There are 10 ways to get from Tallinn to Essen by plane, bus, train, ferry, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Lennart Meri International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
best- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane TLL - DUS
5h 19m€85–233Fly Lennart Meri International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane TLL - CGN
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Essen Hbftrain
8h 15m€80–278Bus, train
- Take the bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Berlin Airport BERbus N1324 / ...
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Essen Hbftrain 10 / ...
26h 55m€205–415Train
- Take the train from Tallinn to Kaisiadorystrain 12
- Take the train from Kaišiadorys to Mockavatrain 31
- Take the train from Mockava to Warszawa Centralnatrain Ic
- Take the train from Warszawa Centralna to Berlin Hbftrain Eic
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Essen Hbftrain 10 / ...
29h 29m€280–603Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Tallinn to Stockholmferry
- Take the train from Stockholm Centralstation to Hamburg-Harburgtrain 345
- Take the train from Hamburg-Harburg to Essen Hbftrain 43 / ...
38h 50m€232–472Ferry to Helsinki Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinkiferry
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane HEL - DUS
8h 21m€117–300Fly Lennart Meri International Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane TLL - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbftrain
6h 49m€122–342Bus via Hamburg
- Take the bus from Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus N1206
- Take the bus from Hamburg to Essen Hbfbus Ivano-Frankivsk
32h 14m€152–261Bus
- Take the bus from Tallinna bussijaam to Riiabus El14 / ...
- Take the bus from Rīga to Essenbus 846421
34h 50m€113–268Drive 1,947.6 km
- Drive from Tallinn to Essencar 1,947.6 km
21h 37m€304–438
Tallinn to Essen by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tallinn to Essen is to bus which costs €110 - €270 and takes 34h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Tallinn to Essen is to fly which takes 5h 19m and costs €80 - €240.
No, there is no direct bus from Tallinn to Essen. However, there are services departing from Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D and arriving at Essen Hbf via Hamburg. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 14m.
No, there is no direct train from Tallinn to Essen. However, there are services departing from Tallinn and arriving at Essen Hbf via Kaišiadorys, Mockava, Warszawa Centralna and Berlin Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 29m.
The distance between Tallinn and Essen is 1488 km. The road distance is 1947.6 km.
The best way to get from Tallinn to Essen without a car is to bus and train which takes 26h 55m and costs €200 - €420.
It takes approximately 5h 19m to get from Tallinn to Essen, including transfers.
Tallinn to Essen bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D station.
Tallinn to Essen train services, operated by LTG Link, depart from Tallinn station.
The best way to get from Tallinn to Essen is to fly which takes 5h 19m and costs €80 - €240. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €280 - €650 and takes 29h 29m, you could also bus via Hamburg, which costs €150 - €270 and takes 32h 14m.
What companies run services between Tallinn, Estonia and Essen, Germany?
Eurowings, Finnair, and Scandinavian Airlines fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Tallinn to Essen Hbf via Kaišiadorys, Mockava, Warszawa Centralna, and Berlin Hbf in around 29h 29m.
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–220
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–280
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Frankfurt via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–220
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–190
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–240
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Frankfurt via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–270
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–250
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–270
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–330
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–340
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Berlin Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €95–220
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg-Harburg to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Tallinn to Kaisiadorys
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
Train from Kaišiadorys to Mockava
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Mockava to Warszawa Centralna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–130
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Warszawa Centralna to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–200
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- kundservice@sj.se
- Website
- sj.se
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €150–270
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Berlin Airport BER
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–190
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–230
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Tallinna bussijaam to Riia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Hamburg to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Phone
- +380 98 815 4444
- support@ewe.ua
- Website
- ewe.ua
Bus from Hamburg to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- https://ewe.ua/
- Phone
- +372 680 0909
- info@luxexpress.eu
- Website
- luxexpress.eu
Bus from Tallinna bussijaam to Riia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://luxexpress.eu/en/
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Tallinna bussijaam to Riia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
Bus from Rīga to Essen
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €95–200
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
- Phone
- +38 (067) 467-44-00
- transtempo@ukr.net
- Website
- transtempo.ua
Bus from Tallinna bussijaam to Riia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–34
- Website
- https://transtempo.ua/
- Phone
- +373 789 18 888
- info@busline.md
- Website
- busline.md
Bus from Tallinna bussijaam to Riia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €26–70
- Website
- https://busline.md/en/
- Phone
- +358 9 123574
- Website
- vikingline.fi
Ferry from Tallinn to Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–40
- Website
- https://www.sales.vikingline.com/
Ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–29
- Website
- https://www.tallink.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Tallinn to Essen bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof station.
Essen is 1h behind Tallinn. It is currently 2:02 AM in Tallinn and 1:02 AM in Essen.
Tallinn to Essen train services, operated by LTG Link, arrive at Kaisiadorys station.
Yes, the driving distance between Tallinn to Essen is 1948 km. It takes approximately 21h 37m to drive from Tallinn to Essen.
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