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There are 10 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 41m
    kr 1,159–2,860

  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 33m
    kr 1,013–2,675

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    2. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Stockholm Centraltrain train Ic
    15h 41m
    kr 1,963–3,769

  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 1,144–1,901

  5. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    2. Take the night train from Hamburg Hbf to Stockholm Centralnighttrain night train En
    16h 18m
    kr 1,963–4,369

  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
    5h
    kr 1,300–2,596

  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 33m
    kr 1,152–3,005

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

    1. Take the train from Oberhausen 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
    7h 1m
    kr 1,229–3,510

  9. Drive 1,448.3 km

    1. Drive from Essen to Stockholmcar car 1,448.3 km
    14h
    kr 2,527–3,650

  10. 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 3,379–4,848

Essen to Sweden by train

Calendar8Weekly Trains
Duration15h 41mAverage Duration
Ticketkr 1,963Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Sweden?

You can take a train from Essen Hbf to Stockholm Central 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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