There are 5 ways to get from Washington to Essen by subway, plane, or train
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Subway, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
best- Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane IAD - DUS
12h 49m€350–729Subway, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
cheapest- Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane IAD - CGN
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Essen Hbftrain
15h 1m€300–1,253Subway, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane IAD - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbftrain
12h 47m€417–867Subway, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane IAD - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Duisburg Hbftrain
13h 36m€406–1,020Subway, fly to Brussels Airport, train
- Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane IAD - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Köln Hbftrain
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbftrain
14h 11m€437–1,027
Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Washington to Essen is to subway and fly which costs €350 - €750 and takes 12h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Essen is to subway and fly and train which takes 12h 47m and costs €410 - €900.
The distance between Washington and Essen is 6455 km.
It takes approximately 12h 49m to get from Washington to Essen, including transfers.
Essen is 6h ahead of Washington. It is currently 5:31 AM in Washington and 11:31 AM in Essen.
There are 2751+ hotels available in Essen.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Essen, Germany?
There is no direct connection from Washington to Essen. However, you can take the subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform, walk to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS), walk to D-Flughafen Terminal A/B, take the vehicle to D-Flughafen Bf, walk to Duesseldorf Flughafen, then take the train to Essen Hbf. Alternatively, you can take the subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform, walk to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) airport, fly to Frankfurt (FRA), walk to Frankfurt, then take the train to Essen Hbf.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–1,200
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–950
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,300
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–1,200
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Frankfurt via Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €240–1,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Frankfurt via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–1,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €340–1,300
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–950
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €330–1,300
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,400
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–950
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–1,200
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–950
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–1,200
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Frankfurt via Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–1,300
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–950
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €330–1,300
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,400
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–1,200
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,100
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Frankfurt via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,200
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,200
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Brussels Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–1,100
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–950
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–1,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–950
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–1,000
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €340–1,300
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Frankfurt via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €360–1,300
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €350–1,300
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Brussels Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €340–1,300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–950
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–950
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–1,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–950
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Frankfurt via Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–1,300
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–1,200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–950
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,200
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–950
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–950
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,300
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–950
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €350–600
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,200
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,200
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,200
- Phone
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
Subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €2–7
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- €2–3
- standard fare 5 a.m - 9:30 p.m.
- €5–7
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–11
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- 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
- €10–12
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €10–12
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-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
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