There are 5 ways to get from Essen to Seattle by plane or train
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Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport
best- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane DUS - SEA
16h 8m$418–1,470Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane CGN - SEA
17h 15m$368–1,378Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane FRA - SEA
15h 32m$449–1,299Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
- Take the train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane AMS - SEA
16h 39m$390–1,143Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbftrain
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nordtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane BRU - SEA
19h 58m$429–1,782
Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Seattle is to fly which costs $410 - $1,500 and takes 16h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Seattle is to train and fly which takes 15h 32m and costs $440 - $1,300.
The distance between Essen and Seattle is 5047 miles.
It takes approximately 16h 8m to get from Essen to Seattle, including transfers.
Seattle is 9h behind Essen. It is currently 9:01 AM in Essen and 12:01 AM in Seattle.
There are 417+ hotels available in Seattle.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Seattle, WA, USA?
KLM, Delta, and five other airlines fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) 4 times a day.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 9m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 12m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,700
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 16m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Frankfurt to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via London Heathrow, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 31m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from Brussels Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Brussels Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 37m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Brussels Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 9m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 12m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,700
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 3m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Anchorage
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 18m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via London Heathrow, Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 7m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 9m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 12m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,700
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,800
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
Flights from Brussels Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 16m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via London Heathrow, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 31m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from Brussels Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 37m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Brussels Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from Brussels Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–900
Flights from Brussels Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 3m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $21–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $18–26
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–60
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $18–28
- 1st Class
- $30–60
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $20–65
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $20–30
- 1st Class
- $35–65
- Phone
- 069 450099650
- Kundenservice-Linie10@vias-online.de
- Website
- vias-online.de
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–25
- Schedules at
- vias-online.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $18–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- $35–55
- Comfort
- $40–55
- Premium
- $60–80
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- fahrgaeste@train-rental.com
- Website
- train-rental.com
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- train-rental.com
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