There are 9 ways to get from Gothenburg to Essen by plane, train, bus, night train, car, 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 to Düsseldorf International Airport
best- Fly from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (GOT) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)GOT - DUS
4h 30m€90–276Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Göteborg Nils Ericsonterminalen to Dybbølsbro fjernbussterminal600 / ...
- Take the bus from Copenhagen Busterminal to Essen central train stationN74
18h 5m€66–167Train
- Take the train from Göteborg Centralstation to Hamburg Hbf13471
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Essen Hbf43 / ...
13h 42m€104–218Night train, train
- Take the night train from Molndal station to Hamburg Hbf10301 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Essen Hbf43 / ...
15h 25m€83–172Fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Fly from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (GOT) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)GOT - CGN
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Essen Hbf
7h 37m€99–265Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (GOT) to Frankfurt (FRA)GOT - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbf
6h 17m€145–358Fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (GOT) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)GOT - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Arnhem Centraal
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Oberhausen Hbf
6h 54m€137–393Drive 1,124.1 km
- Drive from Gothenburg to Essen1,124.1 km
10h 9m€179–258Drive, car train
- Drive from Gothenburg to Hamburg Hbf
- Take the car train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hbf
- Drive from Hannover Hbf to Essen
10h 30m€243–338
Gothenburg to Essen by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Gothenburg to Essen is to bus which costs €65 - €170 and takes 18h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Gothenburg to Essen is to fly which takes 4h 30m and costs €90 - €280.
No, there is no direct bus from Gothenburg to Essen station. However, there are services departing from Göteborg Nils Ericsonterminalen and arriving at Essen central train station via Copenhagen Busterminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 5m.
No, there is no direct train from Gothenburg station to Essen. However, there are services departing from Göteborg Centralstation and arriving at Essen Hbf via Hamburg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 42m.
The distance between Gothenburg and Essen is 856 km. The road distance is 1124.1 km.
The best way to get from Gothenburg to Essen without a car is to train which takes 13h 42m and costs €100 - €220.
It takes approximately 4h 30m to get from Gothenburg to Essen, including transfers.
Gothenburg to Essen bus services, operated by Vy Buss, depart from Göteborg Nils Ericsonterminalen station.
Gothenburg to Essen train services, operated by Swedish Railways (SJ), depart from Göteborg Centralstation.
The best way to get from Gothenburg to Essen is to fly which takes 4h 30m and costs €90 - €280. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €100 - €220 and takes 13h 42m, you could also bus, which costs €65 - €170 and takes 18h 5m.
What companies run services between Gothenburg, Sweden and Essen, Germany?
Eurowings, Lufthansa, and three other airlines fly from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (GOT) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Göteborg Centralstation to Essen Hbf via Hamburg Hbf in around 13h 42m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–190
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–380
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–230
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–230
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–260
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–300
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–290
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–280
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–250
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Frankfurt via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–230
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–290
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €95–400
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–230
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–360
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- kundservice@sj.se
- Website
- sj.se
Train from Göteborg Centralstation to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- https://www.sj.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
- €30–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Night train from Molndal station to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- fahrgaeste@train-rental.com
- Website
- train-rental.com
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- train-rental.com
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Schiphol Airport to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–55
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €17–25
- 1st Class
- €30–55
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–50
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €15–23
- 1st Class
- €29–50
- Phone
- 069 450099650
- Kundenservice-Linie10@vias-online.de
- Website
- vias-online.de
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Schedules at
- vias-online.de
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +47 407 05070
- buss@vy.no
- Website
- vybuss.no
Bus from Göteborg Nils Ericsonterminalen to Dybbølsbro fjernbussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–60
- Website
- https://www.vybuss.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Göteborg Nils Ericsonterminalen to Dybbølsbro fjernbussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Copenhagen Busterminal to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Gothenburg to Essen bus services, operated by Vy Buss, arrive at Dybbølsbro fjernbussterminal station.
Gothenburg to Essen train services, operated by Swedish Railways (SJ), arrive at Hamburg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Gothenburg to Essen is 1124 km. It takes approximately 10h 9m to drive from Gothenburg to Essen.
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