There are 6 ways to get from Essen to Sydney by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Sydney International Airport
best- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane DUS - SYD
25h 27m$931–1,667Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Sydney International Airport
cheapest- 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 Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane AMS - SYD
27h 21m$707–1,692Train to Frankfurt, fly to Sydney International Airport
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane FRA - SYD
25h 48m$740–1,606Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Newcastle Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Newcastle Airport (NTL)plane DUS - NTL
- Take the train from Hamilton Station to Central Stationtrain
32h 59m$1,226–2,663Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly to Sydney International Airport
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbftrain
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane BRU - SYD
29h 29m$1,031–2,006Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Canberra International Airport, bus
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Canberra International Airport (CBR)plane DUS - CBR
- Take the bus from Canberra to Sydney Central Stationbus
32h 46m$1,243–2,599
Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Sydney International Airport (SYD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Sydney is to train and fly which costs $700 - $1,700 and takes 27h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Sydney is to fly which takes 25h 27m and costs $900 - $1,700.
The distance between Essen and Sydney is 16617 km.
It takes approximately 25h 27m to get from Essen to Sydney, including transfers.
Sydney is 8h ahead of Essen. It is currently 3:09 PM in Essen and 11:09 PM in Sydney.
There are 5222+ hotels available in Sydney.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Sydney, NSW, Australia?
Emirates, Qatar Airways, and two other airlines fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Sydney International Airport (SYD) 5 times a day.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,900
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,900
Flights from Frankfurt to Sydney International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Sydney International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Newcastle Airport via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,700
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Newcastle Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,800
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Newcastle Airport via Dubai, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,700
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Newcastle Airport via Doha, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,100
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Canberra International Airport via Dubai, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,600
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Canberra International Airport via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,600
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Canberra International Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,700
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Canberra International Airport via Dubai, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,600
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Canberra International Airport via Doha, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,000
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–290
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Website
- FlixBus Australia
Bus from Canberra to Sydney Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- FlixBus Australia
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