There are 9 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₽15,330–52,344Bus 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₽12,350–22,643Train, bus via Konin
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to S Spandau 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
32h 2m₽16,775–27,036Drive 2,313.9 km
- Drive from Essen to Moscowcar 2,313.9 km
22h 59m₽29,223–42,211Train 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 28m₽17,768–48,296Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Moscow Vnukovo
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Moscow Vnukovo (VKO)plane DUS - VKO
12h 4m₽21,055–50,164Train, 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₽13,525–21,166Bus
- 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 Moscow Novoyasnevskayabus
34h 56m₽15,316–22,410Bus, train
- Take the bus from Dortmund to Kaliningrad Bus stationbus 905 / ...
- Take the train from Kaliningrad-Passajirsk to Moskva Belorusskaiatrain 030Ч / ...
41h 27m₽15,435–28,081
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 13000 - RUB 22000 and takes 32h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Moscow is to train and fly which takes 11h 28m and costs RUB 17000 - RUB 49000.
No, there is no direct bus from Essen to Moscow. However, there are services departing from Essen Hbf and arriving at Moscow Novoyasnevskaya via Hanover and Minsk Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 56m.
The distance between Essen and Moscow is 2133 km. The road distance is 2313.9 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Moscow without a car is to train and bus via Konin which takes 32h 2m and costs RUB 16000 - RUB 27000.
It takes approximately 11h 34m to get from Essen to Moscow, including transfers.
Essen to Moscow bus services, operated by East West Eurolines, depart from Essen Hbf station.
The best way to get from Essen to Moscow is to fly which takes 11h 34m and costs RUB 15000 - RUB 55000. Alternatively, you can bus via Warsaw, which costs RUB 12000 - RUB 23000 and takes 33h 54m.
Essen to Moscow bus services, operated by East West Eurolines, arrive at Hannover Hbf station.
Moscow is 2h ahead of Essen. It is currently 11:40 AM in Essen and 1:40 PM in Moscow.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Moscow, Russia?
Air Serbia, Eurowings, and two other airlines fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) 4 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
- aeroflot.ru
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Sheremetyevo International Airport via Erevan
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₽16,000–70,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Sheremetyevo International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽28,000–120,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Sheremetyevo International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽18,000–110,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Sheremetyevo International Airport via Erevan
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽20,000–85,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Sheremetyevo International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽14,000–47,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Sheremetyevo International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽13,000–43,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Moscow Vnukovo via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽19,000–80,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Moscow Vnukovo via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₽21,000–47,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Moscow Vnukovo via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽20,000–45,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Moscow Vnukovo via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽15,000–65,000
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to S Spandau Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₽7,000–8,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₽4,300–4,900
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Konin to Terespol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₽1,300–2,300
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- ₽1,300–2,000
- 1st Class
- ₽1,800–2,300
Train from Brest C to Moskva Belorusskaia
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽4,600–9,000
- Website
- https://www.rw.by/
- Schedules at
- https://pass.rw.by/ru/
- Book at
- https://pass.rw.by/ru/
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽4,600–5,500
- 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
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Berlin Südkreuz train station to Konin, Railway Station 350 - 02
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽2,100–3,600
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Essen central train station to Warsaw, Bus Station West
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽6,000–11,000
- 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
- +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
- Phone
- +380 98 815 4444
- support@ewe.ua
- Website
- ewe.ua
Bus from Essen Hbf to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽5,000–6,000
- Website
- https://ewe.ua/
- Phone
- +375 (29) 148-41-31
- info@vt.by
- Website
- vt.by
Bus from Hanover to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽7,500–14,000
- 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
- ₽2,681
- Schedules at
- eurotrans.by
- Phone
- +7 (4012) 64-36-35
- info@avl39.ru
- Website
- avl39.ru
Bus from Dortmund to Kaliningrad Bus station
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