There are 8 ways to get from Essen to Ukraine by plane, bus, train, or car
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Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Chișinău International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Chișinău International Airport (RMO)DUS - RMO
- Take the bus from Chisinau Airport to Odessa station
8h 50mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Kyiv Central Bus stationN3204 / ...
33h 31m₴3,439–10,936Train, bus via Braunschweig
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof10 / ...
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhof55 / ...
- Take the bus from Braunschweig Central Train Station to Kyiv Bus station
29h 48m₴4,739–8,885Train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to München Hbf41 / ...
- Take the train from Muenchen Hbf to Wien HbfIc
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Kyiv-Pasazhyrskyi
35h₴17,986–32,108Drive 1,828.3 km
- Drive from Essen to Kyiv1,828.3 km
18h 18m₴12,705–18,352Fly Dortmund Airport to Chișinău International Airport, bus
- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Chișinău International Airport (RMO)DTM - RMO
- Take the bus from Chisinau Airport to Odessa station
9h 49mFly Düsseldorf International Airport to Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport (RZE)DUS - RZE
- Take the train from Rzeszow Glowny to Przemysl Glowny
- Take the train from Przemysl Glowny to Lviv
11h 26m₴7,554–19,025Train, bus
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Dortmund HbfS2
- Take the bus from Dortmund to Kyiv Bus station
32h 3m₴4,225–4,724
Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Chișinău International Airport (RMO) flights
Questions & Answers
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The cheapest way to get from Essen to Ukraine is to train and bus which costs 4 200 ₴ - 4 800 ₴ and takes 32h 3m.
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The fastest way to get from Essen to Ukraine is to fly and train which takes 11h 26m and costs 7 500 ₴ - 19 000 ₴.
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No, there is no direct train from Essen to Ukraine. However, there are services departing from Essen Hbf and arriving at Khreshchatyk via Muenchen Hbf, Wien Hbf and Vokzalna. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h.
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The distance between Essen and Ukraine is 1900 km. The road distance is 1828.3 km.
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The best way to get from Essen to Ukraine without a car is to train and bus via Braunschweig which takes 29h 48m and costs 4 700 ₴ - 9 000 ₴.
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It takes approximately 8h 50m to get from Essen to Ukraine, including transfers.
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Essen to Ukraine train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Essen Hbf station.
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The best way to get from Essen to Ukraine is to train which takes 35h and costs 18 000 ₴ - 33 000 ₴. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 3 400 ₴ - 11 000 ₴ and takes 33h 31m.
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Essen to Ukraine train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at München Hbf station.
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Yes, the driving distance between Essen to Ukraine is 1828 km. It takes approximately 18h 18m to drive from Essen to Ukraine.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Ukraine?
You can take a train from Essen Hbf to Khreshchatyk via München Hbf, Muenchen Hbf, Wien Hbf, Kyiv-Pasazhyrskyi, and Vokzalna in around 35h. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Essen central train station to Kyiv Central Bus station twice daily. Tickets cost ₴3,400–11,000 and the journey takes 33h 20m.
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- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₴6,000–12,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Chișinău International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₴4,700–19,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Chișinău International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₴4,900–19,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₴5,000–21,000
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Chișinău International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₴3,700–11,000
- Website
- flyone.eu
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Chișinău International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₴3,200–9,500
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Chișinău International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₴2,900–11,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Chișinău International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₴2,700–12,000
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₴1,200–3,500
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₴340–1,100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₴3,200–8,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₴1,700–5,500
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Rzeszow Glowny to Przemysl Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₴360–700
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- ₴360–500
- 1st Class
- ₴550–700
Train from Wien Hbf to Kyiv-Pasazhyrskyi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₴13,000–19,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +48 22 474 00 44
- bilety@polregio.pl
- Website
- polregio.pl
Train from Rzeszow Glowny to Przemysl Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₴220–310
- Website
- https://polregio.pl/pl/
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Rzeszow Glowny to Przemysl Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₴330–550
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- 2nd Class
- ₴330–480
- 1st Class
- ₴380–550
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Rzeszow Glowny to Przemysl Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₴1,100–1,600
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +38 (044) 309-70-01
- booking@uz.gov.ua
- Website
- uz.gov.ua
Train from Przemysl Glowny to Lviv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₴1,900–2,600
- Website
- https://uz.gov.ua/en/
- Schedules at
- https://uz.gov.ua/en/passengers/timetable/
- Book at
- https://gd.tickets.ua/en?refid=6578
- Coupe
- ₴1,900–2,600
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₴500–750
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +373 78 348 888
- contact@galtrans.md
- Website
- galtrans.md
Bus from Chisinau Airport to Odessa station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
- Phone
- +38(066)-281-80-41
- euroclubbus@gmail.com
- Website
- eclub.kiev.ua
Bus from Braunschweig Central Train Station to Kyiv Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₴3,100–4,300
- Website
- EuroClub
- Phone
- +38 044 360 3405
- mail@busreisen.com.ua
- Website
- busreisen.com.ua
Bus from Dortmund to Kyiv Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₴3,700–4,000
- Schedules at
- busreisen.com.ua
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 Kyiv Central Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₴3,400–11,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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