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 14m€109–331Bus
cheapest- 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 57m€76–144Train, ferry
- Take the train from Helsinki to Turku satamatrain
- Take the ferry from Turku to Stockholmferry
- Take the train from Stockholm Central to Hamburg Hbftrain Ic
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Essen Hbftrain 43 / ...
30h 21mBus, 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€182–280Ferry, 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€186–533Fly Turku Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Fly from Turku Airport (TKU) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane TKU - DUS
6h 37m€104–312Fly 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 58m€147–317Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Helsinki to Halmstadcar
- Take the car ferry from Halmstad to Grenåcarferry
- Drive from Grenå to Essencar
36h 53m€602–883Drive, car train
- Drive from Helsinki to Hamburg Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Hamburg Hbf to Göttingencartrain
- Drive from Göttingen to Essencar
35h 24m€630–896
Finland to Essen by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Finland to Essen is to bus which costs €75 - €150 and takes 41h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Finland to Essen is to fly which takes 5h 14m and costs €100 - €340.
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 57m.
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 21m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 14m 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 14m and costs €100 - €340. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €75 - €150 and takes 41h 57m.
Finland to Essen bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Tallinn, Bus Station.
Essen is 1h behind Finland. It is currently 9:35 AM in Finland and 8:35 AM in Essen.
What companies run services between Finland and Essen, Germany?
Finnair, Air Baltic, and Scandinavian Airlines fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Essen via Tallinna bussijaam, Vana-Pääsküla, and Rīga in around 41h 57m.
- 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
- €85–210
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
- €100–300
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–250
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–310
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–160
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Turku Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–310
- Phone
- +358 0100 3232
- Website
- vr.fi
Train from Helsinki to Turku satama
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–30
- 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
- €65–95
- 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
- €60–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Lübeck Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €48–54
- 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
- €12–18
- 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
- €120–210
- 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
- €5–10
- 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
- €19–27
- 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/
- Website
- vikingline.com
Ferry from Turku to Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- 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
- €100–410
- 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
- €75–110
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
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