There are 8 ways to get from Shanghai to Essen by plane, car, or train
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Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
best- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane SHA - DUS
19h 51m€370–809Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane PVG - DUS
17h 23m€206–615Drive 10,495.2 km
- Drive from Shanghai Station to Essencar 10,495.2 km
4d 23h€1,447–2,091Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane PVG - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbftrain
17h 3m€317–487Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane SHA - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbftrain
18h 56m€231–731Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane PVG - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Oberhausen Hbftrain
18h 6m€254–602Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Brussels Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane SHA - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbftrain
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbftrain
20h 38m€414–891Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Brussels Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane PVG - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbftrain
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbftrain
18h 55m€320–747
Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Essen is to fly and train which costs €310 - €490 and takes 17h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Essen is to fly and train which takes 17h 3m and costs €310 - €490.
The distance between Shanghai and Essen is 8893 km. The road distance is 10495.2 km.
It takes approximately 19h 51m to get from Shanghai to Essen, including transfers.
Essen is 7h behind Shanghai. It is currently 7:04 PM in Shanghai and 12:04 PM in Essen.
Yes, the driving distance between Shanghai to Essen is 10495 km. It takes approximately 4 days 23h to drive from Shanghai to Essen.
There are 2619+ hotels available in Essen.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Essen, Germany?
Air China, Lufthansa, and six other airlines fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) 4 times a day.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Beijing Capital, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–750
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–950
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–950
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €190–550
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–450
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–430
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Frankfurt via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–650
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–950
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Brussels Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–600
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–900
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Beijing Capital, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–750
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–950
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–950
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–450
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–430
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Frankfurt via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–650
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Brussels Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €230–750
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Beijing Capital, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–750
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Beijing Capital, Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €220–650
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €190–550
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Beijing Daxing, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–850
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–390
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–800
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Brussels Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €380–650
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Brussels Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €380–650
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €320–550
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Beijing Daxing, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–850
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–800
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €240–800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Brussels Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €230–800
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Beijing Capital, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–750
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–600
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- 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
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Schiphol Airport to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–24
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €8–13
- 1st Class
- €14–24
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–80
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €24–35
- 1st Class
- €45–80
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- arriva.nl
Train from Schiphol Airport to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €10–12
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €10–12
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
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
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