There are 8 ways to get from Essen to Odense by train, bus, car, plane, or car train
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Train
best- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Odense St.train Ece / ...
8hkr 629–836Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Flensburg central train stationbus N74
- Take the train from Flensburg to Odensetrain Rj
12h 13mkr 340–606Bus
- Take the bus from Essen Hbf to Hamburgbus Ivano-Frankivsk
- Take the bus from Hamburg ZOB to Odense St.bus 047
9h 24mDrive 657.7 km
- Drive from Essen to Odensecar 657.7 km
5h 42mkr 865–1,249Fly to Copenhagen Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane DUS - CPH
- Take the train from København, Københavns Lufthavn to Odense St.train
6h 20mkr 906–2,515Drive, car train
- Drive from Essen to Hannover Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Hannover Hbf to Hamburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Odensecar
6h 3mkr 1,309–1,774Fly to Billund Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Billund Airport (BLL)plane DUS - BLL
- Take the train from Vejle St. to Odense St.train
7h 51mkr 913–2,516Fly to Hamburg Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane DUS - HAM
- Take the train from Pinneberg to Odense St.train
7h 50mkr 1,079–2,541
Essen to Odense by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Odense is to bus and train which costs 340 kr - 650 kr and takes 12h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Odense is to drive which takes 5h 42m and costs 850 kr - 1300 kr.
No, there is no direct bus from Essen to Odense. However, there are services departing from Essen Hbf and arriving at Odense St. via Hamburg ZOB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 24m.
No, there is no direct train from Essen to Odense. However, there are services departing from Essen Hbf and arriving at Odense St. via Hamburg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h.
The distance between Essen and Odense is 711 km. The road distance is 657.7 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Odense without a car is to train which takes 8h and costs 600 kr - 850 kr.
It takes approximately 8h to get from Essen to Odense, including transfers.
Essen to Odense bus services, operated by GrandBus, depart from Essen Hbf station.
Essen to Odense train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Essen Hbf station.
The best way to get from Essen to Odense is to train which takes 8h and costs 600 kr - 850 kr. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 9h 24m.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Odense, Denmark?
You can take a train from Essen Hbf to Odense St. via Hamburg Hbf in around 8h. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Essen Hbf to Odense St. via Hamburg and Hamburg ZOB in around 9h 24m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 470–1,500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 650–1,300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Billund Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 600–2,500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 500–1,200
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 470–1,500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 500–1,200
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 340–1,700
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Billund Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 750–2,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Billund Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 750–2,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 340–1,700
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Billund Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 390–2,500
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Billund Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 550–3,100
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Billund Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 700–3,200
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 470–530
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- dsb.dk
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Odense St.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 440–700
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
Train from København, Københavns Lufthavn to Odense St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 230–360
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
Train from Vejle St. to Odense St.
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 110–180
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
Train from Pinneberg to Odense St.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 420–700
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Odense St.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 240–330
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Odense St.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 150–310
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- kr 150–210
- 1st Class
- kr 230–310
- Business
- kr 250–280
Train from Flensburg to Odense
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 75–160
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- kr 75–110
- 1st Class
- kr 120–160
- Business
- kr 135–145
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Hannover Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 650–800
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Essen Hbf to Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Phone
- +380 98 815 4444
- support@ewe.ua
- Website
- ewe.ua
Bus from Essen Hbf to Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 430–490
- Website
- https://ewe.ua/
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- dsb.dk
Bus from Hamburg ZOB to Odense St.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
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 Flensburg central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 260–450
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Essen to Odense bus services, operated by GrandBus, arrive at Hamburg station.
Essen to Odense train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hamburg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Essen to Odense is 658 km. It takes approximately 5h 42m to drive from Essen to Odense.
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