There are 8 ways to get from Essen to Hirtshals by train, bus, car, plane, or car ferry
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kolding St.train Ece / ...
- Take the bus from Kolding bus station to Aalborgbus 353 / ...
- Take the train from Aalborg St. to Hirtshals St.train 76
12h 52mkr 905–3,035Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Kolding bus stationbus N74
- Take the bus from Kolding bus station to Aalborgbus 353 / ...
- Take the bus from Aalborg St. to Hjørring St.bus
16h 42mkr 585–924Bus, train
- Take the bus from Essen Hbf to Hamburgbus
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Aalborgbus 172
- Take the train from Aalborg St. to Hirtshals St.train 76
13h 44mkr 618–979Drive 864.5 km
- Drive from Essen to Hirtshalscar 864.5 km
7h 30mkr 1,151–1,663Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Aalborg Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Aalborg Airport (AAL)plane DUS - AAL
- Take the train from Lindholm St. to Hirtshals St.train
7h 51mkr 1,094–3,333Train, bus via Aarhus
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Aarhus C FlixBus stopbus 172
- Take the train from Aarhus H to Aalborg St.train Ic / ...
- Take the train from Aalborg St. to Hirtshals St.train 76
13h 1mkr 975–2,915Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Aalborg Airport
- 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 Aalborg Airport (AAL)plane AMS - AAL
- Take the train from Lindholm St. to Hirtshals St.train
8h 34mkr 1,158–3,430Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport, car ferry
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (GOT)plane DUS - GOT
- Take the carferry from Gothenburg to Port of Frederikshavncarferry
11h 16mkr 816–3,046
Essen to Hirtshals by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Hirtshals is to bus which costs 550 kr - 950 kr and takes 16h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Hirtshals is to drive which takes 7h 30m and costs 1100 kr - 1700 kr.
No, there is no direct bus from Essen station to Hirtshals. However, there are services departing from Essen central train station and arriving at Hjørring St. via Kolding bus station and Aalborg St.. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 42m.
The distance between Essen and Hirtshals is 922 km. The road distance is 864.5 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Hirtshals without a car is to train and bus which takes 12h 52m and costs 900 kr - 3100 kr.
It takes approximately 12h 52m to get from Essen to Hirtshals, including transfers.
Essen to Hirtshals bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Essen central train station.
Essen to Hirtshals bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Kolding bus station.
Yes, the driving distance between Essen to Hirtshals is 864 km. It takes approximately 7h 30m to drive from Essen to Hirtshals.
There are 1255+ hotels available in Hirtshals.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Hirtshals, Denmark?
You can take a bus from Essen central train station to Hirtshals St. via Kolding bus station, Aalborg St., Hjørring St., and Hjørring St. in around 16h 42m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Aalborg Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 600–3,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Aalborg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 600–3,800
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Aalborg Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 900–2,500
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Aalborg Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 850–2,900
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Aalborg Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 850–2,900
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Aalborg Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 900–2,500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–4,300
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 550–1,600
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 700–3,500
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Aalborg Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 850–2,400
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 500–2,200
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 500–2,200
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 120–550
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 221 800 20 80
- [email protected]
- Website
- MSM Partyzug
Train from Essen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- MSM Partyzug
Train from Essen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- MSM Partyzug
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- [email protected]
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kolding St.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 390–550
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Aarhus H to Aalborg St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 200–290
- Website
- Danish Railways
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kolding St.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 210–340
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kolding St.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 230–350
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- 98 11 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Nordjyllands Trafikselskab
Train from Aalborg St. to Hirtshals St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 65–95
- Website
- Nordjyllands Trafikselskab
Train from Aalborg St. to Hirtshals St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 65–95
- Website
- Nordjyllands Trafikselskab
Train from Lindholm St. to Hirtshals St.
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 65–90
- Website
- Nordjyllands Trafikselskab
Train from Aalborg St. to Hirtshals St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 65–95
- Website
- Nordjyllands Trafikselskab
Train from Lindholm St. to Hirtshals St.
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 65–90
- Website
- Nordjyllands Trafikselskab
- Phone
- +49 6078 966930
- [email protected]
- Website
- VIAS Rail GmbH
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 231
- Schedules at
- VIAS Rail GmbH
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 75–160
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 80–170
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Kolding bus station to Aalborg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 120–200
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Aalborg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 270–450
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Aarhus C FlixBus stop
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 200–340
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Essen central train station to Kolding bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 360–600
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Kolding bus station to Aalborg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 120–200
- 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
- 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
- kr 280–440
- Website
- East West Eurolines
- Phone
- 98 11 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Nordjyllands Trafikselskab
Bus from Aalborg St. to Hjørring St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 70–95
- Website
- Nordjyllands Trafikselskab
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stena Line
Car ferry from Gothenburg to Port of Frederikshavn
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 120–900
- Website
- Stena Line
- Passenger
- kr 120–160
- Small Car
- kr 500–900
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