There are 8 ways to get from Essen to Trondheim by plane, train, bus, night train, ferry, or car
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Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Trondheim
best- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Trondheim (TRD)plane DUS - TRD
7h 25mkr 1,038–4,033Fly Dortmund Airport to Trondheim
cheapest- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Trondheim (TRD)plane DTM - TRD
12h 26mkr 710–4,195Train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Göteborg Centralstationtrain 344
- Take the train from Göteborg Centralstation to Oslo Strain
- Take the train from Oslo S to Trondheim Strain F6
25h 27mkr 2,044–4,307Bus
- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus N74 / ...
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Oslo bussterminalbus
- Take the bus from Oslo bussterminal to Olav Kyrres gatebus
30h 2mkr 1,638–3,534Train, night train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the night train from Hamburg Hauptbahnhof to Malmö, Centralstationnighttrain Nt
- Take the night train from Malmö, Centralstation to Storlien stationnighttrain Nt
- Take the train from Storlien station to Trondheim Strain R71
30h 41mkr 1,744–3,227Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Trondheim
- Take the train from Oberhausen Hbf to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Trondheim (TRD)plane AMS - TRD
8h 44mkr 1,710–5,012Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Kristiansund Airport, Kvernberget, ferry
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Kristiansund Airport, Kvernberget (KSU)plane DUS - KSU
- Take the ferry from Kristiansund hurtigbåtkai to Trondheim hurtigbåtterminalferry
11h 15mkr 1,773–5,508Drive 1,889.9 km
- Drive from Essen to Trondheimcar 1,889.9 km
19h 54mkr 4,094–5,914
Essen to Trondheim by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Trondheim is to fly which costs kr 700 - kr 4200 and takes 12h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Trondheim is to fly which takes 7h 25m and costs kr 1000 - kr 4100.
No, there is no direct bus from Essen station to Trondheim. However, there are services departing from Essen central train station and arriving at Olav Kyrres gate via Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof and Oslo bussterminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 2m.
No, there is no direct train from Essen to Trondheim. However, there are services departing from Essen Hbf and arriving at Trondheim S via Hamburg Hbf, Göteborg Centralstation and Oslo S. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 27m.
The distance between Essen and Trondheim is 1438 km. The road distance is 1889.9 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Trondheim without a car is to train which takes 25h 27m and costs kr 2000 - kr 4400.
It takes approximately 7h 25m to get from Essen to Trondheim, including transfers.
Essen to Trondheim bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Essen central train station.
Essen to Trondheim train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Essen Hbf station.
The best way to get from Essen to Trondheim is to fly which takes 7h 25m and costs kr 1000 - kr 4100. Alternatively, you can train, which costs kr 2000 - kr 4400 and takes 25h 27m, you could also bus, which costs kr 1600 - kr 3600 and takes 30h 2m.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Trondheim, Norway?
Norwegian Air Shuttle, Scandinavian Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Trondheim (TRD) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Essen Hbf to Trondheim S via Hamburg Hbf, Göteborg Centralstation, and Oslo S in around 25h 27m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Trondheim via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 850–3,400
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Trondheim via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 850–3,400
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Trondheim via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 950–5,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Trondheim via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–3,600
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kristiansund Airport, Kvernberget via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,800
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kristiansund Airport, Kvernberget via Copenhagen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–4,900
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Trondheim via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 850–4,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Trondheim
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 950–5,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Trondheim via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 950–5,500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kristiansund Airport, Kvernberget via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,100
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kristiansund Airport, Kvernberget via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–6,000
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Trondheim via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 750–2,800
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Trondheim via Warsaw Chopin, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,200
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Trondheim via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–3,300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Trondheim via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,700
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Trondheim via Gdansk
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 550–3,500
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 290–900
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- kundservice@sj.se
- Website
- sj.se
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Göteborg Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,300
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
Train from Storlien station to Trondheim S
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 120–370
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
- 1st Class Ticket
- kr 260–370
- 2nd Class Ticket
- kr 120–170
- Phone
- +47 61 05 19 10
- tog@vy.no
- Website
- vy.no
Train from Göteborg Centralstation to Oslo S
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 650–950
- Website
- https://www.vy.no/en
- Phone
- +47 61 25 22 00
- kundeservice@sj.no
- Website
- sj.no
Train from Oslo S to Trondheim S
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 400–1,200
- Website
- https://www.sj.no/en/front-page/
Train from Storlien station to Trondheim S
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 180–270
- Website
- https://www.sj.no/en/front-page/
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Night train from Hamburg Hauptbahnhof to Malmö, Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- kr 480–700
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
Night train from Malmö, Centralstation to Storlien station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 850–1,300
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 280–950
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- kr 280–420
- 1st Class
- kr 550–950
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 100–270
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- kr 100–160
- 1st Class
- kr 160–270
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- arriva.nl
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 120–140
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- 2nd Class
- kr 120–140
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 Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 180–440
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Oslo bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 600–1,800
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +47 407 05070
- buss@vy.no
- Website
- vybuss.no
Bus from Oslo bussterminal to Olav Kyrres gate
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 850–1,300
- Website
- https://www.vybuss.com/
- Phone
- +47 478 02 820
- kundeservice@atb.no
- Website
- atb.no
Ferry from Kristiansund hurtigbåtkai to Trondheim hurtigbåtterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 500–700
- Website
- https://www.atb.no/en/
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More Questions & Answers
Essen to Trondheim bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof station.
Essen to Trondheim train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hamburg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Essen to Trondheim is 1890 km. It takes approximately 19h 54m to drive from Essen to Trondheim.
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