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How to get fromSweden to Essenby train, plane, bus, or car

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There are 8 ways to get from Sweden to Essen by train, plane, bus, or car

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  1. Train to Copenhagen Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train

    best
    1. Take the train from Malmö, Centralstation to Copenhagen Lufthavntrain train
    2. Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane CPH - DUS
    3. Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Essen Hbftrain train
    4h 28m
    €85–302

  2. Fly Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (GOT) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane GOT - DUS
    4h 34m
    €79–278

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Stockholm Centralstation to Hamburg Hbftrain train Ic / ...
    2. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Essen Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    15h 8m
    €183–395

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus bus N602
    2. Take the bus from Hamburg to Essen Hbfbus bus Ivano-Frankivsk
    20h 34m
    €136–177

  5. Drive  1,448.5 km

    1. Drive from Stockholm to Essencar car 1,448.5 km
    13h 58m
    €242–349

  6. Fly Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport

    1. Fly from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane ARN - DUS
    4h 58m
    €124–307

  7. Fly Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport, train

    1. Fly from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane plane ARN - CGN
    2. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbftrain train
    5h 51m
    €105–372

  8. Train via Harburg

    1. Take the train from Stockholm Centralstation to Hamburg-Harburgtrain train 345
    2. Take the train from Hamburg-Harburg to Essen Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    16h 37m
    €144–398

Sweden to Essen by train

Calendar17Weekly Trains
Duration15h 8mAverage Duration
Ticket€183Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 686.8 km
  • Duration: 4h 28m

What companies run services between Sweden and Essen, Germany?

You can take a train from Stockholm Centralstation to Essen Hbf via Hamburg Hbf in around 15h 8m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Essen Hbf via Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof and Hamburg in around 20h 34m.

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