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
8h 51m€311–810Fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Lagos (LOS) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane LOS - CGN
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbftrain
12h 29m€290–1,194Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Lagos (LOS) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane LOS - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbftrain
8h 45m€471–2,087
Lagos (LOS) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lagos to Essen is to fly which costs €310 - €850 and takes 8h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Lagos to Essen is to fly and train which takes 8h 45m and costs €470 - €2100.
The distance between Lagos and Essen is 5039 km.
It takes approximately 8h 51m to get from Lagos to Essen, including transfers.
There are 2399+ hotels available in Essen.
What companies run services between Lagos, Nigeria and Essen, Germany?
Lufthansa, KLM, and five other airlines fly from Lagos (LOS) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) 5 times a day.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lagos to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,000
Flights from Lagos to Düsseldorf International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–1,000
Flights from Lagos to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–900
Flights from Lagos to Cologne Bonn Airport via Frankfurt, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Lagos to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–950
Flights from Lagos to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–900
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Lagos to Düsseldorf International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–1,200
Flights from Lagos to Frankfurt via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–1,100
Flights from Lagos to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–1,200
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Lagos to Düsseldorf International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–1,000
Flights from Lagos to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,200
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Lagos to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €230–950
Flights from Lagos to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–850
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Lagos to Düsseldorf International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
Flights from Lagos to Cologne Bonn Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €360–1,200
- Website
- royalairmaroc.com
Flights from Lagos to Frankfurt via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €440–800
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Lagos to Cologne Bonn Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €470–1,400
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Lagos to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 51m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €700–2,000
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–55
- 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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