There are 9 ways to get from Kolding to Essen by train, night train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Kolding St. to Hamburg Hbftrain Ece / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Essen Hbftrain 43 / ...
7h 1m€107–337Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Kolding bus station to Essen central train stationbus N74
10h€50–85Night train, bus
- Take the night train from Kolding to Hamburg Hbfnighttrain 305
- Take the bus from Hamburg to Essen Hbfbus Ivano-Frankivsk
8h€63–93Drive 587.5 km
- Drive from Kolding to Essencar 587.5 km
4h 58m€107–155Bus to Billund Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the bus from Rendebanen to Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airportbus
- Fly from Billund Airport (BLL) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane BLL - DUS
6h 38m€135–327Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Kolding to Hamburg-Altonatrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane HAM - DUS
5h 50m€127–316Bus to Billund Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the bus from Rendebanen to Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airportbus
- Fly from Billund Airport (BLL) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane BLL - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbftrain
6h 32m€182–470Train to Copenhagen Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Kolding St. to København Htrain
- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane CPH - DUS
6h 51m€133–342Bus to Billund Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Take the bus from Rendebanen to Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airportbus
- Fly from Billund Airport (BLL) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane BLL - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Essen Hbftrain
7h 43m€170–449
Kolding to Essen by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kolding to Essen is to bus which costs €50 - €85 and takes 10h.
The fastest way to get from Kolding to Essen is to drive which takes 4h 58m and costs €100 - €160.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Kolding bus station station and arriving at Essen central train station station. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 10h.
No, there is no direct train from Kolding to Essen. However, there are services departing from Kolding St. and arriving at Essen Hbf via Hamburg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 1m.
The distance between Kolding and Essen is 638 km. The road distance is 587.5 km.
The best way to get from Kolding to Essen without a car is to train which takes 7h 1m and costs €100 - €340.
It takes approximately 7h 1m to get from Kolding to Essen, including transfers.
Kolding to Essen bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Kolding bus station.
Kolding to Essen train services, operated by Danish Railways (DSB), depart from Kolding St. station.
The best way to get from Kolding to Essen is to train which takes 7h 1m and costs €100 - €340. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €50 - €85 and takes 10h.
What companies run services between Kolding, Denmark and Essen, Germany?
You can take a train from Kolding St. to Essen Hbf via Hamburg Hbf in around 7h 1m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Kolding bus station to Essen central train station once daily. Tickets cost €50–85 and the journey takes 10h.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Billund Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–460
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Thursday to Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
Flights from Billund Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–360
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–330
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Billund Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–340
Flights from Billund Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–330
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–280
Flights from Billund Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–330
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Billund Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–400
Flights from Billund Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–330
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–170
Flights from Billund Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–330
Flights from Billund Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–330
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Thursday to Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Billund Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–420
Flights from Billund Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–330
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- dsb.dk
Train from Kolding St. to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
Train from Kolding to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
Train from Kolding St. to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/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
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
Night train from Kolding to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
Train from Kolding to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
Train from Kolding St. to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–260
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 221 800 20 80
- info@msm-gruppe.de
- Website
- msm-gruppe.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- msm-gruppe.de
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Kolding St. to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–24
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–26
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Hamburg to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Phone
- +380 98 815 4444
- support@ewe.ua
- Website
- ewe.ua
Bus from Hamburg to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- https://ewe.ua/
- Phone
- 7010 4410
- post@sydtrafik.dk
- Website
- sydtrafik.dk
Bus from Rendebanen to Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- https://sydtrafik.dk/
Bus from Rendebanen to Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- https://sydtrafik.dk/
Bus from Rendebanen to Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- https://sydtrafik.dk/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Kolding bus station to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Kolding to Essen bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Essen central train station.
Kolding to Essen train services, operated by Danish Railways (DSB), arrive at Hamburg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kolding to Essen is 587 km. It takes approximately 4h 58m to drive from Kolding to Essen.
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