There are 8 ways to get from Turku to Essen by plane, ferry, train, bus, car, night train, car ferry, 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 from Turku Airport
best- Fly from Turku Airport (TKU) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane TKU - DUS
6h 37m€100–342Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Turku to Stockholmferry
- Take the train from Stockholm Central to Hamburg Hbftrain Ic
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Essen Hbftrain 43 / ...
27h 8m€117–269Bus
- Take the bus from Turku, Bus Station to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2bus
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 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
38h 34m€144–236Drive, ferry
- Drive from Turku to Port Of Trelleborgcar
- Take the ferry from Trelleborg to Rostock Portferry
- Drive from Rostock Port to Essencar
39h 20m€524–765Bus to Helsinki Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Turun linja-autoasema, 1 to 12bus
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane HEL - DUS
7h 7m€111–323Ferry, night train, train
- Take the ferry from Turku to Stockholmferry
- Take the night train from Stockholm Central to Hamburg Hbfnighttrain 305
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Essen Hbftrain 43 / ...
28h 34m€107–259Bus via Riga
- Take the bus from Turku, Bus Station to Riga, Bus Stationbus N1205
- Take the bus from Rīga to Essenbus 846421
41h 40m€107–131Drive, car ferry, car train
- Drive from Turku to Oslo Vipperangencar
- Take the car ferry from Oslo Vipperangen to Port of Kielcarferry
- Drive from Port of Kiel to Hamburg Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hannover Hbf to Essencar
2d 2h€696–1,125
Turku to Essen by ferry, bus, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Turku to Essen is to bus via Riga which costs €100 - €140 and takes 41h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Turku to Essen is to fly which takes 6h 37m and costs €95 - €350.
No, there is no direct bus from Turku station to Essen. However, there are services departing from Turku, Bus Station and arriving at Essen Hbf via Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2, Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof and Hannover Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 34m.
The distance between Turku and Essen is 1449 km.
The best way to get from Turku to Essen without a car is to ferry and train which takes 27h 8m and costs €110 - €270.
It takes approximately 6h 37m to get from Turku to Essen, including transfers.
Turku to Essen bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Turku, Bus Station.
The best way to get from Turku to Essen is to fly which takes 6h 37m and costs €95 - €350. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €140 - €240 and takes 38h 34m.
Turku to Essen bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 station.
Essen is 1h behind Turku. It is currently 9:30 PM in Turku and 8:30 PM in Essen.
What companies run services between Turku, Finland and Essen, Germany?
Scandinavian Airlines and Eurowings fly from Turku Airport (TKU) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Turku, Bus Station to Essen Hbf via Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2, Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof, Hanover central bus station, and Hannover Hbf in around 38h 34m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Turku Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–220
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–260
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–360
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Turku Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–270
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Train from Stockholm Central to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–160
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
Night train from Stockholm Central to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–100
- 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
- €28–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- kundservice@sj.se
- Website
- sj.se
Night train from Stockholm Central to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–150
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
- 1st Class Ticket
- €95–140
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €100–150
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Turku, Bus Station to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- 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
- €8–16
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Turku, Bus Station to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Turku, Bus Station to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Hanover central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Turku, Bus Station to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- Phone
- +358 0600 02010
- info@onnibus.com
- Website
- onnibus.com
Bus from Turku, Bus Station to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.onnibus.com/home
Bus from Turun linja-autoasema, 1 to 12
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–15
- Website
- https://www.onnibus.com/home
- 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/
- Website
- vainionliikenne.fi
Bus from Turun linja-autoasema, 1 to 12
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- vainionliikenne.fi
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Rīga to Essen
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80–90
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
- Phone
- +358 9 123574
- Website
- vikingline.fi
Ferry from Turku to Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €4–19
- Website
- https://www.sales.vikingline.com/
- Phone
- +49 180 6 666600
- info@ttline.com
- Website
- ttline.com
Ferry from Trelleborg to Rostock Port
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.ttline.com/en/#/
- Phone
- +45 99 56 19 00
- Website
- colorline.no
Car ferry from Oslo Vipperangen to Port of Kiel
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €203–414
- Website
- https://www.colorline.com/
- Car
- €414
- No Car
- €203
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