There are 8 ways to get from Trondheim to Essen by plane, train, bus, night train, or car
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Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
best- Fly from Trondheim (TRD) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane TRD - DUS
7h€128–346Train
- Take the train from Trondheim S to Storlien stationtrain R71
- Take the train from Storlien station to Stockholm Centralstationtrain 25
- Take the train from Stockholm C to Hamburg Hbftrain 083 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Essen Hbftrain 43 / ...
27h 26m€303–589Bus
- 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 28m€195–345Train, night train
- Take the train from Trondheim S to Storlien stationtrain R71
- Take the night train from Storlien station to Malmö Centralstationnighttrain Nt
- Take the train from Malmö C to Hamburg Hbftrain 083 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Essen Hbftrain 43 / ...
32h 19m€328–619Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Trondheim (TRD) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane TRD - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbftrain
7h 14m€195–524Fly 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 Essen Hbftrain
8h 20m€142–447Train, bus, night train
- Take the train from Trondheim S Fosenkaia to Oslo S Trelastgatatrain F6
- Take the bus from Oslo Bussterminal to Göteborg Nils Ericsonterminalbus 604 / ...
- Take the night train from Goteborg C to Hamburg Hbfnighttrain En
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Essen Hbftrain 43 / ...
28h 19m€272–553Drive 1,890.8 km
- Drive from Trondheim to Essencar 1,890.8 km
19h 49m€356–514
Trondheim to Essen by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Trondheim to Essen is to fly which costs €120 - €350 and takes 7h.
The fastest way to get from Trondheim to Essen is to fly which takes 7h and costs €120 - €350.
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 and arriving at Essen Hbf via Storlien station, Stockholm C and Hamburg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 26m.
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 27h 26m and costs €300 - €600.
It takes approximately 7h 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 station.
The best way to get from Trondheim to Essen is to fly which takes 7h and costs €120 - €350. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €300 - €600 and takes 27h 26m, you could also bus, which costs €190 - €350 and takes 28h 28m.
What companies run services between Trondheim, Norway and Essen, Germany?
Scandinavian Airlines, Norwegian Air Shuttle, and KLM fly from Trondheim (TRD) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Trondheim S to Essen Hbf via Storlien station, Stockholm C, and Hamburg Hbf in around 27h 26m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Trondheim to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–380
Flights from Trondheim to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–370
Flights from Trondheim to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–370
Flights from Trondheim to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–370
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Trondheim to Düsseldorf International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–290
Flights from Trondheim to Düsseldorf International Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–290
Flights from Trondheim to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–370
Flights from Trondheim to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–320
Flights from Trondheim to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Trondheim to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–390
Flights from Trondheim to Frankfurt via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–390
Flights from Trondheim to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–410
Flights from Trondheim to Frankfurt via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–400
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Trondheim to Düsseldorf International Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–280
Flights from Trondheim to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–320
- Phone
- +47 61 25 22 00
- kundeservice@sj.no
- Website
- sj.no
Train from Trondheim S to Storlien station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Website
- https://www.sj.no/en/front-page/
Train from Trondheim S Fosenkaia to Oslo S Trelastgata
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- 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 to Storlien station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
Night train from Goteborg C to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €120–200
- 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
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
Train from Stockholm C to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–220
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
Night train from Storlien station to Malmö Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €180–280
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
Train from Malmö C to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 221 800 20 80
- info@msm-gruppe.de
- Website
- msm-gruppe.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- msm-gruppe.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–11
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- 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
- €8–13
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- Second Class Single
- €8–13
- 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
- €100–190
- Website
- https://www.vybuss.com/
Bus from Oslo Bussterminal to Göteborg Nils Ericsonterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- https://www.vybuss.com/
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Oslo bussterminal to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- 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
- €25–40
- Website
- https://ewe.ua/
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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 49m to drive from Trondheim to Essen.
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