There are 11 ways to get from Essen to Kaunas by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Vilnius Airport, train
best- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Vilnius Airport (VNO)plane DUS - VNO
- Take the train from Vilnius to Kaunastrain
7h 23m$118–319Fly Dortmund Airport to Vilnius Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Vilnius Airport (VNO)plane DTM - VNO
- Take the train from Vilnius to Kaunastrain
8h 10m$90–364Train, bus via Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Berlin Hbftrain 10 / ...
- Take the bus from Berlin Airport BER to Kaunas, Bus Stationbus N1324 / ...
19h 34m$199–656Train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to S Spandau Bhftrain 10 / ...
- Take the train from S Spandau Bhf to Pasewalk Bahnhoftrain 13
- Take the train from Pasewalk Bahnhof to Szczecin Glownytrain Re4
- Take the train from Szczecin Glowny to Mockavatrain Ic
- Take the train from Mockava to Kaunastrain 36 / ...
21h 24m$300–1,219Drive 1,459.9 km
- Drive from Essen to Kaunascar 1,459.9 km
12h 36m$251–363Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Kaunas
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Kaunas (KUN)plane CGN - KUN
6h 20m$91–474Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Riga International Airport, car
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane DUS - RIX
- Drive from Riga Airport to Kaunas Airportcar
9h 36m$155–838Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Kaunas
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Kaunas (KUN)plane DUS - KUN
7h 23m$110–457Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Vilnius Airport
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Viersen Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Venlo to Eindhoven Centraaltrain
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Vilnius Airport (VNO)plane EIN - VNO
- Take the train from Vilnius to Kaunastrain
9h 41m$112–488Train, bus
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Kamentrain Re
- Take the train from Kamen to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain Re
- Take the bus from Kassel to Kaunasbus
25h 31mBus
- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Kaunas, Bus Stationbus N1387
26h 55m$140–240
Essen to Kaunas by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Kaunas is to fly and train which costs $90 - $370 and takes 8h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Kaunas is to train and fly which takes 6h 20m and costs $90 - $480.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Essen central train station station and arriving at Kaunas, Bus Station station. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 26h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Essen to Kaunas. However, there are services departing from Essen Hbf and arriving at Kaunas via S Spandau Bhf, Pasewalk Bahnhof, Szczecin Glowny and Mockava. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 24m.
The distance between Essen and Kaunas is 1434 km. The road distance is 1459.9 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Kaunas without a car is to train and bus via Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) which takes 19h 34m and costs $190 - $700.
It takes approximately 7h 23m to get from Essen to Kaunas, including transfers.
Essen to Kaunas bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Essen central train station.
Essen to Kaunas train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Essen Hbf station.
The best way to get from Essen to Kaunas is to train which takes 21h 24m and costs $300 - $1,300. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $110 - $460 and takes 7h 23m, you could also bus, which costs $140 - $240 and takes 26h 55m.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Kaunas, Lithuania?
You can take a train from Essen Hbf to Kaunas via S Spandau Bhf, Pasewalk Bahnhof, Szczecin Glowny, and Mockava in around 21h 24m. Alternatively, Scandinavian Airlines, Ryanair, and Eurowings fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Kaunas (KUN) twice a week.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Vilnius Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–180
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Riga International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Kaunas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $55–320
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kaunas via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $100–420
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kaunas via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $150–550
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Vilnius Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $60–310
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Vilnius Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–250
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–230
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Vilnius Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Vilnius Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–250
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Vilnius Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–320
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Vilnius Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–390
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- [email protected]
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Vilnius to Kaunas
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Mockava to Kaunas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Vilnius to Kaunas
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Vilnius to Kaunas
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- LTG Link
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $110–490
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to S Spandau Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $100–450
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from S Spandau Bhf to Pasewalk Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $30–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Viersen Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $11–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Pasewalk Bahnhof to Szczecin Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–21
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Essen Hbf to Viersen Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $15–27
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Szczecin Glowny to Mockava
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- 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
- $6–14
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Essen Hbf to Kamen
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Kamen to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- [email protected]
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Essen Hbf to Kamen
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Website
- Eurobahn
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Berlin Airport BER to Kaunas, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $85–140
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Essen central train station to Kaunas, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–240
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- [email protected]
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Kassel to Kaunas
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–200
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Phone
- +370 5 210 4304
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ollex
Car from Riga Airport to Kaunas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $45–550
- Website
- Ollex
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More Questions & Answers
Essen to Kaunas bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Kaunas, Bus Station.
Kaunas is 1h ahead of Essen. It is currently 1:30 PM in Essen and 2:30 PM in Kaunas.
Essen to Kaunas train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at S Spandau Bhf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Essen to Kaunas is 1460 km. It takes approximately 12h 36m to drive from Essen to Kaunas.
Book your Essen to Kaunas bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
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