There are 11 ways to get from Spain to Essen by plane, train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, or train
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Fly Son Sant Joan Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
best- Fly from Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane PMI - DUS
4h 57m€54–273Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Barcelona to Essen central train stationbus FlixBus N710
20h 35m€30–130Train
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Essen Hbftrain Tha
13h 22m€134–415Drive 1,397 km
- Drive from Barcelona to Essencar 1,397 km
13h 27m€216–312Fly Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane BCN - DUS
5h 13m€54–244Fly Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane MAD - DUS
5h 39m€82–283Fly Valencia Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Fly from Valencia Airport (VLC) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane VLC - DUS
5h 20m€68–273Fly Son Sant Joan Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Fly from Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane PMI - CGN
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbftrain
5h 52m€54–337Fly Son Sant Joan Airport to Dortmund Airport
- Fly from Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI) to Dortmund Airport (DTM)plane PMI - DTM
6h 15m€77–300Fly Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane BCN - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbftrain
6h 44m€105–296Bus, train
- Take the bus from BARCELONA, Estacio Del Nord, stan. 30 to FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Hbf Südseite - Pforzheimer Str.bus
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbftrain 41 / ...
22h 51m€116–188
Spain to Essen by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Spain to Essen is to bus which costs €30 - €130 and takes 20h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Spain to Essen is to fly which takes 4h 57m and costs €50 - €280.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Barcelona and arriving at Essen central train station station. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 20h 35m.
No, there is no direct train from Spain to Essen. However, there are services departing from Barcelona-Plaça De Catalunya and arriving at Essen Hbf via Barcelona-Sants, Paris Gare de Lyon and Paris Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 22m.
The distance between Spain and Essen is 1387 km. The road distance is 1397 km.
The best way to get from Spain to Essen without a car is to train which takes 13h 22m and costs €130 - €420.
It takes approximately 4h 57m to get from Spain to Essen, including transfers.
Spain to Essen bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Barcelona station.
Spain to Essen train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Barcelona-Sants station.
The best way to get from Spain to Essen is to fly which takes 4h 57m and costs €50 - €280. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €130 - €420 and takes 13h 22m, you could also bus, which costs €30 - €130 and takes 20h 35m.
What companies run services between Spain and Essen, Germany?
Condor Flugdienst, Eurowings, and seven other airlines fly from Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Barcelona-Plaça De Catalunya to Essen Hbf via Barcelona-Sants, Paris Gare de Lyon, and Paris Nord in around 13h 22m.
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Valencia Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–210
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–130
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Dortmund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–650
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–210
Flights from Valencia Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–340
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–320
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–170
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–170
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €28–180
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–300
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–320
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–150
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Dortmund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
- Website
- leav.com
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–300
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–320
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–210
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Frankfurt via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–230
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–310
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–320
- Website
- hahnair.com
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–300
- Website
- corendonairlines.com
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–240
- Website
- tui.com
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–370
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–210
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
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 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
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 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- 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
- +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
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Barcelona to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +48 801 22 33 44
- bilety@sindbad.pl
- Website
- sindbad.pl
Bus from BARCELONA, Estacio Del Nord, stan. 30 to FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Hbf Südseite - Pforzheimer Str.
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €85–110
- Website
- https://www.sindbad.pl/en/home
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More Questions & Answers
Spain to Essen bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Essen central train station.
Spain to Essen train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Gare De Lyon station.
Yes, the driving distance between Spain to Essen is 1397 km. It takes approximately 13h 27m to drive from Spain to Essen.
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