There are 9 ways to get from Tangier to Essen by plane, train, car ferry, bus, car, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
best- Fly from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane TNG - CGN
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Essen Hbftrain
5h 7m€155–1,456Fly to Weeze Airport
cheapest- Fly from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG) to Weeze Airport (NRN)plane TNG - NRN
5h 41m€78–273Car ferry, bus, train
- Take the car ferry from Port of Tangier Ville to Tarifacarferry
- Take the bus from Algeciras to Nantesbus
- Take the train from Nantes to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Tgv
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbftrain 43 / ...
39h 51m€336–852Drive, ferry
- Drive from Tangier to Port de Tanger Medcar
- Take the ferry from Port de Tanger Med to Port of Genoaferry
- Drive from Port of Genoa to Essencar
43h 7m€246–529Fly to Brussels Airport, train
- Fly from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane TNG - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbftrain
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbftrain
7h 1m€160–545Fly to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG) to Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL)plane TNG - CRL
- Take the bus from Charleroi Airport to Liège Rue du Plan Inclinedbus
- Take the train from Liege-Guillemins to Koeln Hbftrain
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbftrain
7h 34m€162–710Car ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Tangier Ville to Tarifacarferry
- Take the bus from Tarifa to Vitoria-Gasteizbus
- Take the bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Essen central train stationbus
42h 54m€194–541Ferry, bus, train
- Take the ferry from Tanger Ville to Tarifaferry
- Take the bus from Tarifa to Salamanca, Estación de Autobusesbus
- Take the bus from Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses to Brussels - Midi Train Stationbus
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Essen Hbftrain
43h 11m€284–576Car ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Port of Tangier Ville to Port of Setecarferry
- Take the train from Sete to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Tgv
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Essen Hbftrain
2d 13h€471–740
Tangier to Essen by car ferry, foot, bus, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tangier to Essen is to fly which costs €75 - €280 and takes 5h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Tangier to Essen is to fly and train which takes 5h 7m and costs €150 - €1500.
The distance between Tangier and Essen is 2089 km.
The best way to get from Tangier to Essen without a car is to car ferry and bus and train which takes 39h 51m and costs €330 - €850.
It takes approximately 5h 7m to get from Tangier to Essen, including transfers.
Essen is 1h ahead of Tangier. It is currently 1:30 AM in Tangier and 2:30 AM in Essen.
There are 754+ hotels available in Essen.
What companies run services between Tangier, Morocco and Essen, Germany?
Ryanair flies from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG) to Weeze Airport (NRN) twice daily.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–390
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–410
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Weeze Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Weeze Airport via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Saturday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–550
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–350
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–330
- Website
- tuifly.be
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–280
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–400
- Website
- royalairmaroc.com
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–370
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €170–800
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Brussels Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–420
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
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
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Nantes to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €150–250
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Sete to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €230–360
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-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
- €17–25
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Algeciras to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–210
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Charleroi Airport to Liège Rue du Plan Inclined
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- Phone
- +34 915 304 417
- socibus@socibus.es
- Website
- socibusventas.es
Bus from Tarifa to Vitoria-Gasteiz
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- https://socibusventas.es/en/
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Tarifa to Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses to Brussels - Midi Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–240
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 912 66 02 15
- reservas@balearia.com
- Website
- balearia.com
Car ferry from Port of Tangier Ville to Tarifa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–221
- Website
- https://www.balearia.com/en
- Sirena Seat No Car
- €40
- Neptuno Seat No Car
- €50
- Sirena Seat Car
- €211
- Neptuno Seat Car
- €221
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- booking@gnv.it
- Website
- gnv.it
Ferry from Port de Tanger Med to Port of Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €90–290
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
Car ferry from Port of Tangier Ville to Port of Sete
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €130–210
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
- Phone
- +34-956 63 63 63
- aml@aml.ma
- Website
- aml.ma
Ferry from Tanger Ville to Tarifa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–50
- Schedules at
- aml.ma
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