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How to get fromEssen to Visbyby train, plane, ferry or bus

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There are 9 ways to get from Essen to Visby by train, plane, ferry, or bus

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  1. Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly

    best
    1. Take the train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
    2. Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
    3. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Visby Airport (VBY)planeAMS - VBY
    9h 30m
    kr 2,119–5,188

  2. Fly from Dortmund Airport

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Visby Airport (VBY)planeDTM - VBY
    15h 27m
    kr 701–3,383

  3. Train, ferry

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Hamburg-Harburgtrain39 / ...
    2. Take the train from Hamburg-Harburg to Stockholm Centralstationtrain346
    3. Take the train from Stockholm City station to Nynäshamn stationtrain
    4. Take the ferry from Nynäshamn färjeterminal to Visby hamnterminalferryDg
    21h 50m
    kr 916–2,164

  4. Bus, ferry

    1. Take the bus from Essen central train station to Hamburg, Zentraler OmnibusbahnhofbusN74
    2. Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Norrköpingbus
    3. Take the bus from Norrköping Resecentrum to Oskarshamn Resecentrumbus200 / ...
    4. Take the ferry from Oskarshamn Gotlandsterminalen to Visby hamnterminalferryDg
    27h 30m
    kr 1,158–2,600

  5. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport

    1. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Visby Airport (VBY)planeDUS - VBY
    9h 7m
    kr 1,533–3,821

  6. Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
    2. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Visby Airport (VBY)planeCGN - VBY
    8h 21m
    kr 879–3,474

  7. Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbftrain
    2. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Brussels-Nordtrain
    3. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Visby Airport (VBY)planeBRU - VBY
    12h 3m
    kr 2,096–5,169

  8. Train to Frankfurt, fly

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Visby Airport (VBY)planeFRA - VBY
    8h 57m
    kr 2,848–5,516

  9. Train, ferry via Hamburg

    1. Take the train from Essen Central Station to Hamburg Central Stationtrain
    2. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Stockholm Centralstationtrain344 / ...
    3. Take the train from Stockholm City station to Nynäshamn stationtrain
    4. Take the ferry from Nynäshamn färjeterminal to Visby hamnterminalferryDg
    22h 5m
    kr 957–2,968

Essen to Visby by train, foot, and ferry

Calendar1Weekly Services
Duration21h 50mAverage Duration
Ticketkr 916Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Visby, Sweden?

Eurowings and Scandinavian Airlines fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Visby Airport (VBY) twice daily.

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