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There are 9 ways to get from Essen to Oslo by plane, train, bus, car ferry, or car

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  1. Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, train

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    1. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL)plane plane DUS - OSL
    2. Take the train from Oslo lufthavn stasjon to Oslo Strain train
    4h 44m
    kr 1,211–3,238

  2. Train

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain train 1 / ...
    2. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Molndal stationtrain train Ic / ...
    3. Take the train from Göteborg Centralstation to Oslo Strain train
    16h 57m
    kr 2,244–5,161

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Essen Hbf to Hamburgbus bus Ivano-Frankivsk
    2. Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Oslo bussterminalbus bus N613
    20h 9m
    kr 1,224–1,952

  4. Train, car ferry

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain train 1 / ...
    2. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain train Re7
    3. Take the carferry from Port of Kiel to Oslo Vipperangencarferry car ferry
    25h 34m
    kr 3,196–8,236

  5. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, train

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL)plane plane FRA - OSL
    3. Take the train from Oslo lufthavn stasjon to Oslo Strain train
    6h 19m
    kr 2,003–4,933

  6. Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen

    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 Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL)plane plane AMS - OSL
    4. Take the train from Oslo lufthavn stasjon to Oslo Strain train
    6h 51m
    kr 1,233–4,739

  7. Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Sandefjord Airport, train

    1. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Sandefjord Airport (TRF)plane plane DUS - TRF
    2. Take the train from Sandefjord stasjon to Nationaltheatret stasjontrain train
    9h 21m
    kr 1,521–3,618

  8. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Essen Central Station to Hamburg Central Stationtrain train
    2. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Copenhagen Lufthavntrain train 344
    3. Take the bus from Copenhagen Lufthavn to Oslo Bussterminalbus bus 675 / ...
    18h 28m
    kr 1,878–3,498

  9. Drive 1,412.3 km

    1. Drive from Essen to Oslocar car 1,412.3 km
    13h 25m
    kr 2,865–4,138

Essen to Oslo by train

Calendar6Weekly Trains
Duration16h 57mAverage Duration
Ticketkr 2,244Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,111.7 km
  • Duration: 4h 44m

What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Oslo, 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.

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