There are 11 ways to get from Tbilisi to Essen by plane, bus, train, car ferry, car, or car train
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 Düsseldorf International Airport
best- Fly from Tbilisi International Airport (TBS) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane TBS - DUS
9h 48m€107–329Fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Tbilisi International Airport (TBS) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane TBS - CGN
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbftrain
9h 1m€88–395Bus via Lviv urban hromada
- Take the bus from Ortachala Bus Station to Istanbul Aksaraybus
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Dvirtsevyi Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Lviv bus Station to Essen Hbfbus
2d 14h€288–362Bus, train
- Take the bus from Ortachala Bus Station to Rostov-on-Don bus stationbus
- Take the train from Rostov-Glavny to Kaliningrad-Passajirsktrain
- Take the bus from Kaliningrad Bus station to Dortmundbus 905 / ...
3d 11h€285–415Minibus, car ferry, bus, train
- Take the bus from Tbilisi Didube to Batumi Bus stationbus
- Take the carferry from Batumi to Burgascarferry
- Take the bus from Burgas Bus Station South to Frankfurt Central Train Stationbus
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbftrain 41 / ...
4d 9h€380–519Fly to Dortmund Airport
- Fly from Tbilisi International Airport (TBS) to Dortmund Airport (DTM)plane TBS - DTM
11h 41m€152–573Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Tbilisi International Airport (TBS) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane TBS - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbftrain
10h 1m€167–450Fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from Tbilisi International Airport (TBS) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane TBS - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Oberhausen Hbftrain
10h 46m€141–443Bus
- Take the bus from Ortachala Bus Station to Istanbul Aksaraybus
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Belgrade bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Dortmundbus
2d 16hBus, train via Balashikha
- Take the bus from Ortachala Bus Station to Pyatigorsk Bus stationbus
- Take the train from Piatigorsk to Moscow Vostochny Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Moscow to Baranavichybus
- Take the bus from Baranovichi Bus station to Magdeburgbus
- Take the train from Magdeburg Hbf to Essen Hbftrain 10 / ...
3d 6hDrive, car train
- Drive from Tbilisi to Salzburg Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Salzburg Hbf to Fuldacartrain
- Drive from Fulda to Essencar
45h 16m€698–998
Tbilisi International Airport (TBS) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Tbilisi to Essen is to fly which costs €100 - €330 and takes 9h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Tbilisi to Essen is to fly and train which takes 9h 1m and costs €85 - €400.
No, there is no direct bus from Tbilisi station to Essen. However, there are services departing from Ortachala Bus Station and arriving at Essen Hbf via Aksaray, İstanbul Esenler bus station, Залізничний вокзал and Lviv bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 14h.
The distance between Tbilisi and Essen is 3124 km.
The best way to get from Tbilisi to Essen without a car is to bus via Lviv urban hromada which takes 2 days 14h and costs €280 - €370.
It takes approximately 9h 48m to get from Tbilisi to Essen, including transfers.
Tbilisi to Essen bus services, operated by Metro Turizm, depart from Ortachala Bus Station.
The best way to get from Tbilisi to Essen is to fly which takes 9h 48m and costs €100 - €330. Alternatively, you can bus via Lviv urban hromada, which costs €280 - €370 and takes 2 days 14h.
Tbilisi to Essen bus services, operated by Metro Turizm, arrive at Istanbul Aksaray station.
Essen is 2h behind Tbilisi. It is currently 10:49 AM in Tbilisi and 8:49 AM in Essen.
What companies run services between Tbilisi, Georgia and Essen, Germany?
Lufthansa, Air Serbia, and seven other airlines fly from Tbilisi International Airport (TBS) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Ortachala Bus Station to Essen Hbf via Istanbul Aksaray, Aksaray, Bayrampaşa Devlet Hastanesi, İstanbul Esenler bus station, Dvirtsevyi Bus Station, Залізничний вокзал, Автовокзал, and Lviv bus Station in around 2d 14h.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Tbilisi International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–700
Flights from Tbilisi International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–750
Flights from Tbilisi International Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–600
Flights from Tbilisi International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–750
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Tbilisi International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–650
Flights from Tbilisi International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €170–650
Flights from Tbilisi International Airport to Frankfurt via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
Flights from Tbilisi International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €180–700
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Tbilisi International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €180–550
Flights from Tbilisi International Airport to Frankfurt via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–450
Flights from Tbilisi International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–600
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Tbilisi International Airport to Dortmund Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–750
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Tbilisi International Airport to Dortmund Airport via Chisinau
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €150–550
Flights from Tbilisi International Airport to Dortmund Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–600
- Website
- flyone.eu
Flights from Tbilisi International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Chisinau
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €200–550
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Tbilisi International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–650
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Tbilisi International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Chisinau
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €210–550
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Tbilisi International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €230–700
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Tbilisi International Airport to Dortmund Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–650
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Tbilisi International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–330
- Website
- georgian-airways.com
Flights from Tbilisi International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €200–370
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Tbilisi International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–650
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- Russian Railways
Train from Rostov-Glavny to Kaliningrad-Passajirsk
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- €240–340
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- €60–80
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- €75–110
Train from Piatigorsk to Moscow Vostochny Station
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–90
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- €200–280
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- €45–65
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- €65–90
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Magdeburg Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–10
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- Arriva NL
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- €8–13
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Salzburg Hbf to Fulda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- MetroTurizm
Bus from Ortachala Bus Station to Istanbul Aksaray
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €37–85
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- €60–85
Bus from Ortachala Bus Station to Istanbul Aksaray
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €37–85
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- €60–85
- Phone
- +380 (93) 320-44-44
- help@gunsel.ua
- Website
- Gunsel
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Dvirtsevyi Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €65–90
- Website
- Gunsel
- Phone
- +380 98 815 4444
- support@ewe.ua
- Website
- East West Eurolines
Bus from Lviv bus Station to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €183
- Website
- East West Eurolines
- Phone
- +38 (050) 010-01-04
- orionbilet@gmail.com
- Website
- OrionBus
Bus from Lviv bus Station to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- OrionBus
- Phone
- +995 555 68 50 05
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Ortachala Bus Station to Rostov-on-Don bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €104
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Ortachala Bus Station to Pyatigorsk Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +7 (4012) 64-36-35
- info@avl39.ru
- Website
- avl39.ru
Bus from Kaliningrad Bus station to Dortmund
Bus from Tbilisi Didube to Batumi Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–12
- Schedules at
- tbilisitrip.com
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 812
- operations@eurolines.bg
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Burgas Bus Station South to Frankfurt Central Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–180
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Burgas Bus Station South to Frankfurt Central Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–170
- Website
- Citylines
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Belgrade bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +381 20 333 733
- garoreisen@gmail.com
- Website
- garo-reisen.rs
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Dortmund
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- garo-reisen.rs
- Phone
- +375 165 683545
- mail@pinskap.by
- Website
- Pinsk bus Park
Bus from Moscow to Baranavichy
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- Pinsk bus Park
- Website
- Pinsk bus Park
- Phone
- +375 (29) 148-41-31
- info@vt.by
- Website
- vt.by
Bus from Baranovichi Bus station to Magdeburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–260
- Schedules at
- vt.by
- Phone
- +359 56 871 628
- booking@portbulgariawest.com
- Website
- Black Sea Ferry Services
Car ferry from Batumi to Burgas
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 10h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €200–220
- Website
- Black Sea Ferry Services
- Motorcycle
- €35–250
- Child ticket
- €80–100
- Adult passenger
- €200–220
- Personal Car
- €550
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