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There are 12 ways to get from Helsinki to Essen by plane, bus, train, car, car ferry, ferry, or car train

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  1. Fly Helsinki Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport

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    1. Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane HEL - DUS
    6h 21m
    €90–249

  2. Bus, train via Ełk

    1. Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Elk, Dabrowskiego - Bus station 01 and Railway station 02bus bus
    2. Take the train from Elk to Poznan Glownytrain train Ic
    3. Take the train from Poznan Glowny to Berlin Hbftrain train Eic / ...
    4. Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Bündetrain train Ice
    5. Take the train from Herford to Essen Hbftrain train Re
    31h 38m

  3. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Helsinki to Halmstadcar car
    2. Take the car ferry from Halmstad to Grenåcarferry car ferry
    3. Drive from Grenå to Essencar car
    36h 53m
    €534–804

  4. Fly Helsinki Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport, train

    1. Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane plane HEL - CGN
    2. Take the train from Koeln/Bonn Flughafen to Essen Hbftrain train
    8h 49m

  5. Ferry to Lennart Meri International Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    1. Take the ferry from Helsinki to Tallinnferry ferry
    2. Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane TLL - DUS
    8h 35m
    €98–247

  6. Fly Helsinki Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train

    1. Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane plane HEL - AMS
    2. Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraaltrain train
    3. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Oberhausen Hbftrain train
    8h 21m
    €98–297

  7. Fly Helsinki Airport to Frankfurt, train

    1. Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane HEL - FRA
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt Flughafen Fernb to Oberhausen Hbftrain train
    8h 18m
    €113–355

  8. Bus via Berlin

    1. Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Hanover central bus stationbus bus 081 / ...
    3. Take the bus from Hannover Hbf to Essen Hbfbus bus
    32h 48m
    €149–257

  9. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus bus
    2. Take the train from Berlin Südkreuz to Bündetrain train Ice
    3. Take the train from Herford to Essen Hbftrain train Re
    33h 16m

  10. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus bus N1206
    2. Take the bus from Hamburg to Essen Hbfbus bus Ivano-Frankivsk
    36h 24m
    €158–272

  11. Ferry, bus

    1. Take the ferry from Helsinki to Tallinnferry ferry
    2. Take the bus from Vana-Pääsküla to Riiabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Rīga to Essenbus bus
    37h 41m
    €133–259

  12. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Helsinki to Hamburg Hbfcar car
    2. Take the car train from Hamburg Hbf to Göttingencartrain train
    3. Drive from Göttingen to Essencar car
    35h 24m
    €622–885

Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) flights

Calendar42Weekly Planes
Duration3h 51mAverage Duration
Ticket€75Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Helsinki, 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, Harbour Terminal 2 to Essen Hbf via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof, Hanover central bus station, and Hannover Hbf in around 32h 48m.

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