There are 12 ways to get from Essen to Satu Mare by plane, train, bus, night train, car, or car train
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Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Debrecen International Airport, train
best- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Debrecen International Airport (DEB)plane DUS - DEB
- Take the train from Debrecen to Satu Maretrain
9h 38m$242–814Fly Dortmund Airport to Cluj-Napoca, bus
cheapest- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane DTM - CLJ
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest to Satu Marebus
10h 42m$80–409Train via Salzburg
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain 62
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Budapest Keletitrain Ec
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Valea Lui Mihaitrain Ic
- Take the train from Valea lui Mihai to Satu Maretrain Ir
21h 48m$278–1,008Bus
- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus N161 / ...
- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Satu Marebus 3910
25h 35m$141–229Night train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Essen Hbf to Wien Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Debrecentrain Ec
- Take the train from Debrecen to Satu Maretrain Ec / ...
23h 24m$185–386Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, bus
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane DUS - BUD
- Take the bus from Budapest Airport to Satu Marebus
9h 13m$118–316Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Cluj-Napoca, bus
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane DUS - CLJ
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest to Satu Marebus
11h 12m$121–294Fly Dortmund Airport to Oradea International Airport, train
- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Oradea International Airport (OMR)plane DTM - OMR
- Take the train from Oradea to Satu Maretrain
9h 33m$181–533Train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to S Spandau Bhftrain 10 / ...
- Take the train from Berlin-Spandau to Budapest-Nyugati putrain
- Take the train from Budapest-Nyugati to Debrecentrain Ir / ...
- Take the train from Debrecen to Satu Maretrain Ec / ...
22h 47m$114–563Train, bus
- Take the train from Essen Süd S to Köln Hbftrain S6
- Take the bus from Köln to Oradea Gara CFR Oradeabus
- Take the train from Oradea to Satu Maretrain
26h 14mDrive 1,502.3 km
- Drive from Essen to Satu Marecar 1,502.3 km
14h 14m$248–358Drive, car train
- Drive from Essen to Fuldacar
- Take the cartrain from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Satu Marecar
20h 32m$308–439
Essen to Satu Mare by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Satu Mare is to bus which costs $140 - $230 and takes 25h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Satu Mare is to fly and bus which takes 9h 13m and costs $110 - $320.
No, there is no direct bus from Essen station to Satu Mare. However, there are services departing from Essen central train station and arriving at Satu Mare via Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 35m.
No, there is no direct train from Essen to Satu Mare. However, there are services departing from Essen Hbf and arriving at Satu Mare via Salzburg Hbf, Budapest-Keleti and Valea lui Mihai. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 48m.
The distance between Essen and Satu Mare is 1299 km. The road distance is 1502.3 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Satu Mare without a car is to train via Salzburg which takes 21h 48m and costs $270 - $1,100.
It takes approximately 9h 38m to get from Essen to Satu Mare, including transfers.
Essen to Satu Mare bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Essen central train station.
Essen to Satu Mare train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Essen Hbf station.
The best way to get from Essen to Satu Mare is to train via Salzburg which takes 21h 48m and costs $270 - $1,100. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $140 - $230 and takes 25h 35m.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Satu Mare, Romania?
You can take a train from Essen Hbf to Satu Mare via Salzburg Hauptbahnhof, Salzburg Hbf, Budapest-Keleti, Valea Lui Mihai, and Valea lui Mihai in around 21h 48m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Essen central train station to Satu Mare via Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar in around 25h 35m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Debrecen International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–750
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Debrecen International Airport via Frankfurt, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $210–750
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–330
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–330
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–490
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–170
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Monday
- Estimated price
- $75–170
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–310
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–330
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–430
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–330
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Oradea International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–320
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–440
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Debrecen to Satu Mare
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–7
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Valea Lui Mihai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14–17
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Valea lui Mihai to Satu Mare
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $4–5
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Debrecen to Satu Mare
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–7
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Nyugati to Debrecen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–15
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Debrecen to Satu Mare
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–7
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- 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)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Budapest Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–250
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Wien Hbf to Debrecen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–210
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Valea lui Mihai to Satu Mare
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–10
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Oradea to Satu Mare
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–16
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Oradea to Satu Mare
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–16
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Essen Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–170
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- $130–170
- Couchette Carriage
- $100–120
- Seating Carriage
- $65–85
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Hbf to Debrecen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–210
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Essen Hbf to S Spandau Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- [email protected]
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
Train from Berlin-Spandau to Budapest-Nyugati pu
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 14m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–100
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Essen Süd S to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Fulda to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $110–140
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Essen central train station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–180
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Satu Mare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Budapest Airport to Satu Mare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–50
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +40 741 607 941
- Website
- fany.ro
Bus from Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest to Satu Mare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–18
- Schedules at
- fany.autogari.ro
- Standard Adult
- $12–18
Bus from Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest to Satu Mare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–18
- Schedules at
- fany.autogari.ro
- Standard Adult
- $12–18
- Phone
- 0724 122 272
- [email protected]
- Website
- euro-fratello.ro
Bus from Köln to Oradea Gara CFR Oradea
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- euro-fratello.ro
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More Questions & Answers
Essen to Satu Mare bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar station.
Satu Mare is 1h ahead of Essen. It is currently 9:25 PM in Essen and 10:25 PM in Satu Mare.
Essen to Satu Mare train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Salzburg Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Essen to Satu Mare is 1502 km. It takes approximately 14h 14m to drive from Essen to Satu Mare.
Book your Essen to Satu Mare bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
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