There are 13 ways to get from Romania to Essen by plane, bus, train, night train, car, or car train
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Fly Iași International Airport to Dortmund Airport
best- Fly from Iași International Airport (IAS) to Dortmund Airport (DTM)plane IAS - DTM
4h 15m€100–460Fly Cluj-Napoca to Dortmund Airport
cheapest- Fly from Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) to Dortmund Airport (DTM)plane CLJ - DTM
6h 12m€30–250Bus, train via Aachen
- Take the bus from Bucharest Obor to Aachenbus
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Essen Hbftrain Re
19h 15mTrain
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keletitrain Ir
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Wien Hbftrain Ec / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Aschaffenburg Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Aschaffenburg Hbf to Essen Hbftrain 41 / ...
31h 26mNight train, train
- Take the night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbfnighttrain Night Train
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Essen Hbftrain Ice
29h 55mFly Bucharest Otopeni to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane OTP - DUS
5h 51m€70–180Fly Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport to Dortmund Airport
- Fly from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport (TSR) to Dortmund Airport (DTM)plane TSR - DTM
6h 5m€51–301Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Dortmund Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Dortmund Airport (DTM)plane OTP - DTM
6h 54m€35–230Train, train to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Arad to Szolnoktrain
- Take the train from Szolnok to Ferihegytrain
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane BUD - DUS
8h 22mBus, train
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Köln Hauptbahnhofbus
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbftrain Re
26h 3mBus
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Essen central train stationbus 1925
38h 23mDrive 1,974.1 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Essencar 1,974.1 km
19h 28m€277–401Drive, car train
- Drive from Bucharest to Villach Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbfcartrain
20h 38m€300–1,290
Iași International Airport (IAS) to Dortmund Airport (DTM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Romania to Essen is to fly which costs €35 - €230 and takes 6h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Romania to Essen is to fly which takes 4h 15m and costs €100 - €460.
No, there is no direct bus from Romania to Essen station. However, there are services departing from Piata 21 Decembrie 1989 and arriving at Essen central train station via București, Autogara Militari. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 23m.
No, there is no direct train from Romania to Essen. However, there are services departing from Universitate and arriving at Essen Hbf via Bucuresti Nord, Budapest-Keleti, Wien Hbf and Aschaffenburg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 26m.
The distance between Romania and Essen is 1567 km. The road distance is 1974.1 km.
The best way to get from Romania to Essen without a car is to bus and train via Aachen which takes 19h 15m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 15m to get from Romania to Essen, including transfers.
Romania to Essen bus services, operated by FlixBus-eu, depart from București, Autogara Militari station.
Romania to Essen train services, operated by CFR Călători, depart from Bucuresti Nord station.
The best way to get from Romania to Essen is to fly which takes 4h 15m and costs €100 - €460. Alternatively, you can train, which costs and takes 31h 26m, you could also bus, which costs and takes 38h 23m.
What companies run services between Romania and Essen, Germany?
Ulendo Airlink flies from Iași International Airport (IAS) to Dortmund Airport (DTM) 4 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a train from Universitate to Essen Hbf via Gara de Nord, Bucuresti Nord, Budapest-Keleti, Wien Hbf, and Aschaffenburg Hbf in around 31h 26m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–350
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–350
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–300
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–300
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Iași International Airport to Dortmund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–240
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Dortmund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €28–230
Flights from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport to Dortmund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–290
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Dortmund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–180
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Düsseldorf International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–260
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Aachen Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Website
- thalys.com
Train from Aachen Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- thalys.com
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- thalys.com
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- cfrcalatori.ro
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Arad to Szolnok
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- mav-start.hu
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- mav-start.hu
Train from Szolnok to Ferihegy
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- mav-start.hu
- Website
- personenverkehr.oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Aschaffenburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- personenverkehr.oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- personenverkehr.oebb.at
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- personenverkehr.oebb.at
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Villach Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €100–1,000
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- €270–550
- Car Compartment
- €550–1,000
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Bucharest Obor to Aachen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €23–30
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Bucharest to Köln Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €138
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
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More Questions & Answers
Romania to Essen bus services, operated by FlixBus-eu, arrive at Essen central train station.
Essen is 1h behind Romania. It is currently 6:05 AM in Romania and 5:05 AM in Essen.
Romania to Essen train services, operated by CFR Călători, arrive at Budapest-Keleti station.
Yes, the driving distance between Romania to Essen is 1974 km. It takes approximately 19h 28m to drive from Romania to Essen.
There are 2530+ hotels available in Essen.


