There are 10 ways to get from Essen to Moscow 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 Sheremetyevo International Airport
best- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO)plane DUS - SVO
11h 34m₽15,338–70,395Bus via Warsaw
cheapest- 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₽10,724–25,695Train, 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 32m₽11,484–23,177Drive 2,313.3 km
- Drive from Essen to Moscowcar 2,313.3 km
23h 1m₽29,907–43,199Train 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
11h 27m₽16,035–68,156Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Moscow Vnukovo
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Moscow Vnukovo (VKO)plane DUS - VKO
12h 4m₽20,063–60,215Train, 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 Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO)plane AMS - SVO
13h 42m₽20,700–90,617Bus
- Take the bus from Südviertel, Essen to Magdeburgbus
- Take the bus from Magdeburg to Minsk Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Minsk Central Bus Station to Moscow Novoyasnevskayabus
34h 48mTrain, bus via Elbląg
- 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 Szczecin Glownytrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Szczecin Glowny to Elblagtrain Ic
- Take the bus from Elbląg to Kaliningrad Bus stationbus 802 / ...
- Take the train from Kaliningrad-Passajirsk to Moskva Belorusskaiatrain
38h 46m₽14,089–31,587Bus, train
- Take the bus from Dortmund to Kaliningrad Bus stationbus 905 / ...
- Take the train from Kaliningrad-Passajirsk to Moskva Belorusskaiatrain 030Ч / ...
41h 24m₽15,443–27,131
Essen to Moscow by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Moscow is to train and bus which costs RUB 11000 - RUB 24000 and takes 32h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Moscow is to train and fly which takes 11h 27m and costs RUB 16000 - RUB 70000.
No, there is no direct bus from Essen to Moscow. However, there are services departing from Südviertel, Essen and arriving at Moscow Novoyasnevskaya via Magdeburg and Minsk Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 48m.
The distance between Essen and Moscow is 2133 km. The road distance is 2313.3 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Moscow without a car is to train and bus which takes 32h 32m and costs RUB 11000 - RUB 24000.
It takes approximately 11h 34m to get from Essen to Moscow, including transfers.
Essen to Moscow bus services, operated by OrionBus, depart from Südviertel, Essen station.
The best way to get from Essen to Moscow is to fly which takes 11h 34m and costs RUB 15000 - RUB 75000. Alternatively, you can bus via Warsaw, which costs RUB 10000 - RUB 26000 and takes 33h 54m.
Essen to Moscow bus services, operated by OrionBus, arrive at Magdeburg station.
Moscow is 2h ahead of Essen. It is currently 3:31 AM in Essen and 5:31 AM in Moscow.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Moscow, Russia?
Air Serbia and Eurowings fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) once daily. 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
- 11h 29m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽14,000–65,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Sheremetyevo International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽13,000–60,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Sheremetyevo International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽17,000–80,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Moscow Vnukovo via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽19,000–55,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Moscow Vnukovo via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₽21,000–75,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Moscow Vnukovo via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽20,000–75,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Moscow Vnukovo via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽14,000–65,000
- Website
- aeroflot.ru
Flights from Frankfurt to Sheremetyevo International Airport via Erevan
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽19,000–80,000
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to S Spandau Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₽4,900–10,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₽2,600–8,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽2,500–4,300
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₽3,200–10,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof to Rzepin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₽1,800–4,100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Brest C to Moskva Belorusskaia
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽4,700–9,000
- Website
- https://www.rw.by/
- Schedules at
- https://pass.rw.by/ru/
- Book at
- https://pass.rw.by/ru/
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽4,700–5,500
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽7,500–9,000
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽13,000–18,000
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Brest C to Moskva Belorusskaia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽4,000–10,000
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 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
- ns.nl
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽1,400–4,400
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- ₽1,400–2,100
- 1st Class
- ₽2,600–4,400
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₽1,500–4,800
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- ₽1,500–2,300
- 1st Class
- ₽2,900–4,800
- Phone
- 069 450099650
- Kundenservice-Linie10@vias-online.de
- Website
- vias-online.de
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₽1,300–1,900
- Schedules at
- vias-online.de
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Rzepin to Szczecin Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽2,769–2,772
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Szczecin Glowny to Elblag
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽1,500–2,500
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- ₽1,500–2,100
- 1st Class
- ₽1,900–2,500
- Phone
- +48 22 474 00 44
- bilety@polregio.pl
- Website
- polregio.pl
Train from Rzepin to Szczecin Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽500–750
- Website
- https://polregio.pl/pl/
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Kaliningrad-Passajirsk to Moskva Belorusskaia
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽3,700–6,500
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽15,000–22,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽3,700–5,500
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽4,600–6,500
- Phone
- +375-17-251-14-11
- info@minsktrans.by
- Website
- minsktrans.by
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Brest Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 16m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₽2,300–3,200
- Schedules at
- https://minsktrans.by/en/home/
- Book at
- https://infobus.by/en/bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Essen central train station to Warsaw, Bus Station West
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽4,600–14,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- +38 (050) 010-01-04
- orionbilet@gmail.com
- Website
- orionbus.net
Bus from Südviertel, Essen to Magdeburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://orionbus.net/en
- Phone
- +375 (29) 148-41-31
- info@vt.by
- Website
- vt.by
Bus from Magdeburg to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽7,000–13,000
- Schedules at
- vt.by
- Website
- eurotrans.by
Bus from Minsk Central Bus Station to Moscow Novoyasnevskaya
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽2,698
- Schedules at
- eurotrans.by
- Phone
- +7 (4012) 64-36-35
- info@avl39.ru
- Website
- avl39.ru
Bus from Elbląg to Kaliningrad Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽3,300–6,000
- Schedules at
- avl39.ru
- Book at
- avl39.ru
Bus from Dortmund to Kaliningrad Bus station
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