There are 8 ways to get from Essen to Finland by plane, train, bus, ferry, car, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Helsinki Airport
best- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane DUS - HEL
5h 2m€109–291Train, bus
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Hamm(Westf)Hbftrain Re
- Take the train from Hamm to S Spandau Bhftrain 10 / ...
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2bus
32h 43m€220–412Train, ferry
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain 1 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Lübeck-Travemünde Strandtrain Re8
- Take the ferry from Port of Travemünde to Helsinkiferry
36h 46m€372–628Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Essen to Grenåcar
- Take the carferry from Grenå to Halmstadcarferry
- Drive from Halmstad to Helsinkicar
37h 3m€584–856Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Turku Airport
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Turku Airport (TKU)plane DUS - TKU
6h 34m€163–364Train to Frankfurt, fly to Helsinki Airport
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane FRA - HEL
6h 22m€139–335Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Helsinki Airport
- Take the train from Duisburg Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane AMS - HEL
7h 23m€114–307Bus
- Take the bus from Essen Hbf to Hamburgbus Ivano-Frankivsk
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2bus N1206 / ...
36h 13m€222–313
Essen to Finland by train, foot, bus, and tram
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Finland is to fly which costs €100 - €300 and takes 5h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Finland is to fly which takes 5h 2m and costs €100 - €300.
No, there is no direct bus from Essen to Finland. However, there are services departing from Essen Hbf and arriving at Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 via Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 13m.
The distance between Essen and Finland is 1554 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Finland without a car is to train and bus which takes 32h 43m and costs €220 - €420.
It takes approximately 5h 2m to get from Essen to Finland, including transfers.
Essen to Finland bus services, operated by GrandBus, depart from Essen Hbf station.
The best way to get from Essen to Finland is to fly which takes 5h 2m and costs €100 - €300. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €220 - €320 and takes 36h 13m.
Essen to Finland bus services, operated by GrandBus, arrive at Hamburg station.
Finland is 1h ahead of Essen. It is currently 4:16 AM in Essen and 5:16 AM in Finland.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Finland?
Finnair, Scandinavian Airlines, and Eurowings fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Helsinki Airport (HEL) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Essen Hbf to Kampintori via Hamburg, Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof, Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2, and Länsiterminaali 2 in around 36h 13m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–230
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Turku Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–390
Flights from Frankfurt to Helsinki Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–220
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Helsinki Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–430
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Helsinki Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–210
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Turku Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–390
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–430
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Helsinki Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–430
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Helsinki Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–210
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–330
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Turku Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–490
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Turku Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €100–390
Flights from Frankfurt to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–290
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–240
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–350
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €180–300
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Turku Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–490
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Helsinki Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–160
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Essen Hbf to Hamm(Westf)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Hamm(Westf)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–25
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamm to S Spandau Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- [email protected]
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Essen Hbf to Hamm(Westf)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- Eurobahn
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Essen Hbf to Hamm(Westf)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- [email protected]
- Website
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
Train from Essen Hbf to Hamm(Westf)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Essen Hbf to Hamm(Westf)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €7–14
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- 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
- €11–21
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Lübeck-Travemünde Strand
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 6078 966930
- [email protected]
- Website
- VIAS Rail GmbH
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €34
- Schedules at
- VIAS Rail GmbH
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–220
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €170–260
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Essen Hbf to Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €38–42
- Website
- Grand Bus
- Phone
- +380 98 815 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- East West Eurolines
Bus from Essen Hbf to Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €49
- Website
- East West Eurolines
- Phone
- +358 9 231 43100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Finnlines
Ferry from Port of Travemünde to Helsinki
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stena Line
Car ferry from Grenå to Halmstad
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Stena Line
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