There are 5 ways to get from Essen to St. Louis by plane or train
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Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport
best- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL)plane DUS - STL
14h 46m$492–1,439Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbftrain
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nordtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL)plane BRU - STL
17h 56m$482–1,783Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL)plane FRA - STL
14h 16m$655–2,130Train, 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 Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL)plane AMS - STL
16h 30m$531–2,065Train to Bremen Airport, fly
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Bremen Hbftrain
- Fly from Bremen Airport (BRE) to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL)plane BRE - STL
19h 5m$625–2,441
Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to St. Louis is to fly which costs $490 - $1,500 and takes 14h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to St. Louis is to train and fly which takes 14h 16m and costs $650 - $2,200.
The distance between Essen and St. Louis is 4532 miles.
It takes approximately 14h 46m to get from Essen to St. Louis, including transfers.
St. Louis is 7h behind Essen. It is currently 12:29 PM in Essen and 5:29 AM in St. Louis.
There are 541+ hotels available in St. Louis.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and St. Louis, MO, USA?
Lufthansa, British Airways, and three other airlines fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) twice daily.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Frankfurt to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,900
Flights from Frankfurt to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,900
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Bremen Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Bremen Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Munich, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Flights from Bremen Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Munich, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Brussels Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from Brussels Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from Brussels Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Brussels Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Brussels Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,900
Flights from Frankfurt to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,900
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Bremen Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Munich, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Flights from Bremen Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Munich, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Brussels Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from Brussels Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from Brussels Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 21m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Bremen Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Brussels Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Frankfurt to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,900
Flights from Frankfurt to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 39m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,900
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Bremen Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Bremen Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Munich, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Flights from Brussels Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 21m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Bremen Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Brussels Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Sunday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $480–2,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Brussels Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $450–2,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Sunday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $480–2,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Brussels Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $450–2,000
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–230
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–240
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–200
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–25
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $13–27
- 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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Schedules at
- VIAS Rail GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Essen Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $27–50
- 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
- $15–35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- Website
- Belgian Railways
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