There are 9 ways to get from Norway to Essen by train, plane, bus, car ferry, or car
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Train to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
best- Take the train from Oslo S to Oslo lufthavn stasjontrain
- Fly from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane OSL - DUS
4h 55m€91–309Fly Stavanger Airport, Sola to Düsseldorf International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Stavanger Airport, Sola (SVG) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane SVG - DUS
6h 30m€86–354Train
- Take the train from Oslo S to Göteborg Centralstationtrain
- Take the train from Göteborg Centralstation to København Htrain
- Take the train from Koebenhavn H to Hamburg-Altonatrain Rj
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Essen Hbftrain 43 / ...
17h 15m€248–368Bus
- Take the bus from Oslo bussterminal to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus N613
- Take the bus from Hamburg to Essen Hbfbus Ivano-Frankivsk
19h 39m€115–165Car ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Oslo Vipperangen to Port of Kielcarferry
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain Re7
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Essen Hbftrain 43 / ...
25h 33m€283–529Fly Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Fly from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane KRS - DUS
6h 32m€119–377Fly Stavanger Airport, Sola to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Stavanger Airport, Sola (SVG) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane SVG - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbftrain
6h 29m€189–420Bus, train
- Take the bus from Oslo Bussterminal to Göteborg Nils Ericsonterminalbus 630 / ...
- Take the train from Göteborg Centralstation to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Essen Hbftrain 43 / ...
18h 21m€174–242Drive 1,411.8 km
- Drive from Oslo to Essencar 1,411.8 km
13h 21m€262–378
Norway to Essen by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Norway to Essen is to bus which costs €110 - €170 and takes 19h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Norway to Essen is to train and fly which takes 4h 55m and costs €90 - €310.
No, there is no direct bus from Norway to Essen. However, there are services departing from Oslo bussterminal and arriving at Essen Hbf via Hamburg. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 39m.
No, there is no direct train from Norway to Essen. However, there are services departing from Oslo S and arriving at Essen Hbf via Göteborg Centralstation, Koebenhavn H and Hamburg-Altona. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 15m.
The distance between Norway and Essen is 1110 km. The road distance is 1411.8 km.
The best way to get from Norway to Essen without a car is to train which takes 17h 15m and costs €240 - €370.
It takes approximately 4h 55m to get from Norway to Essen, including transfers.
Norway to Essen bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Oslo bussterminal station.
Norway to Essen train services, operated by Norwegian Railways (VY), depart from Oslo S station.
The best way to get from Norway to Essen is to train which takes 17h 15m and costs €240 - €370. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €110 - €170 and takes 19h 39m, you could also fly, which costs €85 - €360 and takes 6h 30m.
What companies run services between Norway and Essen, Germany?
You can take a train from Oslo S to Essen Hbf via Göteborg Centralstation, København H, Koebenhavn H, and Hamburg-Altona in around 17h 15m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Oslo bussterminal to Essen Hbf via Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof and Hamburg in around 19h 39m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Düsseldorf International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Stavanger Airport, Sola to Düsseldorf International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Stavanger Airport, Sola to Düsseldorf International Airport via Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik to Düsseldorf International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–320
Flights from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik to Düsseldorf International Airport via Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
Flights from Stavanger Airport, Sola to Frankfurt via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–350
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–290
Flights from Stavanger Airport, Sola to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–320
Flights from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–340
Flights from Stavanger Airport, Sola to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–240
Flights from Stavanger Airport, Sola to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–370
Flights from Stavanger Airport, Sola to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–330
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–310
Flights from Stavanger Airport, Sola to Düsseldorf International Airport via Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–290
Flights from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik to Düsseldorf International Airport via Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–310
- Phone
- +47 61 05 19 10
- tog@vy.no
- Website
- vy.no
Train from Oslo S to Oslo lufthavn stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- https://www.vy.no/en
- Book at
- https://www.vy.no/en/buy-tickets/train-and-bus-tickets
Train from Oslo S to Göteborg Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- https://www.vy.no/en
- Book at
- https://www.vy.no/en/buy-tickets/train-and-bus-tickets
- Phone
- +47 23 15 90 00
- flytoget@flytoget.no
- Website
- flytoget.no
Train from Oslo S to Oslo lufthavn stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €19–22
- Website
- https://flytoget.no/en/
- Phone
- +46 771-77 77 1
- bokningssupporten@oresundstag.se
- Website
- oresundstag.se
Train from Göteborg Centralstation to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.oresundstag.se/en
- 1st Class
- €55–70
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- dsb.dk
Train from Koebenhavn H to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hamburg-Altona to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €31–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–75
- 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 Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- kundservice@sj.se
- Website
- sj.se
Train from Göteborg Centralstation to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 59m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
- 1st Class Ticket
- €75–110
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €75–110
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Oslo bussterminal to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- €55–65
- Website
- https://ewe.ua/
- Phone
- +47 407 05070
- buss@vy.no
- Website
- vybuss.no
Bus from Oslo Bussterminal to Göteborg Nils Ericsonterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.vybuss.com/
- Phone
- +45 99 56 19 00
- Website
- colorline.no
Car ferry from Oslo Vipperangen to Port of Kiel
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €205–419
- Website
- https://www.colorline.com/
- Car
- €419
- No Car
- €205
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More Questions & Answers
Norway to Essen bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof station.
Norway to Essen train services, operated by Norwegian Railways (VY), arrive at Göteborg Centralstation.
Yes, the driving distance between Norway to Essen is 1412 km. It takes approximately 13h 21m to drive from Norway to Essen.
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