There are 5 ways to get from Abu Dhabi to Essen by plane, train, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Abu Dhabi to Düsseldorf International Airport
best- Fly from Abu Dhabi (AUH) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane AUH - DUS
10h 45m€196–568Shuttle to Dubai International Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
cheapest- Take a shuttle bus from Abu Dhabi to Dubai Airport
- Fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane DXB - DUS
13h 27m€186–618Fly Abu Dhabi to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Abu Dhabi (AUH) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane AUH - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbftrain
12h 13m€311–1,186Fly Abu Dhabi to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from Abu Dhabi (AUH) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane AUH - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Duisburg Hbftrain
13h 25m€243–541Fly Abu Dhabi to Brussels Airport, train
- Fly from Abu Dhabi (AUH) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane AUH - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbftrain
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbftrain
13h 54m€344–585
Abu Dhabi (AUH) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Abu Dhabi to Essen is to shuttle and fly which costs €180 - €650 and takes 13h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Abu Dhabi to Essen is to fly which takes 10h 45m and costs €190 - €600.
The distance between Abu Dhabi and Essen is 5098 km.
It takes approximately 10h 45m to get from Abu Dhabi to Essen, including transfers.
Essen is 3h behind Abu Dhabi. It is currently 4:00 PM in Abu Dhabi and 1:00 PM in Essen.
There are 2771+ hotels available in Essen.
What companies run services between Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates and Essen, Germany?
Etihad, Lufthansa City, and two other airlines fly from Abu Dhabi (AUH) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) 3 times a day.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–550
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–550
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–430
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–440
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €190–800
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–800
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–550
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–550
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–550
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Brussels Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–550
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–550
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–440
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–550
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–550
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–550
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–440
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–700
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–600
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €25–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–28
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- 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
- €4–9
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- 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
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +1 800 665 2122
- Website
- emirates.com
Shuttle from Abu Dhabi to Dubai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- emirates.com
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