There are 3 ways to get from Lagos to Essen by plane or train
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Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
best- Fly from Lagos (LOS) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane LOS - DUS
9h 11m€309–773Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Lagos (LOS) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane LOS - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbftrain
8h 41m€516–1,012Fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from Lagos (LOS) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane LOS - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Oberhausen Hbftrain
10h 50m€335–614
Lagos (LOS) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lagos to Essen is to fly and train which costs €330 - €650 and takes 10h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Lagos to Essen is to fly and train which takes 8h 41m and costs €500 - €1100.
The distance between Lagos and Essen is 5039 km.
It takes approximately 9h 11m to get from Lagos to Essen, including transfers.
Essen is 1h ahead of Lagos. It is currently 9:17 AM in Lagos and 10:17 AM in Essen.
There are 2506+ hotels available in Essen.
What companies run services between Lagos, Nigeria and Essen, Germany?
Lufthansa, KLM, and four other airlines fly from Lagos (LOS) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) 5 times a day.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Lagos to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–1,100
Flights from Lagos to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–1,100
Flights from Lagos to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–1,100
Flights from Lagos to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,100
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Lagos to Düsseldorf International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–1,100
Flights from Lagos to Frankfurt via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
Flights from Lagos to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Lagos to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–1,100
Flights from Lagos to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–1,000
Flights from Lagos to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–1,100
Flights from Lagos to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,100
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lagos to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,100
Flights from Lagos to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–1,000
Flights from Lagos to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,200
- Website
- royalairmaroc.com
Flights from Lagos to Frankfurt via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €470–700
Flights from Lagos to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €340–1,300
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Lagos to Düsseldorf International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €360–1,400
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from Lagos to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–1,100
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/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
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