There are 8 ways to get from Sydney to Essen by plane or train
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Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
best- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane SYD - DUS
25h 52m€520–1,271Fly to Frankfurt, train
cheapest- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane SYD - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbftrain
27h 54m€389–1,053Fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane SYD - CGN
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Essen Hbftrain
30h 1m€434–1,358Fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane SYD - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Oberhausen Hbftrain
29h 43m€439–1,142Fly to Brussels Airport, train
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane SYD - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbftrain
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbftrain
30h 19m€543–1,363Fly to Hamburg Airport, train
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane SYD - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Essen Hbftrain
29h 50m€543–1,107Fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane SYD - BER
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Essen Hbftrain
31h 1m€553–1,245Fly to Dortmund Airport
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Dortmund Airport (DTM)plane SYD - DTM
32h 3m€567–1,368
Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sydney to Essen is to fly and train which costs €380 - €1100 and takes 27h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Sydney to Essen is to fly which takes 25h 52m and costs €500 - €1300.
The distance between Sydney and Essen is 16621 km.
It takes approximately 25h 52m to get from Sydney to Essen, including transfers.
Essen is 10h behind Sydney. It is currently 6:59 AM in Sydney and 8:59 PM in Essen.
There are 2284+ hotels available in Essen.
What companies run services between Sydney, NSW, Australia and Essen, Germany?
Emirates, Etihad, and five other airlines fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) every 4 hours.
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €550–1,800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Frankfurt via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €490–1,600
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €490–650
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Brussels Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €550–1,700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Hamburg Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €480–1,100
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €550–1,800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Frankfurt via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €490–1,600
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €490–650
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Brussels Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €550–1,700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Hamburg Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €480–1,100
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €600–2,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Frankfurt via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €550–1,700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €650–2,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Brussels Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €600–2,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Hamburg Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €600–1,900
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Abu Dhabi, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €410–1,300
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Dubai, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €650–2,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Hamburg Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,700
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Frankfurt via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–650
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €310–650
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Brussels Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,000
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €600–1,900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Doha, Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €600–1,900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €600–1,900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €550–1,700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Dortmund Airport via Doha, Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,300
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Dortmund Airport via Dubai, Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 38h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €650–2,100
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €490–1,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,600
- Website
- vietnamairlines.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Frankfurt via Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,300
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €490–750
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €490–750
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €550–1,700
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Berlin Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Schiphol Airport to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–29
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €10–16
- 1st Class
- €17–29
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- 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
- €12–14
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €12–14
- 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
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- train-rental.com
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