There are 11 ways to get from Essen to Norway by plane, train, bus, car ferry, or car
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Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, train
best- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL)plane DUS - OSL
- Take the train from Oslo lufthavn stasjon to Oslo Strain
4h 44mkr 1,211–3,238Train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain 1 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Molndal stationtrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Göteborg Centralstation to Oslo Strain
16h 57mkr 2,244–5,161Bus
- Take the bus from Essen Hbf to Hamburgbus Ivano-Frankivsk
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Oslo bussterminalbus N613
20h 9mkr 1,224–1,952Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain 1 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain Re7
- Take the carferry from Port of Kiel to Oslo Vipperangencarferry
25h 34mkr 3,196–8,236Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Stavanger Airport, Sola
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Stavanger Airport, Sola (SVG)plane DUS - SVG
6h 30mkr 1,381–4,968Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS)plane DUS - KRS
7h 36mkr 1,456–4,888Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Stavanger Airport, Sola
- 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 Stavanger Airport, Sola (SVG)plane AMS - SVG
6h 56mkr 1,853–5,769Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Bergen
- 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 Bergen (BGO)plane AMS - BGO
7h 10mkr 1,335–5,176Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik
- 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 Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS)plane AMS - KRS
7h 13mkr 1,628–5,489Train, bus
- Take the train from Essen Central Station to Hamburg Central Stationtrain
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Copenhagen Lufthavntrain 344
- Take the bus from Copenhagen Lufthavn to Oslo Bussterminalbus 675 / ...
18h 28mkr 1,878–3,498Drive 1,412.3 km
- Drive from Essen to Oslocar 1,412.3 km
13h 25mkr 2,865–4,138
Essen to Norway by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Norway is to bus which costs kr 1200 - kr 2000 and takes 20h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Norway is to fly and train which takes 4h 44m and costs kr 1200 - kr 3300.
No, there is no direct bus from Essen to Norway. However, there are services departing from Essen Hbf and arriving at Oslo bussterminal via Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 9m.
No, there is no direct train from Essen to Norway. However, there are services departing from Essen Hbf and arriving at Oslo S via Hamburg Hbf, Mölndal station and Göteborg Centralstation. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 57m.
The distance between Essen and Norway is 1112 km. The road distance is 1412.3 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Norway without a car is to train which takes 16h 57m and costs kr 2200 - kr 5500.
It takes approximately 4h 44m to get from Essen to Norway, including transfers.
Essen to Norway bus services, operated by GrandBus, depart from Essen Hbf station.
Essen to Norway train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Essen Hbf station.
The best way to get from Essen to Norway is to train which takes 16h 57m and costs kr 2200 - kr 5500. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs kr 1200 - kr 2000 and takes 20h 9m, you could also fly, which costs kr 1300 - kr 5000 and takes 6h 30m.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Norway?
You can take a train from Essen Hbf to Oslo S via Hamburg Hbf, Mölndal station, and Göteborg Centralstation in around 16h 57m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Essen Hbf to Oslo bussterminal via Hamburg and Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof in around 20h 9m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 650–3,500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stavanger Airport, Sola via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 750–4,300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 800–4,700
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Stavanger Airport, Sola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 800–4,800
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Stavanger Airport, Sola via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 950–5,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Stavanger Airport, Sola via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,700–5,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 750–4,300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bergen via Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 950–4,900
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bergen via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 850–4,200
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 850–5,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–6,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,400
- Phone
- +47 61 05 19 10
- [email protected]
- Website
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
Train from Oslo lufthavn stasjon to Oslo S
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 95–140
- Website
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
- Book at
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
Train from Göteborg Centralstation to Oslo S
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 650–950
- Website
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
- Book at
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
- 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
- kr 420–450
- Website
- Grand Bus
- Phone
- +45 99 56 19 00
- Website
- Color Line AS
Car ferry from Port of Kiel to Oslo Vipperangen
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 2,300–4,700
- Website
- Color Line AS
- Car
- kr 4,700
- No Car
- kr 2,300
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More Questions & Answers
Essen to Norway bus services, operated by GrandBus, arrive at Hamburg station.
Essen to Norway train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hamburg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Essen to Norway is 1412 km. It takes approximately 13h 25m to drive from Essen to Norway.
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