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There are 8 ways to get from Essen to Osaka by plane, train, or bus

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  1. Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Osaka International Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane plane DUS - ITM
    19h 56m
    ¥72,373–270,453

  2. Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Kansai International Airport, train

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    1. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Kansai International Airport (KIX)plane plane DUS - KIX
    2. Take the train from Kansai Airport to Shin-Ōsaka Stationtrain train
    21h 5m
    ¥54,023–193,103

  3. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Osaka International Airport

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane plane FRA - ITM
    19h 36m
    ¥99,355–250,335

  4. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO)plane plane FRA - NGO
    3. Take the train from Nagoya Station to Shin-Ōsaka Stationtrain train
    19h 21m
    ¥74,555–178,085

  5. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Kobe

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Kobe (UKB)plane plane FRA - UKB
    20h 24m
    ¥85,715–282,735

  6. Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Kobe

    1. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Kobe (UKB)plane plane DUS - UKB
    20h 39m
    ¥83,733–302,853

  7. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Tokyo International Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane plane FRA - HND
    3. Take the train from Shin-Yokohama to Shin-Ōsaka Stationtrain train
    19h 37m
    ¥85,655–187,785

  8. Train, bus to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Kobe

    1. Take the train from Oberhausen Hbf to Utrecht Centraaltrain train
    2. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Rotterdam Alexandertrain train
    3. Take the bus from Rotterdam to Amsterdambus bus
    4. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Kobe (UKB)plane plane AMS - UKB
    25h 53m

Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Osaka International Airport (ITM) flights

Calendar54Weekly Planes
Duration18h 17mAverage Duration
Ticket¥60,304Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Osaka, Japan?

Lufthansa, All Nippon Airways, and three other airlines fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Osaka International Airport (ITM) every 4 hours.

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