There are 8 ways to get from Hirtshals to Essen by train, plane, bus, or car
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Train to Aalborg Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
best- Take the train from Hirtshals St. to Lindholm St.train
- Fly from Aalborg Airport (AAL) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane AAL - DUS
7h 3m€149–445Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Hjørring St. to Aalborg St. / John F. Kennedys Pladsbus
- Take the bus from Aalborg to Kolding bus stationbus 353 / ...
- Take the bus from Kolding bus station to Essen central train stationbus N74
17h 20m€73–125Train, bus via Kolding
- Take the train from Hirtshals St. to Aalborg St.train 76
- Take the bus from Aalborg to Kolding bus stationbus 353 / ...
- Take the train from Kolding St. to Hamburg Hbftrain Ece / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Essen Hbftrain 43 / ...
12h 51m€119–414Train, bus
- Take the train from Hirtshals St. to Aalborg St.train 76
- Take the bus from Aalborg to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus 172
- Take the bus from Hamburg to Essen Hbfbus
13h 46m€79–132Drive 863.7 km
- Drive from Hirtshals to Essencar 863.7 km
7h 24m€154–223Train to Aalborg Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Take the train from Hirtshals St. to Lindholm St.train
- Fly from Aalborg Airport (AAL) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane AAL - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Oberhausen Hbftrain
7h 40m€154–407Train, bus to Aarhus Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Hirtshals St. to Aalborg St.train
- Take the train from Aalborg St. to Aarhus Htrain
- Take the bus from Aarhus Banegårdsplads/Banegårdspladsen to Aarhus Lufthavnbus
- Fly from Aarhus Airport (AAR) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane AAR - DUS
10h 4m€161–417Train, bus via Aarhus
- Take the train from Hirtshals St. to Aalborg St.train 76
- Take the train from Aalborg St. to Aarhus Htrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Aarhus C FlixBus stop to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus 172
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Essen Hbftrain 43 / ...
13h 3m€129–397
Hirtshals to Essen by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Hirtshals to Essen is to bus which costs €70 - €130 and takes 17h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Hirtshals to Essen is to train and fly which takes 7h 3m and costs €140 - €450.
No, there is no direct bus from Hirtshals to Essen station. However, there are services departing from Hjørring St. and arriving at Essen central train station via Aalborg and Kolding bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 20m.
The distance between Hirtshals and Essen is 781 km. The road distance is 863.7 km.
The best way to get from Hirtshals to Essen without a car is to train and bus via Kolding which takes 12h 51m and costs €110 - €420.
It takes approximately 7h 3m to get from Hirtshals to Essen, including transfers.
Hirtshals to Essen bus services, operated by Nordjyllands Trafikselskab, depart from Hjørring St. station.
Hirtshals to Essen bus services, operated by Nordjyllands Trafikselskab, arrive at Aalborg St. / John F. Kennedys Plads station.
Yes, the driving distance between Hirtshals to Essen is 864 km. It takes approximately 7h 24m to drive from Hirtshals to Essen.
There are 2779+ hotels available in Essen.
What companies run services between Hirtshals, Denmark and Essen, Germany?
You can take a train from Hirtshals St. to Essen central train station via Hjørring St., Hjørring St., Aalborg St. / John F. Kennedys Plads, Aalborg, and Kolding bus station in around 17h 20m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Aalborg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–390
Flights from Aalborg Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–430
Flights from Aarhus Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Aalborg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–390
Flights from Aalborg Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–390
Flights from Aalborg Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–430
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Aalborg Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–320
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Aarhus Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Gdansk
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–400
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Aarhus Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
- Phone
- 98 11 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Nordjyllands Trafikselskab
Train from Hirtshals St. to Lindholm St.
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- Nordjyllands Trafikselskab
Train from Hirtshals St. to Aalborg St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- Nordjyllands Trafikselskab
Train from Hirtshals St. to Aalborg St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- Nordjyllands Trafikselskab
Train from Hirtshals St. to Lindholm St.
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- Nordjyllands Trafikselskab
Train from Hirtshals St. to Aalborg St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- Nordjyllands Trafikselskab
Train from Hirtshals St. to Aalborg St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- Nordjyllands Trafikselskab
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- [email protected]
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Kolding St. to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Aalborg St. to Aarhus H
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Aalborg St. to Aarhus H
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- Danish Railways
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Kolding St. to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–300
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–300
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 221 800 20 80
- [email protected]
- Website
- MSM Partyzug
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- MSM Partyzug
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- MSM Partyzug
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–10
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- Arriva NL
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- €8–13
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Aalborg to Kolding bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–27
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Aalborg to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Aarhus C FlixBus stop to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Aalborg to Kolding bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–27
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Kolding bus station to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Hamburg to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Grand Bus
- Phone
- +380 98 815 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- East West Eurolines
Bus from Hamburg to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- East West Eurolines
- Phone
- +45 70 21 02 30
- [email protected]
- Website
- Midttrafik
Bus from Aarhus Banegårdsplads/Banegårdspladsen to Aarhus Lufthavn
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Schedules at
- Midttrafik
- Phone
- 98 11 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Nordjyllands Trafikselskab
Bus from Hjørring St. to Aalborg St. / John F. Kennedys Plads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- Nordjyllands Trafikselskab
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