There are 8 ways to get from Essen to Philadelphia by plane or train
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Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
best- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane DUS - PHL
13h 46m$382–976Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to John F. Kennedy International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)plane AMS - JFK
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
16h 17m$282–1,475Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Philadelphia International Airport
- Take the train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane AMS - PHL
14h 37m$450–1,209Train to Frankfurt, fly to Newark Liberty International Airport, train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane FRA - EWR
- Take the train from Newark Liberty International Airport to 30th Street Stationtrain
14h 43m$289–579Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Philadelphia International Airport
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane CGN - PHL
14h 45m$462–997Fly Weeze Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Fly from Weeze Airport (NRN) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane NRN - PHL
15h 7m$324–1,327Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Take the train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane AMS - EWR
- Take the train from Newark Liberty International Airport to 30th Street Stationtrain
16h 29m$296–1,001Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbftrain
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nordtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane BRU - EWR
- Take the train from Newark Liberty International Airport to 30th Street Stationtrain
16h 17m$359–947
Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Philadelphia is to train and fly which costs $280 - $600 and takes 14h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Philadelphia is to fly which takes 13h 46m and costs $380 - $1,000.
The distance between Essen and Philadelphia is 3887 miles.
It takes approximately 13h 46m to get from Essen to Philadelphia, including transfers.
Philadelphia is 5h behind Essen. It is currently 8:23 PM in Essen and 3:23 PM in Philadelphia.
There are 1002+ hotels available in Philadelphia.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Philadelphia, PA, USA?
Aer Lingus, Lufthansa, and five other airlines fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) 4 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–850
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Philadelphia International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 9m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
Flights from Frankfurt to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Frankfurt to Newark Liberty International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Frankfurt to Newark Liberty International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 58m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Newark Liberty International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Newark Liberty International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 8m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Newark Liberty International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Brussels Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Brussels Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Brussels Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Halifax
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 59m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Brussels Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 9m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Brussels Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,700
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 57m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,700
Flights from Weeze Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,700
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 57m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,700
Flights from Weeze Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Philadelphia International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 9m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
Flights from Frankfurt to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Frankfurt to Newark Liberty International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 58m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Newark Liberty International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Newark Liberty International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 8m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Brussels Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Brussels Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Brussels Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Halifax
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 59m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Brussels Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 9m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,700
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Philadelphia International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,100
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–490
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 57m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,700
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Newark Liberty International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,400
Flights from Brussels Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Philadelphia International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Philadelphia International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,700
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Weeze Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Edinburgh, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 38m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Newark Liberty International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Philadelphia International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,700
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Newark Liberty International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–850
Flights from Frankfurt to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Frankfurt to Newark Liberty International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Frankfurt to Newark Liberty International Airport via Shannon
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Brussels Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Philadelphia International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–490
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–900
- 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
- $11–27
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–30
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- 069 450099650
- Kundenservice-Linie10@vias-online.de
- Website
- vias-online.de
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Schedules at
- vias-online.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $50–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $16–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Newark Liberty International Airport to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–220
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $10–220
- Business Class
- $55–260
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–230
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $12–230
- Business Class
- $60–270
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Newark Liberty International Airport to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–600
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $20–460
- First Class
- $130–600
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $20–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $27–50
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- fahrgaeste@train-rental.com
- Website
- train-rental.com
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- train-rental.com
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