There are 9 ways to get from Essen to Northampton by train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, plane, car ferry, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Northamptontrain
7h 24m£119–440Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Düsseldorf central bus stationbus 180 / ...
- Take the bus from Düsseldorf central bus station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Coach Parkbus
17h 39m£42–164Bus via Dortmund
- Take the bus from DORTMUND, Hbf Nordseite, Steinstrasse to LONDON, Victoria Coach Station-Departure Hallbus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Coach Parkbus Uk024 / ...
15h 14m£64–123Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Essen to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Northamptoncar
7h 7mFly Düsseldorf International Airport to London Heathrow Airport, bus
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane DUS - LHR
- Take the bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Coach Parkbus
5h 45mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Essen to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Northamptoncar
8h 8m£119–173Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane DUS - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Northamptontrain
5h 16m£75–248Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, bus
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane CGN - LHR
- Take the bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Coach Parkbus
6h 21mTrain to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to London Stansted Airport, train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane CGN - STN
- Take the train from London Euston to Northamptontrain
6h 33m£78–287
Essen to Northampton by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Northampton is to bus via Dortmund which costs £60 - £130 and takes 15h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Northampton is to fly and train which takes 5h 16m and costs £75 - £250.
No, there is no direct bus from Essen station to Northampton. However, there are services departing from Essen central train station and arriving at Coach Park via DORTMUND, Hbf Nordseite, Steinstrasse and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 14m.
No, there is no direct train from Essen to Northampton. However, there are services departing from Essen Hbf and arriving at Northampton via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and London Euston. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 24m.
The distance between Essen and Northampton is 487 miles.
The best way to get from Essen to Northampton without a car is to train which takes 7h 24m and costs £110 - £440.
It takes approximately 7h 24m to get from Essen to Northampton, including transfers.
Essen to Northampton bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Essen central train station.
Essen to Northampton train services, operated by Eurostar, depart from Essen Hbf station.
The best way to get from Essen to Northampton is to train which takes 7h 24m and costs £110 - £440. Alternatively, you can bus via Dortmund, which costs £60 - £130 and takes 15h 14m.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Northampton, England?
You can take a train from Essen Hbf to Northampton via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, London St Pancras Intl, and London Euston in around 7h 24m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Essen central train station to Coach Park via DORTMUND, Hbf Nordseite, Steinstrasse, LONDON, Victoria Coach Station-Departure Hall, and London Victoria in around 15h 14m.
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–160
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–170
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–220
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–160
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–350
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £90–290
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–140
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–220
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–240
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–130
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–240
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–160
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Essen Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £40–130
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–270
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Northampton
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £11–45
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham International to Northampton
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–21
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Birmingham International to Northampton
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £14–20
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +48 801 22 33 44
- bilety@sindbad.pl
- Website
- sindbad.pl
Bus from DORTMUND, Hbf Nordseite, Steinstrasse to LONDON, Victoria Coach Station-Departure Hall
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £55–100
- Website
- https://www.sindbad.pl/en/home
- Phone
- 01204 327509
- info@atlantictravel.co.uk
- Website
- atlantictravel.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Coach Park
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Website
- Atlantic Travel GB Ltd
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Coach Park
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Website
- Atlantic Travel GB Ltd
Bus from Düsseldorf central bus station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- Atlantic Travel GB Ltd
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Coach Park
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £4–16
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Essen central train station to Düsseldorf central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–8
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Düsseldorf central bus station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £35–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Essen central train station to Düsseldorf central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £2–4
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- £65–170
- On Foot
- £30–40
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More Questions & Answers
Essen to Northampton bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Düsseldorf central bus station.
Northampton is 1h behind Essen. It is currently 5:14 PM in Essen and 4:14 PM in Northampton.
Essen to Northampton train services, operated by Eurostar, arrive at Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi station.
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