There are 10 ways to get from Poland to Essen by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport to Dortmund Airport
best- Fly from Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport (GDN) to Dortmund Airport (DTM)plane GDN - DTM
3h 39m€55–226Fly Katowice International Airport to Dortmund Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Katowice International Airport (KTW) to Dortmund Airport (DTM)plane KTW - DTM
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Essen Hbftrain
5h 58m€31–187Train
- Take the train from Warszawa Centralna to Berlin Hbftrain Eic
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Essen Hbftrain 10 / ...
9h 33m€70–162Bus
- Take the bus from Warszawa Centralna Station to Essen Hbfbus Ivano-Frankivsk
14h 39mDrive 1,061.9 km
- Drive from Warsaw to Essencar 1,061.9 km
8h 48m€148–214Fly John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Fly from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane KRK - DUS
4h 36m€129–309Fly Warsaw Chopin Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Fly from Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane WAW - DUS
4h 53m€76–269Train, train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Szczecin Glowny to Pasewalktrain
- Take the train from Pasewalk to Berlin Hbftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane BER - DUS
6h 11m€101–309Fly Warsaw Chopin Airport to Dortmund Airport
- Fly from Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW) to Dortmund Airport (DTM)plane WAW - DTM
5h 51m€38–226Bus via Warszawa, Dworzec Zachodni
- Take the bus from Warszawa, Dworzec Zachodni to Essenbus 846421
18h 49m€60
Poland to Essen by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Poland to Essen is to bus via Warszawa, Dworzec Zachodni which costs €59 - €60 and takes 18h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Poland to Essen is to fly which takes 3h 39m and costs €50 - €230.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Warszawa Centralna Station station and arriving at Essen Hbf. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 14h 39m.
No, there is no direct train from Poland to Essen. However, there are services departing from Warszawa Centralna and arriving at Essen Hbf via Berlin Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 33m.
The distance between Poland and Essen is 855 km. The road distance is 1061.9 km.
The best way to get from Poland to Essen without a car is to train which takes 9h 33m and costs €70 - €170.
It takes approximately 3h 39m to get from Poland to Essen, including transfers.
Poland to Essen bus services, operated by Ecolines, depart from Warszawa, Dworzec Zachodni station.
Poland to Essen train services, operated by PKP Intercity, depart from Warszawa Centralna station.
The best way to get from Poland to Essen is to fly which takes 3h 39m and costs €50 - €230. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €70 - €170 and takes 9h 33m, you could also bus, which costs and takes 14h 39m.
What companies run services between Poland and Essen, Germany?
Wizz Air flies from Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport (GDN) to Dortmund Airport (DTM) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Warszawa Centralna to Essen Hbf via Berlin Hbf in around 9h 33m.
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
Flights from Warsaw Chopin Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–330
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–200
Flights from Warsaw Chopin Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–310
Flights from Warsaw Chopin Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–190
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–410
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Düsseldorf International Airport via Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–230
Flights from Warsaw Chopin Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–310
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport to Dortmund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–140
Flights from Katowice International Airport to Dortmund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–120
Flights from Warsaw Chopin Airport to Dortmund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–160
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–310
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Düsseldorf International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–300
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Warszawa Centralna to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Berlin Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–18
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Pasewalk to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Pasewalk to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–55
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €23–35
- Comfort
- €23–35
- Premium
- €40–55
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Phone
- +48 22 474 00 44
- bilety@polregio.pl
- Website
- polregio.pl
Train from Szczecin Glowny to Pasewalk
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- https://polregio.pl/pl/
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Warszawa Centralna Station to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Warszawa, Dworzec Zachodni to Essen
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €59
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
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More Questions & Answers
Poland to Essen bus services, operated by Ecolines, arrive at Essen station.
Poland to Essen train services, operated by PKP Intercity, arrive at Berlin Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Poland to Essen is 1062 km. It takes approximately 8h 48m to drive from Poland to Essen.
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