There are 8 ways to get from Trondheim to Essen by plane, train, bus, car, or ferry
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Fly Trondheim to Düsseldorf International Airport
best- Fly from Trondheim (TRD) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane TRD - DUS
6h 58m€94–325Train
- Take the train from Trondheim S Fosenkaia to Storlien stationtrain R71
- Take the train from Storlien station to Stockholm Centralstationtrain
- Take the train from Stockholm Central to Hamburg Hbftrain Ic
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Essen Hbftrain 43 / ...
26h 43m€250–467Bus
- Take the bus from Olav Kyrres gate to Oslo bussterminalbus
- Take the bus from Oslo bussterminal to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Hamburg to Essen Hbfbus
28h 28mDrive 1,890.8 km
- Drive from Trondheim to Essencar 1,890.8 km
19h 48m€352–509Ferry to Kristiansund Airport, Kvernberget, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the ferry from Trondheim hurtigbåtterminal to Kristiansund hurtigbåtkaiferry
- Fly from Kristiansund Airport, Kvernberget (KSU) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane KSU - DUS
10h 46m€133–399Fly Trondheim to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from Trondheim (TRD) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane TRD - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Oberhausen Hbftrain
8h 32m€134–395Train via Gothenburg
- Take the train from Trondheim S Fosenkaia to Oslo Tollbugatatrain F6
- Take the train from Oslo S to Göteborg Centralstationtrain
- Take the train from Göteborg Centralstation to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Essen Hbftrain 43 / ...
27h 38m€267–484Train #2
- Take the train from Trondheim S Fosenkaia to Storlien stationtrain R71
- Take the train from Storlien station to Malmö, Centralstationtrain
- Take the train from Malmö, Centralstation to Hamburg Hbftrain 345
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Essen Hbftrain 43 / ...
29h 41m€245–487
Trondheim to Essen by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Trondheim to Essen is to fly which costs €90 - €330 and takes 6h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Trondheim to Essen is to fly which takes 6h 58m and costs €90 - €330.
No, there is no direct bus from Trondheim to Essen. However, there are services departing from Olav Kyrres gate and arriving at Essen Hbf via Oslo bussterminal and Hamburg. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 28m.
No, there is no direct train from Trondheim to Essen. However, there are services departing from Trondheim S Fosenkaia and arriving at Essen Hbf via Storlien station, Stockholm Central and Hamburg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 43m.
The distance between Trondheim and Essen is 1438 km. The road distance is 1890.8 km.
The best way to get from Trondheim to Essen without a car is to train which takes 26h 43m and costs €250 - €470.
It takes approximately 6h 58m to get from Trondheim to Essen, including transfers.
Trondheim to Essen bus services, operated by Vy Buss, depart from Olav Kyrres gate station.
Trondheim to Essen train services, operated by Sj Nord, depart from Trondheim S Fosenkaia station.
The best way to get from Trondheim to Essen is to fly which takes 6h 58m and costs €90 - €330. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €250 - €470 and takes 26h 43m, you could also bus, which costs and takes 28h 28m.
What companies run services between Trondheim, Norway and Essen, Germany?
Scandinavian Airlines, Norwegian Air Shuttle, and two other airlines fly from Trondheim (TRD) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Trondheim S Fosenkaia to Essen Hbf via Storlien station, Stockholm Central, and Hamburg Hbf in around 26h 43m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Trondheim to Düsseldorf International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Trondheim to Düsseldorf International Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Kristiansund Airport, Kvernberget to Düsseldorf International Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–360
Flights from Kristiansund Airport, Kvernberget to Düsseldorf International Airport via Oslo, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–370
Flights from Trondheim to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–320
Flights from Trondheim to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–340
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Trondheim to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–350
Flights from Trondheim to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–340
Flights from Trondheim to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–340
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Trondheim to Düsseldorf International Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Flights from Kristiansund Airport, Kvernberget to Düsseldorf International Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
Flights from Trondheim to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–290
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Trondheim to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–400
- Phone
- +47 61 25 22 00
- kundeservice@sj.no
- Website
- sj.no
Train from Trondheim S Fosenkaia to Storlien station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://www.sj.no/en/front-page/
Train from Trondheim S Fosenkaia to Oslo Tollbugata
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.sj.no/en/front-page/
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- kundservice@sj.se
- Website
- sj.se
Train from Trondheim S Fosenkaia to Storlien station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
Train from Göteborg Centralstation to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 59m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
Train from Malmö, Centralstation to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Train from Storlien station to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
Train from Stockholm Central to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
Train from Storlien station to Malmö, Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–210
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
Train from Malmö, Centralstation to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–14
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 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
- €12–14
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €12–14
- Phone
- +47 61 05 19 10
- tog@vy.no
- Website
- vy.no
Train from Oslo S to Göteborg Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- https://www.vy.no/en
- Book at
- https://www.vy.no/en/buy-tickets/train-and-bus-tickets
- Phone
- +47 407 05070
- buss@vy.no
- Website
- vybuss.no
Bus from Olav Kyrres gate to Oslo bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 49m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Website
- https://www.vybuss.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Oslo bussterminal to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- 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
- +47 478 02 820
- kundeservice@atb.no
- Website
- atb.no
Ferry from Trondheim hurtigbåtterminal to Kristiansund hurtigbåtkai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://www.atb.no/en/
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More Questions & Answers
Trondheim to Essen bus services, operated by Vy Buss, arrive at Oslo bussterminal station.
Trondheim to Essen train services, operated by Sj Nord, arrive at Storlien station.
Yes, the driving distance between Trondheim to Essen is 1891 km. It takes approximately 19h 48m to drive from Trondheim to Essen.
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