There are 7 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
6h 50m€85–346Fly to Dortmund Airport
cheapest- Fly from Trondheim (TRD) to Dortmund Airport (DTM)plane TRD - DTM
17h 42m€63–363Train
- Take the train from Trondheim S to Oslo Strain 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 / ...
26h 8m€189–388Bus
- 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, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Hanover central bus stationbus 182 / ...
- Take the bus from Hannover Hbf to Essen Hbfbus
29h 5m€180–339Train, night train
- Take the train from Trondheim S Fosenkaia to Storlien stationtrain R71
- Take the night train from Storlien station to Malmö, Centralstationnighttrain Nt
- Take the night train from Malmö, Centralstation to Hamburg Hauptbahnhofnighttrain Nt
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Essen Hbftrain 43 / ...
30h 49m€154–282Fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from Trondheim (TRD) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane TRD - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Oberhausen Hbftrain
8h 19m€143–433Drive 1,890.8 km
- Drive from Trondheim to Essencar 1,890.8 km
19h 48m€348–503
Trondheim to Essen by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Trondheim to Essen is to fly which costs €60 - €370 and takes 17h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Trondheim to Essen is to fly which takes 6h 50m and costs €85 - €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, Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof and Hannover Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 5m.
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 8m.
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 8m and costs €180 - €390.
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 €85 - €350. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €180 - €390 and takes 26h 8m, you could also bus, which costs €180 - €340 and takes 29h 5m.
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 8m.
- 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 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Trondheim to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–310
Flights from Trondheim to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- 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
- €65–360
Flights from Trondheim to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–350
Flights from Trondheim to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- 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
- €50–300
Flights from Trondheim to Dortmund Airport via Copenhagen, Gdansk
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–360
Flights from Trondheim to Dortmund Airport via Bergen, Gdansk
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–300
Flights from Trondheim to Dortmund Airport via Stavanger, Gdansk
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–300
Flights from Trondheim to Dortmund Airport via Oslo, Gdansk
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–300
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Trondheim to Düsseldorf International Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Trondheim to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–410
- 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
- €30–90
- 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
- €75–140
- 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
- €23–35
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €10–15
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–80
- 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
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
Night train from Malmö, Centralstation to Hamburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- 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
- €8–24
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €8–13
- 1st Class
- €14–24
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- 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 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Hanover central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +380 98 815 4444
- support@ewe.ua
- Website
- ewe.ua
Bus from Hannover Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–65
- 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 Oslo S 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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