There are 8 ways to get from Essen to Vigo by plane, train (Eurostar, TGV, Renfe, Ouigo), train, bus, or car
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Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Vigo
best- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Vigo (VGO)plane DUS - VGO
8h 21m€90–294Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO)plane DUS - OPO
- Take the bus from Porto to Vigobus
8h 24m€86–349Train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Paris Nordtrain Tha
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Barcelona-Santstrain Tgv
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain Ave
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Vigo Urzaiztrain
20h 56m€203–764Train, bus
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Aachen Hbftrain Re
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Angleurtrain S41
- Take the train from Angleur to Luxembourgtrain Ic
- Take the bus from Luxembourg - P+R Bouillon to Centro Coordenador de Transportes de Valençabus
36h 36m€130–253Drive 2,023 km
- Drive from Essen to Vigocar 2,023 km
20h 35m€318–459Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport, bus
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO)plane CGN - OPO
- Take the bus from Porto to Vigobus
9h€93–376Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport, bus
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Viersen Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Venlo to Eindhoventrain
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO)plane EIN - OPO
- Take the bus from Porto to Vigobus
10h 54m€100–351Bus
- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Ponte de Limabus FlixBus N1153
- Take the bus from Ponte de Lima to Vigo - Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
38h 30m€175–244
Essen to Vigo by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Vigo is to fly and bus which costs €85 - €350 and takes 8h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Vigo is to fly which takes 8h 21m and costs €90 - €300.
No, there is no direct bus from Essen station to Vigo station. However, there are services departing from Essen central train station and arriving at Vigo - Bus Station via Ponte de Lima. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Essen to Vigo. However, there are services departing from Essen Hbf and arriving at Vigo Urzaiz via Paris Nord, Paris Gare De Lyon, Barcelona-Sants, Madrid-Atocha Cercanías and Madrid Chamartín. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 56m.
The distance between Essen and Vigo is 1586 km. The road distance is 2023 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Vigo without a car is to train which takes 20h 56m and costs €200 - €800.
It takes approximately 8h 21m to get from Essen to Vigo, including transfers.
Essen to Vigo bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Essen central train station.
Essen to Vigo train services, operated by Eurostar, depart from Essen Hbf station.
The best way to get from Essen to Vigo is to fly which takes 8h 21m and costs €90 - €300. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €200 - €800 and takes 20h 56m, you could also bus, which costs €170 - €250 and takes 38h 30m.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Vigo, Spain?
Iberia, Eurowings, and two other airlines fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Vigo (VGO) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Essen Hbf to Vigo Urzaiz via Paris Nord, Paris Gare De Lyon, Barcelona-Sants, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Madrid-Atocha Cercanías, and Madrid Chamartín in around 20h 56m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Vigo via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–360
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Vigo via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–330
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–350
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–340
- Website
- tui.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–380
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–310
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Essen Hbf to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–280
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Essen Hbf to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €45–65
- Comfort
- €50–70
- Premium
- €70–95
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–210
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–150
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Vigo Urzaiz
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Vigo Urzaiz
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–70
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Viersen Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Viersen Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Aachen Hbf to Angleur
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €6–10
- 1st Class
- €10–15
Train from Angleur to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €14–21
- 1st Class
- €22–35
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Venlo to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–13
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- (+351) 258 454 303
- info@barquense.com
- Website
- barquense.pt
Bus from Luxembourg - P+R Bouillon to Centro Coordenador de Transportes de Valença
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 34m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €85–120
- Schedules at
- barquense.pt
- Book at
- barquense.pt
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Porto to Vigo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–25
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Essen central train station to Ponte de Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €170–240
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Porto to Vigo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €1–33
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt/en
- Online ticket
- €1–13
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Porto to Vigo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Ponte de Lima to Vigo - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €5–12
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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More Questions & Answers
Essen to Vigo bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Ponte de Lima station.
Essen to Vigo train services, operated by Eurostar, arrive at Paris Nord station.
Yes, the driving distance between Essen to Vigo is 2023 km. It takes approximately 20h 35m to drive from Essen to Vigo.
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