There are 9 ways to get from Finland to Essen by plane, train, ferry, 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 9m€94–264Fly Turku Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Turku Airport (TKU) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane TKU - DUS
6h 47m€88–296Train, ferry
- Take the train from Helsinki to Turku satamatrain
- Take the ferry from Port of Turku to Stockholmferry
- Take the train from Stockholm Central to Hamburg Hbftrain Ic
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Essen Hbftrain 43 / ...
30h 12m€223–449Bus, train
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus N1206
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Essen Hbftrain 43 / ...
35h 2m€205–399Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Helsinki to Port of Travemündeferry
- Take the train from Lübeck Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain Re8
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Essen Hbftrain 43 / ...
37h 16m€277–626Fly Helsinki Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane HEL - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbftrain
6h 49m€136–352Bus
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Riga, Bus Stationbus N1205 / ...
- Take the bus from Rīga to Essenbus 846421
39h 10m€123–247Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Helsinki to Halmstadcar
- Take the car ferry from Halmstad to Grenåcarferry
- Drive from Grenå to Essencar
36h 53m€534–815Drive, car train
- Drive from Helsinki to Hamburg Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Hamburg Hbf to Göttingencartrain
- Drive from Göttingen to Essencar
35h 24m€623–886
Finland to Essen by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Finland to Essen is to bus which costs €120 - €250 and takes 39h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Finland to Essen is to fly which takes 5h 9m and costs €90 - €270.
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 Rīga. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 10m.
The distance between Finland and Essen is 1554 km.
The best way to get from Finland to Essen without a car is to train and ferry which takes 30h 12m and costs €220 - €450.
It takes approximately 5h 9m 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 9m and costs €90 - €270. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €120 - €250 and takes 39h 10m.
Finland to Essen bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Riga, Bus Station.
Essen is 1h behind Finland. It is currently 4:50 PM in Finland and 3:50 PM in Essen.
What companies run services between Finland and Essen, Germany?
Finnair, Scandinavian Airlines, and two other airlines 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 Riga, Bus Station and Rīga in around 39h 10m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–240
Flights from Turku Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Frankfurt via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–200
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–280
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–250
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–320
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–250
Flights from Turku Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–320
- Phone
- +358 0100 3232
- Website
- vr.fi
Train from Helsinki to Turku satama
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- https://www.vr.fi/en/
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Train from Stockholm Central to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–190
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Lübeck Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Lübeck Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- 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
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–230
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- €95–200
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
- Phone
- +358 9 123574
- Website
- vikingline.fi
Ferry from Port of Turku to Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–45
- Website
- https://www.sales.vikingline.com/
- Phone
- +358 9 231 43100
- passenger@finnlines.com
- Website
- finnlines.com
Ferry from Helsinki to Port of Travemünde
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €180–410
- 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
- €13–50
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
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