There are 9 ways to get from Essen to Porto by plane, train, bus, car, or bus (Ave)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport
best- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO)plane DUS - OPO
5h 44m€80–253Fly from Weeze Airport
cheapest- Fly from Weeze Airport (NRN) to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO)plane NRN - OPO
7h 16m€66–386Train, bus via Paris
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Paris Nordtrain
- Take the train from Paris Est to Champagne-Ardennetrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Reims - Champagne Ardenne TGV to Portobus
34h 10m€330–624Drive 2,053.6 km
- Drive from Essen to Portocar 2,053.6 km
19h 55m€317–458Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO)plane CGN - OPO
6h 26m€80–303Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Viersen Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Venlo to Eindhoven Centraaltrain
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO)plane EIN - OPO
8h 12m€116–396Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
- 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 Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO)plane AMS - OPO
8h 15m€121–404Bus
- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Guimaraesbus FlixBus N1153
- Take the bus from Central de Camionagem de Guimarães to Porto - Pólo Universitáriobus 13 | Chaves
35h 49m€196–325Train, bus
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain 41 / ...
- Take the bus from Frankfurt - Airport Bus Station to Porto - Terminal Intermodal de Campanhãbus BlaBlaCar Bus
37h 53m€265–604
Essen to Porto by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Porto is to train and fly which costs €80 - €310 and takes 6h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Porto is to fly which takes 5h 44m and costs €80 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Essen station to Porto. However, there are services departing from Essen central train station and arriving at Porto - Pólo Universitário via Central de Camionagem de Guimarães. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 49m.
The distance between Essen and Porto is 1673 km. The road distance is 2053.6 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Porto without a car is to train and bus via Paris which takes 34h 10m and costs €330 - €650.
It takes approximately 5h 44m to get from Essen to Porto, including transfers.
Essen to Porto bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Essen central train station.
The best way to get from Essen to Porto is to fly which takes 5h 44m and costs €80 - €260. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €190 - €330 and takes 35h 49m.
Essen to Porto bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Guimaraes station.
Porto is 1h behind Essen. It is currently 3:12 AM in Essen and 2:12 AM in Porto.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Porto, Portugal?
Eurowings, TUIfly, and four other airlines fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Essen central train station to Porto - Pólo Universitário via Guimaraes and Central de Camionagem de Guimarães in around 35h 49m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Friday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–310
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Sunday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
Flights from Weeze Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–220
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–440
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–390
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–440
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–380
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–230
- Website
- tui.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–330
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–380
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Viersen Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €10–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Koeln Hbf to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €150–270
- Website
- Eurostar
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €12–25
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Est to Champagne-Ardenne
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Essen Hbf to Viersen Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–23
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Venlo to Eindhoven Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–12
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 6078 966930
- service@vias-online.eu
- Website
- VIAS Rail GmbH
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €31
- Schedules at
- VIAS Rail GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Reims - Champagne Ardenne TGV to Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €140–250
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Essen central train station to Guimaraes
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €190–320
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- Rede Expressos
Bus from Central de Camionagem de Guimarães to Porto - Pólo Universitário
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–9
- Website
- Rede Expressos
- Phone
- +351 253 009 900
- Website
- avemobilidade.pt
Bus from Central de Camionagem de Guimarães to Porto - Pólo Universitário
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Schedules at
- avemobilidade.pt
- On board ticket
- €5–7
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Frankfurt - Airport Bus Station to Porto - Terminal Intermodal de Campanhã
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €220–410
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
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