There are 9 ways to get from Randers to Essen by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Randers St. to Aarhus Htrain Icl / ...
- Take the train from Aarhus H to Odense St.train Icl / ...
- Take the train from Odense St. to Hamburg Hbftrain Ece / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Essen Hbftrain 43 / ...
11h 22m€151–437Bus via Hanover
cheapest- Take the bus from Aarhus C FlixBus stop to Hanover central bus stationbus 172
- Take the bus from Hannover Hbf to Essen Hbfbus Dnipro
12h 27m€60–101Drive 717.4 km
- Drive from Randers to Essencar 717.4 km
6h 10m€130–188Fly Aarhus Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Fly from Aarhus Airport (AAR) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane AAR - DUS
7h 29m€135–335Bus
- Take the bus from Randers Busterminal to Silkeborg Trafikterminalbus 73 / ...
- Take the bus from Silkeborg Trafikterminal to Vejle Trafikcenterbus 215
- Take the bus from Kolding bus station to Essen central train stationbus N74
16h 16m€79–121Train to Aalborg Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Hadsten St. to Aalborg Lufthavn St.train
- Fly from Aalborg Airport (AAL) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane AAL - DUS
8h 4m€172–456Train, train to Copenhagen Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Randers St. to Aarhus Htrain
- Take the train from Aarhus H to Copenhagen Lufthavntrain
- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane CPH - DUS
9h 16m€180–417Train, train to Billund Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Take the train from Randers St. to Aarhus Htrain
- Take the train from Aarhus H to Vejle St.train
- Fly from Billund Airport (BLL) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane BLL - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Oberhausen Hbftrain
9h 7m€191–458Train to Aalborg Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Take the train from Hadsten St. to Aalborg Lufthavn St.train
- Fly from Aalborg Airport (AAL) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane AAL - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Oberhausen Hbftrain
9h 7m€197–431
Randers to Essen by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Randers to Essen is to bus via Hanover which costs €60 - €110 and takes 12h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Randers to Essen is to drive which takes 6h 10m and costs €130 - €190.
No, there is no direct bus from Randers to Essen. However, there are services departing from Randers Busterminal and arriving at Essen Hbf via Aarhus C FlixBus stop and Hannover Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 27m.
No, there is no direct train from Randers to Essen. However, there are services departing from Randers St. and arriving at Essen Hbf via Aarhus H, Odense St. and Hamburg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 22m.
The distance between Randers and Essen is 937 km. The road distance is 717.4 km.
The best way to get from Randers to Essen without a car is to train which takes 11h 22m and costs €150 - €440.
It takes approximately 11h 22m to get from Randers to Essen, including transfers.
Randers to Essen bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Aarhus C FlixBus stop station.
Randers to Essen train services, operated by Danish Railways (DSB), depart from Randers St. station.
The best way to get from Randers to Essen is to train which takes 11h 22m and costs €150 - €440. Alternatively, you can bus via Hanover, which costs €60 - €110 and takes 12h 27m, you could also fly, which costs €130 - €340 and takes 7h 29m.
What companies run services between Randers, Denmark and Essen, Germany?
You can take a train from Randers St. to Essen Hbf via Aarhus H, Odense St., and Hamburg Hbf in around 11h 22m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Randers Busterminal to Essen Hbf via Aarhus Rutebilstation, Aarhus C FlixBus stop, Hanover central bus station, and Hannover Hbf in around 12h 27m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Aalborg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–410
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–270
Flights from Billund Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–320
Flights from Aalborg Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–400
Flights from Aalborg Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–320
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Aarhus Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–280
Flights from Aalborg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–290
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–250
Flights from Billund Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–320
Flights from Billund Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–380
Flights from Aalborg Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–320
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Aarhus Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–410
Flights from Aalborg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €210–350
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–330
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Aarhus Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–410
Flights from Aalborg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €210–350
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Aarhus Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–550
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Aalborg Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–320
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- dsb.dk
Train from Randers St. to Aarhus H
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
Train from Aarhus H to Odense St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
Train from Odense St. to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
Train from Hadsten St. to Aalborg Lufthavn St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
Train from Randers St. to Aarhus H
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
Train from Aarhus H to Copenhagen Lufthavn
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
Train from Randers St. to Aarhus H
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
Train from Aarhus H to Vejle St.
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–24
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
Train from Hadsten St. to Aalborg Lufthavn St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Train from Odense St. to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–270
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 221 800 20 80
- info@msm-gruppe.de
- Website
- msm-gruppe.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- msm-gruppe.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–13
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–13
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- 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
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- Second Class Single
- €10–15
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- Second Class Single
- €10–15
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Aarhus C FlixBus stop to Hanover central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Kolding bus station to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +380 98 815 4444
- support@ewe.ua
- Website
- ewe.ua
Bus from Hannover Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- https://ewe.ua/
- Phone
- +45 70 21 02 30
- midttrafik@midttrafik.dk
- Website
- midttrafik.dk
Bus from Randers Busterminal to Silkeborg Trafikterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14
- Schedules at
- midttrafik.dk
Bus from Silkeborg Trafikterminal to Vejle Trafikcenter
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14
- Schedules at
- midttrafik.dk
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More Questions & Answers
Randers to Essen bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Hanover central bus station.
Randers to Essen train services, operated by Danish Railways (DSB), arrive at Aarhus H station.
Yes, the driving distance between Randers to Essen is 717 km. It takes approximately 6h 10m to drive from Randers to Essen.
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