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There are 11 ways to get from Essen to Sweden by train, plane, bus, night train, car, or car train

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  1. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Copenhagen Airport, train

    best
    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane plane DUS - CPH
    3. Take the train from Copenhagen Lufthavn to Malmö, Centralstationtrain train
    4h 40m
    kr 1,216–2,994

  2. Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (GOT)plane plane DUS - GOT
    4h 32m
    kr 1,067–2,514

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    2. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Stockholm Ctrain train 083 / ...
    15h 41m
    kr 2,571–5,251

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Essen Hbf to Hamburgbus bus Ivano-Frankivsk
    2. Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Stockholm, Cityterminalenbus bus N602
    20h 49m
    kr 1,086–1,835

  5. Train, bus, night train

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Westbevern-Vadrup, Bahnhoftrain train Re2
    2. Take the bus from Osnabrück Humboldtstraße/Hbf to Hamburg, ZOBbus bus
    3. Take the night train from Hamburg Hbf to Stockholm Centralnighttrain night train En
    19h 43m
    kr 2,254–3,619

  6. Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport

    1. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN)plane plane DUS - ARN
    4h 59m
    kr 1,398–3,231

  7. Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train
    2. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN)plane plane CGN - ARN
    5h 44m
    kr 1,349–3,293

  8. Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain train
    2. Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    3. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (GOT)plane plane AMS - GOT
    6h 40m
    kr 1,364–4,471

  9. Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Copenhagen Airport

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain train
    2. Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    3. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane plane AMS - CPH
    6h 53m
    kr 1,413–3,751

  10. Drive 1,448.3 km

    1. Drive from Essen to Stockholmcar car 1,448.3 km
    14h
    kr 2,623–3,789

  11. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Essen to Frankfurtcar car
    2. Take the car train from Frankfurt to Lüneburgcartrain train
    3. Drive from Lüneburg to Stockholmcar car
    19h 11m
    kr 3,394–4,969

Essen to Sweden by train

Calendar11Weekly Trains
Duration15h 41mAverage Duration
Ticketkr 2,571Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 691.9 km
  • Duration: 4h 40m

What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Sweden?

You can take a train from Essen Hbf to Stockholm C via Hamburg Hbf in around 15h 41m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Essen Hbf to Stockholm, Cityterminalen via Hamburg and Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof in around 20h 49m.

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