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How to get fromEssen to Kirunaby train, plane, bus, night train, or car

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There are 10 ways to get from Essen to Kiruna by train, plane, bus, night train, or car

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  1. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Kiruna Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Kiruna Airport (KRN)plane plane FRA - KRN
    11h 1m
    kr 2,693–7,130

  2. Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes, bus

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes (EVE)plane plane DUS - EVE
    2. Take the bus from Harstad/Narvik lufthavn to Bromsgårdbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Narvik Bromsgård to Sjukhusetbus bus
    12h 48m
    kr 1,720–6,111

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain train 1 / ...
    2. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Stockholm Centralstationtrain train Ic / ...
    3. Take the train from Stockholm Centralstation to Boden C/Resecentrumtrain train 94
    4. Take the train from Boden C/Resecentrum to Kiruna stationtrain train 98
    33h 28m
    kr 3,562–6,752

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Essen central train station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus bus N74 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Stockholm, Cityterminalenbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Törebus bus
    4. Take the bus from Töre busstation to Sjukhusetbus bus 10
    42h
    kr 2,769–3,854

  5. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain train 1 / ...
    2. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Malmo Centralstationtrain train Ic / ...
    3. Take the nighttrain from Malmö Centralstation to Kiruna stationnighttrain night train Nt
    34h 15m
    kr 3,342–7,562

  6. Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Kiruna Airport

    1. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Kiruna Airport (KRN)plane plane DUS - KRN
    6h 51m
    kr 1,860–5,421

  7. Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Kiruna Airport

    1. Take the train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain train
    2. Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    3. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Kiruna Airport (KRN)plane plane AMS - KRN
    10h 42m
    kr 1,921–6,371

  8. Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Kiruna Airport

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Kiruna Airport (KRN)plane plane CGN - KRN
    9h 34m
    kr 3,889–8,032

  9. Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Bardufoss Airport, bus, train

    1. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Bardufoss Airport (BDU)plane plane DUS - BDU
    2. Take the bus from Bardufoss hotel to Narvik stasjonbus bus
    3. Take the train from Narvik station to Kiruna stationtrain train
    14h 46m
    kr 2,560–8,671

  10. Drive  2,627 km

    1. Drive from Essen to Kirunacar car 2,627 km
    28h 3m
    kr 4,919–7,105

Essen to Kiruna by train

Calendar8Weekly Trains
Duration33h 28mAverage Duration
Ticketkr 3,562Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,335.9 km
  • Duration: 11h 1m

What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Kiruna, Sweden?

You can take a train from Essen Hbf to Kiruna station via Hamburg Hbf, Stockholm Centralstation, and Boden C/Resecentrum in around 33h 28m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Essen central train station to Sjukhuset via Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof, Stockholm, Cityterminalen, and Töre busstation in around 42h.

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