There are 8 ways to get from Essen to Turku by plane, train, ferry, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Turku Airport
best- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Turku Airport (TKU)plane DUS - TKU
7h 34m€163–374Fly to Helsinki Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane DUS - HEL
- Take the train from Pasila to Turkutrain
8h 14m€133–344Train, ferry
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain 1 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Stockholm Centralstationtrain Ic / ...
- Take the ferry from Stockholm to Port of Turkuferry
26h 56m€207–441Bus
- Take the bus from Essen Hbf to Hamburgbus
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2bus
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Turku, Bus Stationbus
39h 20m€222–321Drive, ferry
- Drive from Essen to Rostock Portcar
- Take the ferry from Rostock Port to Trelleborgferry
- Drive from Port Of Trelleborg to Turkucar
39h 26m€550–825Train, line 80 ferry, ferry via Hamburg
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain 1 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hauptbahnhof to Stockholm Centralstationtrain Ic
- Take the ferry from Stockholm Nybrokajen to Stockholm Ropsten bryggaferry 80
- Take the ferry from Stockholm to Port of Turkuferry
28h 25mTrain, line 80 ferry, ferry
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Hamburg-Harburgtrain 33 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg-Harburg to Stockholm Centralstationtrain 344
- Take the ferry from Stockholm Nybrokajen to Stockholm Ropsten bryggaferry 80
- Take the ferry from Stockholm to Port of Turkuferry
30h 12mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Kamentrain Re
- Take the train from Kamen to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain Re
- Take the bus from Kassel to Rīgabus
- Take the bus from Riga, Bus Station to Turku, Bus Stationbus
42h 1m
Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Turku Airport (TKU) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Turku is to fly and train which costs €130 - €350 and takes 8h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Turku is to fly which takes 7h 34m and costs €160 - €380.
No, there is no direct bus from Essen to Turku station. However, there are services departing from Essen Hbf and arriving at Turku, Bus Station via Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof and Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 20m.
The distance between Essen and Turku is 1449 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Turku without a car is to train and ferry which takes 26h 56m and costs €200 - €450.
It takes approximately 7h 34m to get from Essen to Turku, including transfers.
Essen to Turku bus services, operated by GrandBus, depart from Essen Hbf station.
The best way to get from Essen to Turku is to fly which takes 7h 34m and costs €160 - €380. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €220 - €330 and takes 39h 20m.
Essen to Turku bus services, operated by GrandBus, arrive at Hamburg station.
Turku is 1h ahead of Essen. It is currently 3:12 AM in Essen and 4:12 AM in Turku.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Turku, Finland?
Finnair, Eurowings, and two other airlines fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Turku Airport (TKU) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Essen Hbf to Turku, Bus Station via Hamburg, Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof, and Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 in around 39h 20m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Turku Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–430
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–250
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Turku Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–550
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–330
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Turku Airport via Gdansk
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–430
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €170–310
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 26m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €100–230
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Hamburg Hauptbahnhof to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–230
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- +358 0100 3232
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Pasila to Turku
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- kundservice@sj.se
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Hamburg Hauptbahnhof to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–190
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Hamburg-Harburg to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 59m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–190
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Essen Hbf to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Essen Hbf to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Essen Hbf to Kamen
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Kamen to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Essen Hbf to Kamen
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- Eurobahn
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- fahrgaeste@train-rental.com
- Website
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
Train from Essen Hbf to Kamen
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Essen Hbf to Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €39–42
- Website
- Grand Bus
- Phone
- +380 98 815 4444
- support@ewe.ua
- Website
- East West Eurolines
Bus from Essen Hbf to Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €49
- Website
- East West Eurolines
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €160–250
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Turku, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–22
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Riga, Bus Station to Turku, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +358 600 02010
- info@onnibus.com
- Website
- Omni Bus
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Turku, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- Omni Bus
- Website
- FlixBus Finland Oy
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Turku, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- FlixBus Finland Oy
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Kassel to Rīga
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–220
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Phone
- +358 3 4399880
- individual.sales@vikingline.com
- Website
- Viking Line
Ferry from Stockholm to Port of Turku
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- Viking Line
Ferry from Stockholm to Port of Turku
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- Viking Line
Ferry from Stockholm to Port of Turku
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- Viking Line
- Phone
- +49 180 6 666600
- info@ttline.com
- Website
- TT-Line
Ferry from Rostock Port to Trelleborg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- TT-Line
- Phone
- +46 8 600 10 00
- Website
- SL
Ferry from Stockholm Nybrokajen to Stockholm Ropsten brygga
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- SL
Ferry from Stockholm Nybrokajen to Stockholm Ropsten brygga
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- SL
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