There are 9 ways to get from Essen to Ribe by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Niebülltrain 33
- Take the train from Tønder St. to Ribe St.train 030
7h 38mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Kolding bus stationbus N74
11h 41mkr 366–607Bus via Hamburg
- Take the bus from Essen Hbf to Hamburgbus
- Take the bus from Hamburg ZOB to Tinglev St.bus 047
- Take the bus from Rødekro St. to Ribe Rutebilstationbus 129
10h 23mDrive 587 km
- Drive from Essen to Ribecar 587 km
5h 18mkr 782–1,130Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Billund Airport, bus
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Billund Airport (BLL)plane DUS - BLL
- Take the bus from Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport to Esbjerg Busterminalbus
7h 56mkr 819–2,462Train to Frankfurt, fly to Billund Airport, bus
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Billund Airport (BLL)plane FRA - BLL
- Take the bus from Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport to Esbjerg Busterminalbus
7h 25mkr 1,302–2,758Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Westerland, train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Westerland (GWT)plane DUS - GWT
- Take the train from Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof to Niebülltrain
- Take the train from Niebüll St. to Tønder St.train
- Take the train from Tønder St. to Ribe St.train
6h 50mFly Düsseldorf International Airport to Hamburg Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane DUS - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Niebülltrain
- Take the train from Tønder St. to Ribe St.train
8h 26mFly Düsseldorf International Airport to Copenhagen Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane DUS - CPH
- Take the train from Copenhagen Lufthavn to Odense St.train
- Take the train from Odense St. to Bramming St.train
7h 59mkr 1,076–2,776
Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Billund Airport (BLL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Ribe is to bus which costs 360 kr - 650 kr and takes 11h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Ribe is to drive which takes 5h 18m and costs 750 kr - 1200 kr.
No, there is no direct train from Essen to Ribe. However, there are services departing from Essen Hbf and arriving at Ribe St. via Niebüll St. and Tønder St.. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 38m.
The distance between Essen and Ribe is 632 km. The road distance is 587 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Ribe without a car is to train which takes 7h 38m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 38m to get from Essen to Ribe, including transfers.
Essen to Ribe train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Essen Hbf station.
The best way to get from Essen to Ribe is to train which takes 7h 38m and costs . Alternatively, you can bus via Hamburg, which costs and takes 10h 23m.
Essen to Ribe train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Niebüll station.
Yes, the driving distance between Essen to Ribe is 587 km. It takes approximately 5h 18m to drive from Essen to Ribe.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Ribe, Region Syddanmark, Denmark?
You can take a train from Essen Hbf to Ribe St. via Niebüll St. and Tønder St. in around 7h 38m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Essen Hbf to Ribe Rutebilstation via Hamburg, Hamburg ZOB, Tinglev St., Tinglev St., Rødekro St., and Rødekro St. in around 10h 23m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Billund Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 600–2,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Billund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 900–2,700
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 550–1,300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 480–1,500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 650–2,100
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Billund Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 750–2,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Billund Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 750–2,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Billund Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–2,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Billund Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 420–2,600
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 340–1,600
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Westerland
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 500–1,800
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 550–1,300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 480–1,500
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Billund Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 400–2,600
Flights from Frankfurt to Billund Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 420–2,600
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 340–1,600
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Billund Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 550–3,100
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Billund Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 700–3,300
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Niebüll
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 650–750
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 360–400
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 160–190
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof to Niebüll
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 160–190
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +45 72 30 25 00
- kommunikation.afd@gocollective.dk
- Website
- gocollective.dk
Train from Tønder St. to Ribe St.
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- gocollective.dk
Train from Niebüll St. to Tønder St.
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- gocollective.dk
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 60–90
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 70–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof to Niebüll
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 75–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg-Altona to Niebüll
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 210–310
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 70–110
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Essen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 170–390
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- kr 170–240
- Comfort
- kr 170–240
- Premium
- kr 290–390
- Phone
- +49 4661 980880
- info@neg-niebuell.de
- Website
- neg-niebuell.de
Train from Niebüll St. to Tønder St.
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- neg-niebuell.de
- Phone
- +49 (0) 46 61 9 80 88 - 0
- info@neg-niebuell.de
- Website
- neg-niebuell.de
Train from Niebüll St. to Tønder St.
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- neg-niebuell.de
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- dsb.dk
Train from Copenhagen Lufthavn to Odense St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 230–360
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
Train from Odense St. to Bramming St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 160–260
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Essen Hbf to Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Phone
- +380 98 815 4444
- support@ewe.ua
- Website
- ewe.ua
Bus from Essen Hbf to Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 430–490
- Website
- https://ewe.ua/
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- dsb.dk
Bus from Hamburg ZOB to Tinglev St.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
- Phone
- 7010 4410
- post@sydtrafik.dk
- Website
- sydtrafik.dk
Bus from Rødekro St. to Ribe Rutebilstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 40–60
- Website
- https://sydtrafik.dk/en/
Bus from Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport to Esbjerg Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 40–60
- Website
- https://sydtrafik.dk/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 Kolding bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 300–550
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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