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How to get fromBrisbane to Essenby plane or train

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There are 8 ways to get from Brisbane to Essen by plane or train

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  1. Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane BNE - DUS
    27h 19m
    €570–946

  2. Fly to Frankfurt, train

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane BNE - FRA
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbftrain train
    29h 31m
    €552–1,211

  3. Fly to Münster Osnabrück International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO)plane plane BNE - FMO
    2. Take the train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Essen Hbftrain train
    31h 35m
    €978–1,995

  4. Fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train

    1. Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane plane BNE - AMS
    2. Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Arnhem Centraaltrain train
    3. Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Oberhausen Hbftrain train
    29h 40m
    €634–1,185

  5. Fly to Brussels Airport, train

    1. Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane plane BNE - BRU
    2. Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbftrain train
    3. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbftrain train
    30h 53m
    €705–1,360

  6. Fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train

    1. Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane plane BNE - CGN
    2. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbftrain train
    31h 32m
    €670–1,483

  7. Fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train

    1. Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane plane BNE - BER
    2. Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Wolfsburg, Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    3. Take the train from Wolfsburg, Hauptbahnhof to Essen Hbftrain train
    32h 30m
    €695–1,327

  8. Fly to Munich International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane plane BNE - MUC
    2. Take the train from München Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbftrain train
    3. Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Essen Hbftrain train
    33h 34m
    €691–1,420

Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) flights

Calendar28Weekly Planes
Duration26h 58mAverage Duration
Ticket€615Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 16,198.1 km
  • Duration: 27h 19m

What companies run services between Brisbane, QLD, Australia and Essen, Germany?

Qatar Airways, Emirates, and Virgin Australia fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) 4 times a day.

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