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How to get fromDoncaster East to Essenby plane or train

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

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  1. Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane MEL - DUS
    26h 17m
    €580–1,252

  2. Fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane plane MEL - CGN
    2. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbftrain train
    29h 25m
    €430–1,189

  3. Fly to Frankfurt, train

    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane MEL - FRA
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbftrain train
    28h 4m
    €492–967

  4. Fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train

    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane plane MEL - 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 13m
    €444–891

  5. Fly to Münster Osnabrück International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO)plane plane MEL - FMO
    2. Take the train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Essen Hbftrain train
    30h 23m
    €588–1,701

  6. Fly to Brussels Airport, train

    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane plane MEL - BRU
    2. Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbftrain train
    3. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbftrain train
    29h 51m
    €565–1,266

  7. Fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train

    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane plane MEL - BER
    2. Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Wolfsburg, Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    3. Take the train from Wolfsburg, Hauptbahnhof to Essen Hbftrain train
    31h 18m
    €605–1,183

  8. Fly to Munich International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane plane MEL - MUC
    2. Take the train from München Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbftrain train
    3. Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Essen Hbftrain train
    32h 2m
    €581–1,526

Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) flights

Calendar39Weekly Planes
Duration25h 12mAverage Duration
Ticket€378Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 16,501 km
  • Duration: 26h 17m

What companies run services between Doncaster East, VIC, Australia and Essen, Germany?

Etihad, Emirates, and two other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) every 4 hours.

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