There are 10 ways to get from Finland to Essen by plane, train, ferry, bus, car, 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 Helsinki Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
best- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane HEL - DUS
5h 13m€108–269Fly Tampere–Pirkkala Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Tampere–Pirkkala Airport (TMP) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane TMP - DUS
8h 11m€106–390Train, ferry
- Take the train from Helsinki Central Station to Turku satamatrain
- Take the ferry from Port of Turku to Stockholmferry
- Take the train from Stockholm Centralstation to Hamburg Hbftrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Essen Hbftrain 43 / ...
30h 18m€264–373Bus
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus N1206 / ...
- Take the bus from Hamburg to Essen Hbfbus Ivano-Frankivsk
35h 54m€229–329Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Helsinki to Port of Travemündeferry
- Take the train from Lübeck Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain Re8
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Essen Hbftrain 43 / ...
37h 24m€364–554Fly Turku Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Fly from Turku Airport (TKU) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane TKU - DUS
7h 6m€162–352Fly Helsinki Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane HEL - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Duisburg Hbftrain
7h 37m€114–292Bus via Riga
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Riga, Bus Stationbus N1205
- Take the bus from Rīga to Essenbus 846421
39h 5m€137–304Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Helsinki to Halmstadcar
- Take the carferry from Halmstad to Grenåcarferry
- Drive from Grenå to Essencar
36h 54m€631–929Drive, car ferry, car train
- Drive from Helsinki to Bornholmerfærgen, Ystadcar
- Take the carferry from Ystad to Świnoujściecarferry
- Drive from Swinoujscie to Lüneburgcar
- Take the cartrain from Lüneburg to Frankfurtcartrain
- Drive from Frankfurt to Essencar
46h 31m€693–1,128
Finland to Essen by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Finland to Essen is to fly which costs €100 - €270 and takes 5h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Finland to Essen is to fly which takes 5h 13m and costs €100 - €270.
No, there is no direct bus from Finland station to Essen. However, there are services departing from Helsinki, Bus Station and arriving at Essen Hbf via Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 and Hamburg. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 54m.
The distance between Finland and Essen is 1554 km.
The best way to get from Finland to Essen without a car is to train and ferry which takes 30h 18m and costs €260 - €380.
It takes approximately 5h 13m to get from Finland to Essen, including transfers.
Finland to Essen bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Helsinki, Bus Station.
The best way to get from Finland to Essen is to fly which takes 5h 13m and costs €100 - €270. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €220 - €330 and takes 35h 54m.
Finland to Essen bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Riga, Bus Station.
Essen is 1h behind Finland. It is currently 11:33 AM in Finland and 10:33 AM in Essen.
What companies run services between Finland and Essen, Germany?
Finnair, Eurowings, and two other airlines fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Essen Hbf via Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2, Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof, and Hamburg in around 35h 54m.
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–260
Flights from Turku Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–480
Flights from Tampere–Pirkkala Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–370
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–230
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–230
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–210
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–210
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–380
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–210
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–210
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–300
Flights from Turku Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–390
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–230
Flights from Tampere–Pirkkala Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–370
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Phone
- +358 0100 3232
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Helsinki Central Station to Turku satama
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €142
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Lübeck Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- 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
- €8–13
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- €8–13
- [email protected]
- Website
- GoVolta
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €17–22
- Website
- GoVolta
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Lüneburg to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €180–270
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Hamburg to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €39–42
- Website
- Grand Bus
- Phone
- +380 98 815 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- East West Eurolines
Bus from Hamburg to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €49
- Website
- East West Eurolines
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- [email protected]
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Rīga to Essen
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €100–250
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Phone
- +358 3 4399880
- [email protected]
- Website
- Viking Line
Ferry from Port of Turku to Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- Viking Line
- Phone
- +358 9 231 43100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Finnlines
Ferry from Helsinki to Port of Travemünde
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stena Line
Car ferry from Halmstad to Grenå
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Stena Line
- Phone
- +48 91 88 02 909
- [email protected]
- Website
- unityline.eu
Car ferry from Ystad to Świnoujście
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–50
- Schedules at
- unityline.eu
- Phone
- +48 94 35 52 102
- [email protected]
- Website
- polferries.com
Car ferry from Ystad to Świnoujście
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–170
- Schedules at
- polferries.com
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