There are 8 ways to get from Trondheim to Essen by plane, train, bus, night train, ferry, or car
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Fly Trondheim to Düsseldorf International Airport
best- Fly from Trondheim (TRD) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)TRD - DUS
6h 50m€91–346Fly Trondheim to Dortmund Airport
cheapest- Fly from Trondheim (TRD) to Dortmund Airport (DTM)TRD - DTM
17h 36m€58–393Train
- Take the train from Trondheim S to Oslo SF6
- Take the train from Oslo S to Göteborg Centralstation
- Take the train from Göteborg Centralstation to Hamburg Hbf
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Essen Hbf43 / ...
26h 3m€190–414Bus
- Take the bus from Olav Kyrres gate to Oslo bussterminal
- Take the bus from Oslo bussterminal to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Essen central train stationN74 / ...
29h 29m€136–290Train, night train
- Take the train from Trondheim S Fosenkaia to Storlien stationR71
- Take the night train from Storlien station to Malmö, CentralstationNt
- Take the night train from Malmö, Centralstation to Hamburg HauptbahnhofNt
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Essen Hbf43 / ...
30h 45m€156–291Ferry to Kristiansund Airport, Kvernberget, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the ferry from Trondheim hurtigbåtterminal to Kristiansund hurtigbåtkai
- Fly from Kristiansund Airport, Kvernberget (KSU) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)KSU - DUS
11h 13m€127–383Fly Trondheim to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from Trondheim (TRD) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)TRD - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Utrecht Centraal
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Oberhausen Hbf
8h 17m€138–431Drive 1,890.8 km
- Drive from Trondheim to Essen1,890.8 km
19h 40m€347–501
Trondheim to Essen by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Trondheim to Essen is to fly which costs €55 - €400 and takes 17h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Trondheim to Essen is to fly which takes 6h 50m and costs €90 - €350.
No, there is no direct bus from Trondheim to Essen station. However, there are services departing from Olav Kyrres gate and arriving at Essen central train station via Oslo bussterminal and Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 29m.
No, there is no direct train from Trondheim to Essen. However, there are services departing from Trondheim S and arriving at Essen Hbf via Oslo S, Göteborg Centralstation and Hamburg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 3m.
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 3m and costs €190 - €420.
It takes approximately 6h 50m 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 6h 50m and costs €90 - €350. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €190 - €420 and takes 26h 3m, you could also bus, which costs €130 - €290 and takes 29h 29m.
What companies run services between Trondheim, Norway and Essen, Germany?
Norwegian Air Shuttle, Scandinavian Airlines, and two other airlines 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 Oslo S, Göteborg Centralstation, and Hamburg Hbf in around 26h 3m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Trondheim to Düsseldorf International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Trondheim to Düsseldorf International Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Kristiansund Airport, Kvernberget to Düsseldorf International Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–300
Flights from Kristiansund Airport, Kvernberget to Düsseldorf International Airport via Oslo, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–300
Flights from Trondheim to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
Flights from Trondheim to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–350
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Trondheim to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–370
Flights from Trondheim to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–350
Flights from Trondheim to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–350
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Trondheim to Dortmund Airport via Gdansk
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–330
Flights from Trondheim to Dortmund Airport via Copenhagen, Gdansk
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–380
Flights from Trondheim to Dortmund Airport via Stavanger, Gdansk
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–330
Flights from Trondheim to Dortmund Airport via Oslo, Gdansk
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–330
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Trondheim to Düsseldorf International Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–250
Flights from Trondheim to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–270
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Trondheim to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Kristiansund Airport, Kvernberget to Düsseldorf International Airport via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
- Phone
- +47 61 25 22 00
- kundeservice@sj.no
- Website
- sj.no
Train from Trondheim S to Oslo S
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- https://www.sj.no/en/front-page/
Train from Trondheim S Fosenkaia to Storlien station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–24
- Website
- https://www.sj.no/en/front-page/
- Phone
- +47 61 05 19 10
- tog@vy.no
- Website
- vy.no
Train from Oslo S to Göteborg Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- https://www.vy.no/en
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- kundservice@sj.se
- Website
- sj.se
Train from Göteborg Centralstation to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €70–140
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
Train from Trondheim S Fosenkaia to Storlien station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–35
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
- 1st Class Ticket
- €22–35
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €10–14
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Night train from Storlien station to Malmö, Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
Night train from Malmö, Centralstation to Hamburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Schiphol Airport to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–23
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €8–13
- 1st Class
- €14–23
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–80
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €24–35
- 1st Class
- €45–80
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- arriva.nl
Train from Schiphol Airport to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €10–12
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €10–12
- 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
- €70–110
- Website
- https://www.vybuss.com/
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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 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- €40–60
- 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 Oslo S station.
Yes, the driving distance between Trondheim to Essen is 1891 km. It takes approximately 19h 40m to drive from Trondheim to Essen.
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