There are 12 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
5h€70–243Fly Son Sant Joan Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
cheapest- 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 51m€54–277Train
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Essen Hbftrain Tha
13h 22m€144–425Bus via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the bus from BARCELONA, Estacio Del Nord, stan. 30 to FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Hbf Südseite - Pforzheimer Str.bus
- Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Cologne Airport CGNbus 084 / ...
- Take the bus from Köln to Essenbus
24h 4m€105–258Drive 1,397.1 km
- Drive from Barcelona to Essencar 1,397.1 km
13h 30m€217–313Fly Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane BCN - DUS
5h 16m€56–234Fly 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 41m€83–263Fly Valencia Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Fly from Valencia Airport (VLC) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane VLC - DUS
5h 23m€69–273Fly Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane BCN - CGN
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbftrain
6h 3m€70–278Fly Son Sant Joan Airport to Dortmund Airport
- Fly from Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI) to Dortmund Airport (DTM)plane PMI - DTM
6h 13m€72–270Train via Paris
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Essen Hbftrain Thalys
13h 50m€146–426Bus
- Take the bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Antwerp - Rooseveltplaatsbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Antwerp to Essenbus Kyiv-Den haag / ...
26h 47m€62–140
Spain to Essen by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Spain to Essen is to bus which costs €60 - €140 and takes 26h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Spain to Essen is to fly which takes 5h and costs €70 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Spain to Essen. However, there are services departing from BARCELONA, Estacio Del Nord, stan. 30 and arriving at Essen via Frankfurt central train station and Köln. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 4m.
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 1397.1 km.
The best way to get from Spain to Essen without a car is to train which takes 13h 22m and costs €140 - €430.
It takes approximately 5h to get from Spain to Essen, including transfers.
Spain to Essen bus services, operated by Sindbad, depart from BARCELONA, Estacio Del Nord, stan. 30 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 5h and costs €70 - €250. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €140 - €430 and takes 13h 22m, you could also bus via Frankfurt am Main, which costs €100 - €260 and takes 24h 4m.
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) every 4 hours. 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
- €40–180
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Valencia Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–200
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €25–190
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Dortmund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–600
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Valencia Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–330
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–280
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €25–190
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–160
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
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–270
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–280
- Website
- leav.com
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–270
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–280
- 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
- €50–280
- 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
- €55–300
- 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
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–220
- Website
- hahnair.com
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–270
- Website
- corendonairlines.com
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–240
- Website
- tui.com
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–360
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–280
- 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
- €65–210
- 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
- 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
- +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
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Köln to Essen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Antwerp to Essen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Köln to Essen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €4–5
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Antwerp - Rooseveltplaats
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +380(67)-484-57-27
- support@pavluks-trans.com
- Website
- pavluks-trans.com
Bus from Köln to Essen
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://pavluks-trans.com/en/tickets/kyiv/goettingen?sort_by=departure&order_by=ASC&page=1
Bus from Antwerp to Essen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- https://pavluks-trans.com/en/tickets/kyiv/goettingen?sort_by=departure&order_by=ASC&page=1
- Phone
- +380 98 815 4444
- support@ewe.ua
- Website
- ewe.ua
Bus from Köln to Essen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–65
- Website
- https://ewe.ua/
- Phone
- +38 (044) 444 00 44
- Website
- grandes-tour.com.ua
Bus from Köln to Essen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Website
- https://grandes-tour.com.ua/en
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More Questions & Answers
Spain to Essen bus services, operated by Sindbad, arrive at FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Hbf Südseite - Pforzheimer Str. 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 30m to drive from Spain to Essen.
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