There are 8 ways to get from Inverness to Essen by plane, train (Eurostar), car, car ferry, train, bus, 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 Inverness Dalcross Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
best- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane INV - DUS
7h 21m€124–281Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus M90
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from LONDON, Victoria Coach Station-Departure Hall to DORTMUND, Hbf Nordseite, Steinstrassebus
27h 15m€109–215Train
- Take the train from Inverness to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Essen Hbftrain
14h 55m€392–626Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Inverness to Hullcar
- Take the car ferry from Hull to Rotterdamcarferry
- Drive from Rotterdam to Essencar
21h 55m€218–402Train, bus
- Take the train from Inverness to Finsbury Parktrain Inverness - London Euston
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Duisburg central train stationbus N1328
25h 18m€174–288Train, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Inverness to Perthtrain
- Take the bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane EDI - DUS
8h 34m€123–357Fly Inverness Dalcross Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane INV - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Oberhausen Hbftrain
8h 11m€140–322Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Inverness to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Essencar
15h 7m
Inverness to Essen by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Inverness to Essen is to bus which costs €100 - €220 and takes 27h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Inverness to Essen is to fly which takes 7h 21m and costs €120 - €290.
No, there is no direct bus from Inverness station to Essen station. However, there are services departing from Bus Station Stance 3 and arriving at Essen central train station via Edinburgh, Bus Station, LONDON, Victoria Coach Station-Departure Hall and Dortmund central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from Inverness to Essen. However, there are services departing from Inverness and arriving at Essen Hbf via London St Pancras Intl and Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 55m.
The distance between Inverness and Essen is 1036 km.
The best way to get from Inverness to Essen without a car is to train which takes 14h 55m and costs €390 - €650.
It takes approximately 7h 21m to get from Inverness to Essen, including transfers.
Inverness to Essen bus services, operated by Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd, depart from Bus Station Stance 3.
Inverness to Essen train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Inverness station.
The best way to get from Inverness to Essen is to fly which takes 7h 21m and costs €120 - €290. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €390 - €650 and takes 14h 55m, you could also bus, which costs €100 - €220 and takes 27h 15m.
What companies run services between Inverness, Scotland and Essen, Germany?
KLM and British Airways fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Inverness to Essen Hbf via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, and Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi in around 14h 55m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–350
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–270
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–330
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–250
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–250
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–250
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–320
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–250
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–210
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Inverness to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €190–290
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Inverness to Finsbury Park
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €130–210
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- 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
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Duisburg central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 01698 653164
- enquiries@parksofhamilton.co.uk
- Website
- parksofhamilton.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- https://www.parksofhamilton.co.uk/
- Phone
- +48 801 22 33 44
- bilety@sindbad.pl
- Website
- sindbad.pl
Bus from LONDON, Victoria Coach Station-Departure Hall to DORTMUND, Hbf Nordseite, Steinstrasse
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- https://www.sindbad.pl/en/home
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Hull to Rotterdam
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Inverness to Essen bus services, operated by Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd, arrive at Edinburgh, Bus Station.
Essen is 1h ahead of Inverness. It is currently 12:23 PM in Inverness and 1:23 PM in Essen.
Inverness to Essen train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
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