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 Warsaw Chopin Airport
best- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)plane DUS - WAW
5h 8mzł 329–1,096Train to Dortmund Airport, fly to Katowice International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Dortmund Hbftrain
- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Katowice International Airport (KTW)plane DTM - KTW
5h 55mzł 134–770Train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhoftrain 10 / ...
- Take the train from S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof to Rzepintrain 95 / ...
- Take the train from Rzepin to Warszawa Centralnatrain 95
10h 55mzł 490–827Bus
- Take the bus from Essen Hbf to Warszawa Centralna Stationbus Ivano-Frankivsk
14h 39mDrive 1,061.4 km
- Drive from Essen to Warsawcar 1,061.4 km
8h 51mzł 620–896Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane DUS - KRK
5h 30mzł 544–1,286Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, bus
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane DUS - BER
- Take the bus from Berlin Airport BER to Szczecin, Bus Stationbus
6h 16mzł 369–1,176Train to Dortmund Airport, fly to Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Dortmund Hbftrain
- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport (GDN)plane DTM - GDN
5h 16mzł 244–913Fly Dortmund Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)plane DTM - WAW
6h 7mzł 169–933Bus via Warsaw, Bus Station West
- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Warsaw, Bus Station Westbus N1320 / ...
15h 43mzł 206–314
Essen to Poland by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Poland is to bus via Warsaw, Bus Station West which costs 200 zł - 320 zł and takes 15h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Poland is to fly which takes 5h 8m and costs 320 zł - 1 100 zł.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Essen Hbf and arriving at Warszawa Centralna Station station. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 14h 39m.
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 55m.
The distance between Essen and Poland is 1033 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 55m and costs 490 zł - 850 zł.
It takes approximately 5h 8m to get from Essen to Poland, including transfers.
Essen to Poland bus services, operated by GrandBus, depart from Essen Hbf 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 5h 8m and costs 320 zł - 1 100 zł. Alternatively, you can train, which costs 490 zł - 850 zł and takes 10h 55m, you could also bus, which costs and takes 14h 39m.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Poland?
Eurowings, LOT, and three other airlines fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Essen Hbf to Warszawa Centralna via S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof and Rzepin in around 10h 55m.
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 270–750
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 280–700
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 200–800
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 340–1,200
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 320–850
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 320–850
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 160–1,700
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 350–1,200
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 390–950
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Katowice International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 95–500
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 120–600
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 120–650
- 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 230–1,300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 180–1,100
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 370–1,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 300–1,200
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- zł 160–1,100
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 150–380
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof to Rzepin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 80–190
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 90–105
- 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
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 30–50
- 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
- 17 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
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Essen Hbf to Warszawa Centralna Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Berlin Airport BER to Szczecin, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 65–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Essen central train station to Warsaw, Bus Station West
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 200–320
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Essen to Poland bus services, operated by GrandBus, arrive at Warszawa Centralna Station.
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 51m to drive from Essen to Poland.
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