There are 9 ways to get from Herning to Essen by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Herning St. to Vejle St.train 030
- Take the train from Fredericia St. to Hamburg Hbftrain Ece
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Essen Hbftrain 43 / ...
9h 17m€167–308Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Herning St. to Vejle St.train 030
- Take the bus from Kolding bus station to Essen central train stationbus N74
12h 55m€61–107Drive 673.8 km
- Drive from Herning to Essencar 673.8 km
5h 55m€121–174Train to Billund Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Herning St. to Give St.train
- Fly from Billund Airport (BLL) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane BLL - DUS
7h 22m€116–321Train via Kolding
- Take the train from Herning St. to Vejle St.train 030
- Take the train from Kolding St. to Hamburg Hbftrain Ece / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Essen Hbftrain 43 / ...
9h 32m€115–302Train to Billund Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Herning St. to Give St.train
- Fly from Billund Airport (BLL) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane BLL - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbftrain
7h 17m€178–440Train, train to Copenhagen Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Herning St. to Vejle St.train
- Take the train from Vejle St. to Copenhagen Lufthavntrain
- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane CPH - DUS
8h 26m€179–381Train to Billund Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Take the train from Herning St. to Give St.train
- Fly from Billund Airport (BLL) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane BLL - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Oberhausen Hbftrain
8h 41m€147–422Fly Karup to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Fly from Karup (KRP) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane KRP - DUS
6h 47m€113–321
Herning to Essen by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Herning to Essen is to train and bus which costs €60 - €110 and takes 12h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Herning to Essen is to drive which takes 5h 55m and costs €120 - €180.
No, there is no direct train from Herning to Essen. However, there are services departing from Herning St. and arriving at Essen Hbf via Vejle St., Fredericia St. and Hamburg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 17m.
The distance between Herning and Essen is 755 km. The road distance is 673.8 km.
The best way to get from Herning to Essen without a car is to train which takes 9h 17m and costs €160 - €310.
It takes approximately 9h 17m to get from Herning to Essen, including transfers.
Herning to Essen train services, operated by GoCollective, depart from Herning St. station.
The best way to get from Herning to Essen is to train which takes 9h 17m and costs €160 - €310. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €110 - €330 and takes 6h 47m.
Herning to Essen train services, operated by GoCollective, arrive at Vejle St. station.
Yes, the driving distance between Herning to Essen is 674 km. It takes approximately 5h 55m to drive from Herning to Essen.
What companies run services between Herning, Denmark and Essen, Germany?
You can take a train from Herning St. to Essen Hbf via Vejle St., Fredericia St., and Hamburg Hbf in around 9h 17m. Alternatively, AIS Airlines, Eurowings, and Scandinavian Airlines fly from Karup (KRP) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) once daily.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Billund Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–270
Flights from Billund Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–340
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–200
Flights from Billund Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–310
Flights from Billund Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–330
Flights from Karup to Düsseldorf International Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Billund Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–330
Flights from Billund Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–340
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–260
Flights from Billund Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–310
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Billund Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–330
Flights from Billund Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–400
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–280
Flights from Karup to Düsseldorf International Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Billund Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–410
Flights from Billund Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–310
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Karup to Düsseldorf International Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
- Phone
- +45 72 30 25 00
- kommunikation.afd@gocollective.dk
- Website
- gocollective.dk
Train from Herning St. to Vejle St.
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- gocollective.dk
Train from Herning St. to Give St.
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- gocollective.dk
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- dsb.dk
Train from Herning St. to Vejle St.
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
Train from Fredericia St. to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
Train from Herning St. to Give St.
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
Train from Kolding St. to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
Train from Vejle St. to Copenhagen Lufthavn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–160
- 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
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Train from Kolding St. to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–15
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- arriva.nl
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €12–14
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €12–14
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Kolding bus station to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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