There are 3 ways to get from Israel to Essen by plane or train
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Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
best- Fly from Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane TLV - DUS
7h 59m€116–286Fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane TLV - CGN
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbftrain
8h 41m€110–360Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane TLV - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbftrain
9h 28m€164–312
Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Israel to Essen is to fly which costs €110 - €290 and takes 7h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Israel to Essen is to fly which takes 7h 59m and costs €110 - €290.
The distance between Israel and Essen is 3188 km.
It takes approximately 7h 59m to get from Israel to Essen, including transfers.
Essen is 1h behind Israel. It is currently 7:45 AM in Israel and 6:45 AM in Essen.
There are 2399+ hotels available in Essen.
What companies run services between Israel and Essen, Germany?
Eurowings, Israir, and four other airlines fly from Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) every 4 hours.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–450
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–480
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–390
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–390
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–390
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–420
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–230
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
- Website
- elal.com
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–440
- Website
- israir.co.il
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–400
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
- Website
- arkia.co.il
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €160–450
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €130–400
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €28–31
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €48–54
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €30–45
- Comfort
- €35–50
- Premium
- €50–70
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- fahrgaeste@train-rental.com
- Website
- train-rental.com
Train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- train-rental.com
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