There are 10 ways to get from Essen to Sochi by plane, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Dortmund Airport
best- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Sochi International Airport (AER)plane DTM - AER
24h 34m₽12,064–33,568Bus
- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Hanover central bus stationbus 081
- Take the bus from Hanover to Gomel Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Gomel Bus Station to Tuapsebus
- Take the bus from Tuapse to Sochi Bus stationbus
2d 15h₽22,457–47,582Bus, train
- Take the bus from Dortmund to Kaliningrad Bus stationbus 905 / ...
- Take the train from Kaliningrad-Passajirsk to Sochitrain 360Ч
3d 10h₽17,742–31,333Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Sochi International Airport (AER)plane DUS - AER
11h₽16,558–46,877Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafentrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Sochi International Airport (AER)plane CGN - AER
11h 4m₽17,305–38,451Train to Münster Osnabrück International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Muenster(Westf)Hbftrain
- Fly from Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO) to Sochi International Airport (AER)plane FMO - AER
12h 13m₽22,147–64,676Fly from Weeze Airport
- Fly from Weeze Airport (NRN) to Sochi International Airport (AER)plane NRN - AER
25h 33m₽13,355–39,069Train to Paderborn Lippstadt Airport, fly
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Paderborn Hbftrain
- Fly from Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD) to Sochi International Airport (AER)plane PAD - AER
12h 30m₽23,029–57,023Bus, train via Asipovichy
- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Kaunas, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Kaunas Central bus station to Minsk Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Minsk Pas to Osipovichi 1train
- Take the train from Osipovichi 1 to Sochitrain
3d 11h₽26,409–53,825Train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain 41 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Kraków Głównytrain Drf
- Take the train from Kraków Główny to Vilniaus geležinkelio stotistrain
- Take the train from Hudahaj to Sochitrain
3d 13h
Essen to Sochi by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Sochi is to fly which costs RUB 12000 - RUB 34000 and takes 24h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Sochi is to fly which takes 11h and costs RUB 16000 - RUB 47000.
No, there is no direct bus from Essen station to Sochi station. However, there are services departing from Essen central train station and arriving at Sochi Bus station via Hanover, Gomel Bus Station and Tuapse. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 15h.
No, there is no direct train from Essen to Sochi. However, there are services departing from Essen Hbf and arriving at Sochi via Frankfurt, Kraków Główny, Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis and Hudahaj. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 13h.
The distance between Essen and Sochi is 2640 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Sochi without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 15h and costs RUB 22000 - RUB 48000.
It takes approximately 24h 34m to get from Essen to Sochi, including transfers.
Essen to Sochi bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Essen central train station.
Essen to Sochi train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Essen Hbf station.
The best way to get from Essen to Sochi is to fly which takes 24h 34m and costs RUB 12000 - RUB 34000. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs RUB 22000 - RUB 48000 and takes 2 days 15h, you could also train, which costs and takes 3 days 13h.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Sochi, Russia?
SunExpress, IrAero, and three other airlines fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Sochi International Airport (AER) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Essen central train station to Sochi Bus station via Hanover, Gomel Bus Station, and Tuapse in around 2d 15h.
- Website
- iraero.ru
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Sochi International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽14,000–42,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Sochi International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽14,000–41,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Sochi International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽12,000–55,000
Flights from Münster Osnabrück International Airport to Sochi International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽19,000–55,000
Flights from Weeze Airport to Sochi International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽15,000–45,000
Flights from Paderborn Lippstadt Airport to Sochi International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽19,000–60,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Sochi International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽10,000–28,000
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Sochi International Airport via Podgorica, Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽10,000–29,000
Flights from Weeze Airport to Sochi International Airport via Zagreb, Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽10,000–30,000
- Website
- flyone.eu
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Sochi International Airport via Erevan
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽8,500–33,000
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- Russian Railways
Train from Kaliningrad-Passajirsk to Sochi
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽6,500–12,000
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽26,000–37,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽6,500–9,000
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽8,500–12,000
Train from Hudahaj to Sochi
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽5,500–11,000
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽23,000–33,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽5,500–8,000
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽7,500–11,000
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Essen Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Essen Hbf to Paderborn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,400–3,300
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Muenster(Westf)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽1,200–2,800
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Paderborn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽2,200–4,800
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₽3,800–8,500
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Essen Hbf to Muenster(Westf)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₽1,400–6,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Essen Hbf to Muenster(Westf)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽800–1,600
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Essen Hbf to Muenster(Westf)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽550–850
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- Phone
- 105
- Website
- Belarusian Railway
Train from Minsk Pas to Osipovichi 1
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽430–550
- Website
- Belarusian Railway
- Website
- Belarusian Railway
- Phone
- 105
- Website
- Belarusian Railway
Train from Minsk Pas to Osipovichi 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- Belarusian Railway
- Website
- Belarusian Railway
- Phone
- 105
- Website
- Belarusian Railway
Train from Minsk Pas to Osipovichi 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽2,200–3,825
- Website
- Belarusian Railway
- Website
- Belarusian Railway
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽2,200–2,500
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽3,825
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽7,000–8,000
Train from Osipovichi 1 to Sochi
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽12,000–21,611
- Website
- Belarusian Railway
- Website
- Belarusian Railway
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽12,000–14,000
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽21,611
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽41,000–46,000
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Frankfurt to Kraków Główny
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 57m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- [email protected]
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Kraków Główny to Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽3,100–4,500
- Website
- LTG Link
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 Hanover central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽2,000–3,000
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Essen central train station to Kaunas, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽13,000–20,000
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +380 98 815 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- East West Eurolines
Bus from Essen central train station to Hanover central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽2,865
- Website
- East West Eurolines
- Phone
- +375 (29) 148-41-31
- [email protected]
- Website
- vt.by
Bus from Hanover to Gomel Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽14,000–35,000
- Schedules at
- vt.by
- Phone
- +7 (8652) 23 47 41
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stavropol Bus Terminal
Bus from Tuapse to Sochi Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽460–650
- Schedules at
- Stavropol Bus Terminal
- Book at
- Regionbilet
- Website
- Stavropol Bus Terminal
- Phone
- +7 (4012) 64-36-35
- [email protected]
- Website
- avl39.ru
Bus from Dortmund to Kaliningrad Bus station
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- [email protected]
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Kaunas Central bus station to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽1,800–7,500
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Book at
- ecolines.net
- Phone
- +375-17-251-14-11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Minsktrans
Bus from Kaunas Central bus station to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽750–8,500
- Book at
- Infobus
- Website
- Minsktrans
- Schedules at
- Minsktrans
- Phone
- +375 (29) 643 70 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- Intercars Europe
Bus from Kaunas Central bus station to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽2,300–7,500
- Website
- Intercars Europe
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Booking & Getting There
Essen to Sochi bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Hanover central bus station.
Sochi is 2h ahead of Essen. It is currently 2:12 PM in Essen and 4:12 PM in Sochi.
Essen to Sochi train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt station.
















































