There are 6 ways to get from Dubai 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 Dubai International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
best- Fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane DXB - DUS
10h 15m€189–632Fly Dubai International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane DXB - CGN
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbftrain
11h 18m€139–459Shuttle to Abu Dhabi, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Dubai - Ibn Battuta Mall to Abu Dhabi Airport
- Fly from Abu Dhabi (AUH) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane AUH - DUS
12h 10m€197–592Fly Dubai International Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane DXB - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbftrain
12h 13m€261–517Fly Sharjah International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Fly from Sharjah International Airport (SHJ) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane SHJ - DUS
12h 1m€173–468Fly Dubai International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane DXB - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Oberhausen Hbftrain
12h 52m€203–531
Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Dubai to Essen is to fly and train which costs €130 - €460 and takes 11h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Dubai to Essen is to fly which takes 10h 15m and costs €180 - €650.
The distance between Dubai and Essen is 5057 km.
It takes approximately 10h 15m to get from Dubai to Essen, including transfers.
Essen is 3h behind Dubai. It is currently 7:49 PM in Dubai and 4:49 PM in Essen.
There are 2784+ hotels available in Essen.
What companies run services between Dubai, United Arab Emirates and Essen, Germany?
Emirates, Lufthansa, and Austrian Airlines fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) 3 times a day.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €200–750
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €200–750
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–800
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €190–550
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–550
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–650
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–650
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–850
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–750
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–600
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–800
- 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
- €190–650
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Frankfurt via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–550
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–700
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €260–750
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–550
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Sharjah International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–430
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–750
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- 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
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–21
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–19
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 6078 966930
- [email protected]
- Website
- VIAS Rail GmbH
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €31
- Schedules at
- VIAS Rail GmbH
- Website
- zayedinternationalairport.ae
Shuttle from Dubai - Ibn Battuta Mall to Abu Dhabi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–10
- Schedules at
- zayedinternationalairport.ae
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