There are 4 ways to get from Essen to Funchal by plane or train
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 Madeira Airport (FNC)plane DUS - FNC
7h 43m€99–296Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafentrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Madeira Airport (FNC)plane CGN - FNC
8h 35m€123–303Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Madeira Airport (FNC)plane FRA - FNC
8h 52m€149–320Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
- 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 Madeira Airport (FNC)plane AMS - FNC
10h 3m€139–442
Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Madeira Airport (FNC) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Funchal is to fly which costs €95 - €300 and takes 7h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Funchal is to fly which takes 7h 43m and costs €95 - €300.
The distance between Essen and Funchal is 2866 km.
It takes approximately 7h 43m to get from Essen to Funchal, including transfers.
Funchal is 1h behind Essen. It is currently 10:28 AM in Essen and 9:28 AM in Funchal.
There are 5445+ hotels available in Funchal.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Funchal, Portugal?
Condor Flugdienst, Eurowings, and three other airlines fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Madeira Airport (FNC) 4 times a day.
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Madeira Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–370
Flights from Frankfurt to Madeira Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–220
Flights from Frankfurt to Madeira Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–220
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Madeira Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–220
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Madeira Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–600
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Madeira Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–220
Flights from Frankfurt to Madeira Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–220
Flights from Frankfurt to Madeira Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Madeira Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–270
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Madeira Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €80–270
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Madeira Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–270
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Madeira Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–230
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Madeira Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Madeira Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
Flights from Frankfurt to Madeira Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–220
- Website
- tui.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Madeira Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–340
Flights from Frankfurt to Madeira Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–190
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Madeira Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Madeira Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–220
- Website
- tui.nl
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Madeira Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–500
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Madeira Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–340
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Essen Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–40
- 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
- +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
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- 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)
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