There are 10 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€95–258Fly from Weeze Airport
cheapest- Fly from Weeze Airport (NRN) to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO)plane NRN - OPO
7h 14m€84–304Train, bus
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbftrain 10 / ...
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Paris Nordtrain
- Take the bus from Paris - Porte Dauphine to Terminal Rodoviário de Coimbrabus
- Take the train from Coimbra-B to Porto Campanhatrain Ic / ...
28h 48m€313–503Drive 2,053.6 km
- Drive from Essen to Portocar 2,053.6 km
19h 56m€325–469Train 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 34m€89–291Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
- Take the train from Essen 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
7h 57m€128–376Train, 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 13m€118–347Train, bus via Reims
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbftrain 10 / ...
- 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 18m€335–623Bus
- 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€174–290Train, bus #2
- 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 54m€256–539
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 €85 - €300 and takes 6h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Porto is to fly which takes 5h 44m and costs €95 - €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 which takes 28h 48m and costs €310 - €550.
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 €95 - €260. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €170 - €290 and takes 35h 49m.
Essen to Porto bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Guimaraes station.
Porto is 1h behind Essen. It is currently 7:46 PM in Essen and 6:46 PM 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
- €70–210
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Friday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–290
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Sunday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €90–290
Flights from Weeze Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- 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
- transavia.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- 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
- €120–410
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
- Website
- tui.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–340
- 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
- €75–380
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Viersen Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–160
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €160–300
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €160–300
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Viersen Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +351 210 900 032
- Website
- cp.pt
Train from Coimbra-B to Porto Campanha
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–24
- Website
- https://www.cp.pt/en/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–24
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Venlo to Eindhoven Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–13
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Est to Champagne-Ardenne
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +33 6 31 09 82 47
- contact@euroscoach.com
- Website
- euroscoach.com
Bus from Paris - Porte Dauphine to Terminal Rodoviário de Coimbra
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €121
- Schedules at
- euroscoach.com
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Reims - Champagne Ardenne TGV to Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €130–220
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Essen central train station to Guimaraes
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €170–290
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Central de Camionagem de Guimarães to Porto - Pólo Universitário
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–9
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt/en
- 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.co.uk
Bus from Frankfurt - Airport Bus Station to Porto - Terminal Intermodal de Campanhã
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €210–380
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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