There are 8 ways to get from Finland to Essen by plane, ferry, train, bus, car, car ferry, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Helsinki Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
best- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane HEL - DUS
5h 11m€102–321Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from VUOSAAREN SATAMA: Vuosaaren satama to Travemünde Skandinavienkaiferry
- Take the train from Lübeck-Moisling to Hamburg Hbftrain Re8
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Essen Hbftrain 43 / ...
23h 7m€145–258Bus, train
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus N1206
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Essen Hbftrain 43 / ...
35h 8m€106–248Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Helsinki to Halmstadcar
- Take the car ferry from Halmstad to Grenåcarferry
- Drive from Grenå to Essencar
36h 53m€570–813Fly Turku Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Fly from Turku Airport (TKU) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane TKU - DUS
6h 34m€104–362Fly Helsinki Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane HEL - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbftrain
7h 1m€118–338Bus
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Tallinn, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Vana-Pääsküla to Riiabus
- Take the bus from Rīga to Essenbus
41h 58m€104–218Drive, car train
- Drive from Helsinki to Hamburg Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Hamburg Hbf to Göttingencartrain
- Drive from Göttingen to Essencar
35h 24m€621–883
Finland to Essen by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Finland to Essen is to bus and train which costs €100 - €250 and takes 35h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Finland to Essen is to fly which takes 5h 11m and costs €100 - €330.
No, there is no direct bus from Finland station to Essen. However, there are services departing from Helsinki, Bus Station and arriving at Essen via Tallinna bussijaam, Vana-Pääsküla and Rīga. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 41h 58m.
The distance between Finland and Essen is 1554 km.
The best way to get from Finland to Essen without a car is to bus and train which takes 35h 8m and costs €100 - €250.
It takes approximately 5h 11m to get from Finland to Essen, including transfers.
Finland to Essen bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Helsinki, Bus Station.
The best way to get from Finland to Essen is to fly which takes 5h 11m and costs €100 - €330. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €100 - €220 and takes 41h 58m.
Finland to Essen bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Tallinn, Bus Station.
Essen is 1h behind Finland. It is currently 11:19 PM in Finland and 10:19 PM in Essen.
What companies run services between Finland and Essen, Germany?
Finnair, Scandinavian Airlines, and KLM fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Essen via Tallinna bussijaam, Vana-Pääsküla, and Rīga in around 41h 58m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–250
Flights from Turku Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–220
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Frankfurt via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–220
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–280
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–250
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–370
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Turku Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–330
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–250
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–310
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Lübeck-Moisling to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Hamburg Hbf to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–170
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Tallinn, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +372 680 0909
- info@luxexpress.eu
- Website
- luxexpress.eu
Bus from Vana-Pääsküla to Riia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- https://luxexpress.eu/en/
- Website
- highwayriders.eu
Bus from Vana-Pääsküla to Riia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- highwayriders.eu
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Rīga to Essen
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–100
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
- Phone
- +358 9 231 43100
- passenger@finnlines.com
- Website
- finnlines.com
Ferry from VUOSAAREN SATAMA: Vuosaaren satama to Travemünde Skandinavienkai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- https://www.finnlines.com/
- Book at
- https://booking.finnlines.com/en//search
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Car ferry from Halmstad to Grenå
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–60
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
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