There are 9 ways to get from Finland to Essen by plane, ferry, train, bus, car, car ferry, or car train
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Fly Helsinki Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
best- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)HEL - DUS
5h 11m€103–331Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from VUOSAAREN SATAMA: Vuosaaren satama to Travemünde Skandinavienkai
- Take the train from Lübeck Hbf to Hamburg-Harburg25
- Take the train from Hamburg-Harburg to Essen Hbf43 / ...
23h 25m€190–297Bus via Berlin
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D
- Take the bus from Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Essen central train station
36h 30m€120–279Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Helsinki to Halmstad
- Take the car ferry from Halmstad to Grenå
- Drive from Grenå to Essen
36h 44m€558–822Fly Turku Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Fly from Turku Airport (TKU) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)TKU - DUS
6h 34m€104–362Fly Helsinki Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Frankfurt (FRA)HEL - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbf
6h 58m€117–353Ferry, bus, train
- Take the ferry from VUOSAAREN SATAMA: Vuosaaren satama to Travemünde Skandinavienkai
- Take the bus from Lübeck to Osnabrück central train station
- Take the train from Osnabrück Hbf to Essen Hbf43 / ...
25h 30m€160–247Bus
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Panevėžys, Bus Station
- Take the bus from Panevėžys to Essen
39h 30m€331–491Drive, car train
- Drive from Helsinki to Hamburg Hbf
- Take the car train from Hamburg Hbf to Göttingen
- Drive from Göttingen to Essen
35h 13m€625–889
Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Finland to Essen is to Bus via Berlin which costs €120 - €280 and takes 36h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Finland to Essen is to fly which takes 5h 11m and costs €100 - €340.
No, there is no direct bus from Finland station to Essen station. However, there are services departing from Helsinki, Bus Station and arriving at Essen central train station via Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D and Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 30m.
The distance between Finland and Essen is 1554 km.
The best way to get from Finland to Essen without a car is to ferry and train which takes 23h 25m and costs €190 - €300.
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 - €340. Alternatively, you can Bus via Berlin, which costs €120 - €280 and takes 36h 30m.
Finland to Essen bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D station.
Essen is 1h behind Finland. It is currently 5:11 PM in Finland and 4:11 PM in Essen.
What companies run services between Finland and Essen, Germany?
Finnair, Air Baltic, 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 central train station via Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D and Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof in around 36h 30m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–260
Flights from Turku Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–300
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Frankfurt via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–240
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–320
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–230
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–380
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–290
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Turku Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–320
- 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
- €80–210
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–320
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Lübeck Hbf to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €26–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg-Harburg to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Osnabrück Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Osnabrück Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- 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 Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lübeck to Osnabrück central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Panevėžys, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €280–400
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Panevėžys to Essen
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–100
- 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
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
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