There are 8 ways to get from Vigo to Essen by plane, train (Renfe, Ouigo, TGV, Eurostar), bus, train, car, or towncar
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Fly Vigo to Düsseldorf International Airport
best- Fly from Vigo (VGO) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane VGO - DUS
7h 56m€92–290Train
- Take the train from Vigo Urzaiz to Madrid Chamartíntrain Ave
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Essen Hbftrain Tha
20h 19m€256–672Bus, train
- Take the bus from Centro Coordenador de Transportes de Valença to Luxembourg - P+R Bouillonbus
- Take the train from Luxembourg to Angleurtrain Ic
- Take the train from Angleur to Aachen Hbftrain S41
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Essen Hbftrain Re
36h€134–255Drive 2,037.8 km
- Drive from Vigo to Essencar 2,037.8 km
20h 10m€315–455Towncar to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take a town car from Valença to Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneirotowncar
- Fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane OPO - DUS
7h 25m€220–451Towncar to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Take a town car from Valença to Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneirotowncar
- Fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane OPO - CGN
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbftrain
8h 17m€214–505Towncar to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport, fly to Weeze Airport
- Take a town car from Valença to Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneirotowncar
- Fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to Weeze Airport (NRN)plane OPO - NRN
9h 24m€228–413Bus
- Take the bus from Vigo - Bus Station to Ponte de Limabus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Ponte de Lima to Essen central train stationbus FlixBus N1153
37h 55m€161–251
Vigo to Essen by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Vigo to Essen is to fly which costs €90 - €290 and takes 7h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Vigo to Essen is to towncar and fly which takes 7h 25m and costs €220 - €460.
No, there is no direct bus from Vigo station to Essen station. However, there are services departing from Vigo - Bus Station and arriving at Essen central train station via Ponte de Lima. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Vigo to Essen. However, there are services departing from Vigo Urzaiz and arriving at Essen Hbf via Madrid Chamartín, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Barcelona-Sants, Paris Gare de Lyon and Paris Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 19m.
The distance between Vigo and Essen is 1588 km. The road distance is 2037.8 km.
The best way to get from Vigo to Essen without a car is to train which takes 20h 19m and costs €250 - €700.
It takes approximately 7h 56m to get from Vigo to Essen, including transfers.
Vigo to Essen bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Vigo - Bus Station.
Vigo to Essen train services, operated by Renfe AVE, depart from Vigo Urzaiz station.
The best way to get from Vigo to Essen is to fly which takes 7h 56m and costs €90 - €290. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €250 - €700 and takes 20h 19m, you could also bus, which costs €160 - €260 and takes 37h 55m.
What companies run services between Vigo, Spain and Essen, Germany?
Iberia, Vueling Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Vigo (VGO) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Vigo Urzaiz to Essen Hbf via Madrid Chamartín, Madrid-Atocha Cercanías, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Barcelona-Sants, Paris Gare de Lyon, and Paris Nord in around 20h 19m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Weeze Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–230
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Weeze Airport via Sevilla
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–230
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Weeze Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–230
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Vigo to Düsseldorf International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–300
Flights from Vigo to Düsseldorf International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Vigo to Düsseldorf International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–300
Flights from Vigo to Düsseldorf International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Vigo to Düsseldorf International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–320
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
- Website
- tui.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–360
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–310
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Vigo Urzaiz to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–100
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Vigo Urzaiz to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–100
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–95
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–60
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €130–250
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €130–180
- Comfort
- €150–210
- Premium
- €190–250
Train from Aachen Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €45–65
- Comfort
- €50–70
- Premium
- €70–95
Train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €30–45
- Comfort
- €35–50
- Premium
- €50–70
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Luxembourg to Angleur
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–22
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Angleur to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €6–10
- 1st Class
- €10–15
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Aachen Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Aachen Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Aachen Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- fahrgaeste@train-rental.com
- Website
- train-rental.com
Train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- train-rental.com
- Phone
- (+351) 258 454 303
- info@barquense.com
- Website
- barquense.pt
Bus from Centro Coordenador de Transportes de Valença to Luxembourg - P+R Bouillon
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €85–110
- Schedules at
- barquense.pt
- Book at
- barquense.pt
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Vigo - Bus Station to Ponte de Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Vigo - Bus Station to Ponte de Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €1–10
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt/en
- Online ticket
- €1–10
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Ponte de Lima to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €160–230
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- (+351) 220 971 653
- info@vmtransfers.com
- Website
- vmtransfers.com
Towncar from Valença to Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €135
- Website
- https://www.vmtransfers.com/en/
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More Questions & Answers
Vigo to Essen bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Ponte de Lima station.
Vigo to Essen train services, operated by Renfe AVE, arrive at Madrid Chamartín station.
Yes, the driving distance between Vigo to Essen is 2038 km. It takes approximately 20h 10m to drive from Vigo to Essen.
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