There are 10 ways to get from Essen to Poland by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
best- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)DUS - KRK
4h 46mzł 337–1,082Fly Dortmund Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport
cheapest- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)DTM - WAW
5h 59mzł 175–1,134Train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof10 / ...
- Take the train from S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof to Rzepin95 / ...
- Take the train from Rzepin to Warszawa Centralna95
10h 51mzł 532–930Bus
- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Warsaw, Bus Station WestN1320 / ...
15h 36mzł 230–606Drive 1,061.4 km
- Drive from Essen to Warsaw1,061.4 km
8h 50mzł 626–904Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)DUS - WAW
5h 6mzł 349–1,147Train to Dortmund Airport, fly to Katowice International Airport
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Katowice International Airport (KTW)DTM - KTW
5h 47mzł 176–870Train to Dortmund Airport, fly to Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport (GDN)DTM - GDN
5h 11mzł 250–1,054Train via Berlin
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to S Ostbahnhof10 / ...
- Take the train from S Ostbahnhof to Rzepin95 / ...
- Take the train from Rzepin to Warszawa Centralna95
10h 54mzł 532–854Train, bus
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to KamenRe
- Take the train from Kamen to Kassel-WilhelmshoeheRe
- Take the bus from Kassel to Warszawa, Dworzec Zachodni
18h 39mzł 422–512
Essen to Poland by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Poland is to bus which costs 230 zł - 650 zł and takes 15h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Poland is to fly which takes 4h 46m and costs 330 zł - 1 100 zł.
No, there is no direct bus from Essen station to Poland. However, there are services departing from Essen central train station and arriving at Centrum via Rondo Zesłańców Syberyjskich. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 36m.
No, there is no direct train from Essen to Poland. However, there are services departing from Essen Hbf and arriving at Warszawa Centralna via S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof and Rzepin. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 51m.
The distance between Essen and Poland is 975 km. The road distance is 1061.4 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Poland without a car is to train which takes 10h 51m and costs 500 zł - 950 zł.
It takes approximately 4h 46m to get from Essen to Poland, including transfers.
Essen to Poland bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Essen central train station.
Essen to Poland train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Essen Hbf station.
The best way to get from Essen to Poland is to fly which takes 4h 46m and costs 330 zł - 1 100 zł. Alternatively, you can train, which costs 500 zł - 950 zł and takes 10h 51m, you could also bus, which costs 230 zł - 650 zł and takes 15h 36m.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Poland?
Eurowings, Austrian Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Essen Hbf to Warszawa Centralna via S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof and Rzepin in around 10h 51m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 360–650
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 360–1,600
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 360–1,000
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 380–850
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 380–1,200
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Katowice International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 140–600
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 140–650
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 120–750
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 290–800
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 280–800
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 320–700
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 250–1,300
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 360–900
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 190–490
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof to Rzepin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 80–190
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 29–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to S Ostbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 190–410
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from S Ostbahnhof to Rzepin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 80–190
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Rzepin to Warszawa Centralna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 258–259
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 30–50
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Kamen
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 45–70
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Kamen to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 130–200
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 35–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Essen Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 95–220
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- zł 95–140
- Comfort
- zł 100–140
- Premium
- zł 160–220
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- fahrgaeste@train-rental.com
- Website
- train-rental.com
Train from Essen Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- train-rental.com
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- zł 40–60
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/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 Warsaw, Bus Station West
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 220–650
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Kassel to Warszawa, Dworzec Zachodni
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- zł 241
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
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More Questions & Answers
Essen to Poland bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Warsaw, Bus Station West.
Essen to Poland train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Essen to Poland is 1061 km. It takes approximately 8h 50m to drive from Essen to Poland.
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