There are 10 ways to get from Essen to Faro by plane, train, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport
best- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Faro Airport (FAO)plane DUS - FAO
5h 55m€74–258Train, bus via Barcelona
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Paris Nordtrain
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Barcelona-Santstrain Tgv
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Sevilla-Santa Justatrain
- Take the bus from Sevilla Santa Justa to Farobus
23h 51m€501–960Train, bus
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Lisbon - Sete Riosbus
- Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios to Terminal Rodoviário de Farobus
37h 49m€287–535Drive 2,379.1 km
- Drive from Essen to Farocar 2,379.1 km
23h 26m€369–533Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Faro Airport (FAO)plane CGN - FAO
6h 36m€84–269Fly from Weeze Airport
- Fly from Weeze Airport (NRN) to Faro Airport (FAO)plane NRN - FAO
7h 19m€120–611Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Viersen Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Venlo to Eindhoven Centraaltrain
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Faro Airport (FAO)plane EIN - FAO
8h 16m€100–421Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
- Take the train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Faro Airport (FAO)plane AMS - FAO
8h 19m€100–404Bus
- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Brussels-North train stationbus 081
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Lisbonbus
- Take the bus from Lisbon to Farobus
37h 59m€210–349Bus, train
- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Bragabus
- Take the bus from Centro Coordenador de Transportes de Braga to Porto - Terminal Intermodal de Campanhãbus
- Take the train from Porto Campanha to Farotrain Ic
43h 16m€247–426
Essen to Faro by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Faro is to train and fly which costs €80 - €270 and takes 6h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Faro is to fly which takes 5h 55m and costs €70 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Essen station to Faro. However, there are services departing from Essen central train station and arriving at Faro via Brussels-North train station and Lisbon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 59m.
The distance between Essen and Faro is 2009 km. The road distance is 2379.1 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Faro without a car is to train and bus via Barcelona which takes 23h 51m and costs €500 - €1000.
It takes approximately 5h 55m to get from Essen to Faro, including transfers.
Essen to Faro bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Essen central train station.
The best way to get from Essen to Faro is to fly which takes 5h 55m and costs €70 - €260. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €210 - €350 and takes 37h 59m.
Essen to Faro bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Brussels-North train station.
Faro is 1h behind Essen. It is currently 3:30 AM in Essen and 2:30 AM in Faro.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Faro, Portugal?
Eurowings, TUIfly, and TAP Portugal fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Faro Airport (FAO) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Essen central train station to Faro via Brussels-North train station and Lisbon in around 37h 59m.
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Weeze Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–440
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–470
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–460
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–170
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Faro Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–170
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Faro Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–170
Flights from Weeze Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from Weeze Airport to Faro Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from Weeze Airport to Faro Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–320
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Faro Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, Saturday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–320
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Faro Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–320
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Faro Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–280
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Sunday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
- Website
- tui.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Essen Hbf to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €170–300
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Essen Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €210–350
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- [email protected]
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €110–220
- Website
- Iryo
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €160–280
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- Ouigo
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Viersen Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €10–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Essen Hbf to Viersen Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–24
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Venlo to Eindhoven Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–12
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 6078 966930
- [email protected]
- Website
- VIAS Rail GmbH
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Schedules at
- VIAS Rail GmbH
- Phone
- +351 210 900 032
- Website
- Comboios de Portugal
Train from Porto Campanha to Faro
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Website
- Comboios de Portugal
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- Rede Expressos
Bus from Sevilla Santa Justa to Faro
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- Rede Expressos
Bus from Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios to Terminal Rodoviário de Faro
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–50
- Website
- Rede Expressos
Bus from Centro Coordenador de Transportes de Braga to Porto - Terminal Intermodal de Campanhã
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–10
- Website
- Rede Expressos
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Lisbon - Sete Rios
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €180–340
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Essen central train station to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–29
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Lisbon
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €170–280
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lisbon to Faro
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Essen central train station to Braga
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €170–290
- Website
- Flixbus
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