There are 7 ways to get from Kalmar to Essen by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly from Kalmar Öland Airport
best- Fly from Kalmar Öland Airport (KLR) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane KLR - DUS
6h 46m€231–440Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Kalmar, Järnvägstation to Växjö stationbus
- Take the bus from Växjö station to Ljungby busstationbus 145 / ...
- Take the bus from Ljungby busstation to Halmstad C Resecentrumbus 175
- Take the bus from Halmstad to Hanover central bus stationbus 173
- Take the bus from Hannover Hbf to Essen Hbfbus
20h 23m€103–171Train via Copenhagen
- Take the train from Kalmar, Järnvägstation to Köpenhamn Htrain
- Take the train from København H to Hamburg Hbftrain Ece / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Essen Hbftrain 43 / ...
13h 38m€173–548Drive 1,127.3 km
- Drive from Kalmar to Essencar 1,127.3 km
10h 42m€181–262Train to Copenhagen Airport, fly
- Take the train from Kalmar, Järnvägstation to Copenhagen Lufthavntrain
- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane CPH - DUS
7h 41m€150–418Train, bus to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport, fly
- Take the train from Kalmar, Järnvägstation to Borås Centralstationtrain
- Take the bus from Borås Centralstation to Landvetter flygplatsbus
- Fly from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (GOT) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane GOT - DUS
8h 13m€127–347Train
- Take the train from Kalmar, Järnvägstation to Hässleholm Centralstationtrain
- Take the train from Hässleholm Centralstation to Hamburg-Harburgtrain 345
- Take the train from Hamburg-Harburg to Münster Hauptbahnhoftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Essen Hbftrain
15h 55m€174–459
Kalmar to Essen by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kalmar to Essen is to bus which costs €100 - €180 and takes 20h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Kalmar to Essen is to fly which takes 6h 46m and costs €230 - €440.
No, there is no direct bus from Kalmar station to Essen. However, there are services departing from Kalmar, Järnvägstation and arriving at Essen Hbf via Växjö station, Ljungby busstation, Halmstad and Hannover Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 23m.
No, there is no direct train from Kalmar station to Essen. However, there are services departing from Kalmar, Järnvägstation and arriving at Essen Hbf via København H and Hamburg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 38m.
The distance between Kalmar and Essen is 907 km. The road distance is 1127.3 km.
The best way to get from Kalmar to Essen without a car is to train via Copenhagen which takes 13h 38m and costs €170 - €550.
It takes approximately 6h 46m to get from Kalmar to Essen, including transfers.
Kalmar to Essen bus services, operated by Swedish Railways (SJ), depart from Kalmar, Järnvägstation.
Kalmar to Essen train services, operated by Öresundståg, depart from Kalmar, Järnvägstation.
The best way to get from Kalmar to Essen is to fly which takes 6h 46m and costs €230 - €440. Alternatively, you can train via Copenhagen, which costs €170 - €550 and takes 13h 38m, you could also bus, which costs €100 - €180 and takes 20h 23m.
What companies run services between Kalmar, Sweden and Essen, Germany?
Scandinavian Airlines and Eurowings fly from Kalmar Öland Airport (KLR) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Kalmar, Järnvägstation to Essen Hbf via Köpenhamn H, København H, and Hamburg Hbf in around 13h 38m.
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Kalmar Öland Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–360
Flights from Kalmar Öland Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Stockholm, Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–360
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Kalmar Öland Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Stockholm, Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–480
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–250
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–280
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–320
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–470
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–270
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–310
- Phone
- +46 771-77 77 1
- bokningssupporten@oresundstag.se
- Website
- Öresundståg
Train from Kalmar, Järnvägstation to Köpenhamn H
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–100
- Website
- Öresundståg
Train from Kalmar, Järnvägstation to Copenhagen Lufthavn
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–95
- Website
- Öresundståg
Train from Kalmar, Järnvägstation to Hässleholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Öresundståg
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from København H to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- Danish Railways
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from København H to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Hässleholm Centralstation to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 51m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–300
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg-Harburg to Münster Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–220
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 221 800 20 80
- info@msm-gruppe.de
- Website
- MSM Partyzug
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- MSM Partyzug
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- kundservice@sj.se
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Kalmar, Järnvägstation to Borås Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Kalmar, Järnvägstation to Hässleholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Hässleholm Centralstation to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- kundservice@sj.se
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Bus from Kalmar, Järnvägstation to Växjö station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €16–26
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
- Phone
- +46 771-77 77 1
- bokningssupporten@oresundstag.se
- Website
- Öresundståg
Bus from Kalmar, Järnvägstation to Växjö station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- Öresundståg
- Phone
- +46 77 176 70 76
- kundcenter@lanstrafikenkron.se
- Website
- lanstrafikenkron.se
Bus from Växjö station to Ljungby busstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–9
- Website
- https://www.lanstrafikenkron.se/
Bus from Ljungby busstation to Halmstad C Resecentrum
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–9
- Website
- https://www.lanstrafikenkron.se/
- Phone
- +46 77 133 10 30
- webben@hlt.se
- Website
- Hallandstrafiken
Bus from Ljungby busstation to Halmstad C Resecentrum
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- Hallandstrafiken
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Halmstad to Hanover central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Borås Centralstation to Landvetter flygplats
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +380 98 815 4444
- support@ewe.ua
- Website
- East West Eurolines
Bus from Hannover Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- East West Eurolines
- Phone
- +47 407 05070
- buss@vy.no
- Website
- Vy Buss
Bus from Borås Centralstation to Landvetter flygplats
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–14
- Website
- Vy Buss
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More Questions & Answers
Kalmar to Essen bus services, operated by Swedish Railways (SJ), arrive at Växjö station.
Kalmar to Essen train services, operated by Öresundståg, arrive at Köpenhamn H station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kalmar to Essen is 1127 km. It takes approximately 10h 42m to drive from Kalmar to Essen.
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