 78-455
- bon_voyage_tour@list.ru
- Website
- bonvoyage.md
Bus from Warsaw West to Moscow, International Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₽6,000–12,000
- Schedules at
- bonvoyage.md
- Book at
- bonvoyage.md
- Adult
- ₽12,000
- Children
- ₽6,000
- Phone
- +375-17-251-14-11
- info@minsktrans.by
- Website
- Minsktrans
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Brest Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₽2,400–3,400
- Book at
- Infobus
- Website
- Minsktrans
- Schedules at
- Minsktrans
- Phone
- +380 98 815 4444
- support@ewe.ua
- Website
- East West Eurolines
Bus from Essen Hbf to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,800–2,900
- Website
- East West Eurolines
- Phone
- +375 (29) 148-41-31
- info@vt.by
- Website
- vt.by
Bus from Hanover to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽14,000–32,000
- Schedules at
- vt.by
- Phone
- +7 812 386 79 79
- eco@ecolines.ru
- Website
- ecolines.ru
Bus from Minsk Central Bus Station to Severnye Vorota Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,400–2,700
- Schedules at
- ecolines.by
- Book at
- ecolines.by
- Phone
- +7 (4012) 64-36-35
- info@avl39.ru
- Website
- avl39.ru
Bus from Dortmund to Kaliningrad Bus station
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