There are 8 ways to get from Essen to Vilnius by plane, train, 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 from Düsseldorf International Airport
best- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Vilnius Airport (VNO)plane DUS - VNO
5h 4m$103–316Fly from Dortmund Airport
cheapest- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Vilnius Airport (VNO)plane DTM - VNO
5h 55m$81–451Train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhoftrain 10 / ...
- Take the train from S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof to Rzepintrain 95 / ...
- Take the train from Rzepin to Warszawa Zachodniatrain 95 / ...
- Take the train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Vilniaus geležinkelio stotistrain 144
20h 22m$177–301Train, 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 Kaunasbus
- Take the bus from Kauno autobusų stotis to Vievisbus
28h 22m$104–237Drive 1,511.2 km
- Drive from Essen to Vilniuscar 1,511.2 km
14h 19m$260–376Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Vilnius Airport (VNO)plane FRA - VNO
6h 17m$136–380Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
- Take the train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Vilnius Airport (VNO)plane AMS - VNO
7h 31m$140–439Bus
- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis (Sodų g. 22)bus N1387
28h 25m$100–210
Essen to Vilnius by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Vilnius is to bus which costs $100 - $210 and takes 28h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Vilnius is to fly which takes 5h 4m and costs $100 - $320.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Essen central train station station and arriving at Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis (Sodų g. 22). Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 28h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Essen to Vilnius. However, there are services departing from Essen Hbf and arriving at Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis via S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof, Rzepin and Warszawa Zachodnia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 22m.
The distance between Essen and Vilnius is 1335 km. The road distance is 1511.2 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Vilnius without a car is to train which takes 20h 22m and costs $170 - $310.
It takes approximately 5h 4m to get from Essen to Vilnius, including transfers.
Essen to Vilnius bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Essen central train station.
Essen to Vilnius train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Essen Hbf station.
The best way to get from Essen to Vilnius is to fly which takes 5h 4m and costs $100 - $320. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $170 - $310 and takes 20h 22m, you could also bus, which costs $100 - $210 and takes 28h 25m.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Vilnius, Lithuania?
Air Baltic, Lufthansa, and two other airlines fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Vilnius Airport (VNO) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Essen Hbf to Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis via S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof, Rzepin, and Warszawa Zachodnia in around 20h 22m.
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Vilnius Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–300
Flights from Frankfurt to Vilnius Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–460
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Vilnius Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–160
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Vilnius Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–240
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Vilnius Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $70–210
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Vilnius Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–160
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Vilnius Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–160
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Vilnius Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–350
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Vilnius Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–240
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Vilnius Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–450
Flights from Frankfurt to Vilnius Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–270
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Vilnius Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–320
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof to Rzepin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $29–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Rzepin to Warszawa Zachodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $72
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Kamen
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–18
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Kamen to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–60
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $18–27
- 1st Class
- $30–60
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $20–65
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $20–30
- 1st Class
- $35–65
- Phone
- 069 450099650
- Kundenservice-Linie10@vias-online.de
- Website
- vias-online.de
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–25
- Schedules at
- vias-online.de
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Kassel to Kaunas
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–150
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
- Phone
- (+370 37) 34 24 40
- info@kautra.lt
- Website
- kautra.lt
Bus from Kauno autobusų stotis to Vievis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- https://www.kautra.lt/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.autobusubilietai.lt/en
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 Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis (Sodų g. 22)
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–210
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Essen to Vilnius bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis (Sodų g. 22) station.
Vilnius is 1h ahead of Essen. It is currently 11:11 PM in Essen and 12:11 AM in Vilnius.
Essen to Vilnius train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Essen to Vilnius is 1511 km. It takes approximately 14h 19m to drive from Essen to Vilnius.
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