There are 9 ways to get from Oslo to Essen by train, plane, bus, car ferry, car, or car train
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Train, 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€91–289Bus, train
- Take the bus from Oslo Bussterminal to Göteborg Nils Ericsonterminalbus 630 / ...
- Take the train from Molndal station to Hamburg Hbftrain Ic
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Essen Hbftrain 43 / ...
18h 6m€108–207Bus
- Take the bus from Oslo bussterminal to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus N613
- Take the bus from Hamburg to Essen Hbfbus Ivano-Frankivsk
19h 39m€103–159Car 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€252–534Train, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from Oslo S to Oslo lufthavn stasjontrain
- Fly from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane OSL - CGN
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbftrain
7h 52m€100–403Train, fly to Frankfurt
- Take the train from Oslo S to Oslo lufthavn stasjontrain
- Fly from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane OSL - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbftrain
6h 49m€136–346Train
- Take the train from Oslo S to Göteborg Centralstationtrain
- Take the train from Göteborg Centralstation to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Essen Hbftrain 43 / ...
18h 17m€158–308Drive 1,411.8 km
- Drive from Oslo to Essencar 1,411.8 km
13h 21m€258–373Drive, car train
- Drive from Oslo to Hamburg Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hannover Hbf to Essencar
13h 42m€314–440
Oslo to Essen by bus, tram, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Oslo to Essen is to bus which costs €100 - €160 and takes 19h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Oslo to Essen is to train and fly which takes 4h 55m and costs €90 - €290.
No, there is no direct bus from Oslo 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 Oslo to Essen. However, there are services departing from Oslo S and arriving at Essen Hbf via Göteborg Centralstation and Hamburg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 17m.
The distance between Oslo and Essen is 1110 km. The road distance is 1411.8 km.
The best way to get from Oslo to Essen without a car is to bus and train which takes 18h 6m and costs €100 - €210.
It takes approximately 4h 55m to get from Oslo to Essen, including transfers.
Oslo to Essen bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Oslo bussterminal station.
Oslo to Essen train services, operated by Norwegian Railways (VY), depart from Oslo S station.
The best way to get from Oslo to Essen is to bus which takes 19h 39m and costs €100 - €160. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €150 - €310 and takes 18h 17m.
What companies run services between Oslo, Norway and Essen, Germany?
You can take a bus from Oslo bussterminal to Essen Hbf via Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof and Hamburg in around 19h 39m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Oslo S to Essen Hbf via Göteborg Centralstation and Hamburg Hbf in around 18h 17m.
- 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
- €70–200
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Düsseldorf International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Frankfurt via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–210
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–190
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–360
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–160
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–280
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Cologne Bonn Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Cologne Bonn Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Cologne Bonn Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
- 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
- €11–17
- 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
- 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 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Train from Molndal station to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–75
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- 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
Train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–85
- 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
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
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- kundservice@sj.se
- Website
- sj.se
Train from Göteborg Centralstation to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €70–140
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- 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
- €20–45
- Website
- https://www.vybuss.com/
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
- €45–95
- 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
- +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
Oslo to Essen bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof station.
Oslo to Essen train services, operated by Norwegian Railways (VY), arrive at Göteborg Centralstation.
Yes, the driving distance between Oslo to Essen is 1412 km. It takes approximately 13h 21m to drive from Oslo to Essen.
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