There are 9 ways to get from Kaunas to Essen by train, plane, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Vilnius Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
best- Take the train from Kaunas to Vilniustrain
- Fly from Vilnius Airport (VNO) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane VNO - DUS
6h 23m€109–279Train to Vilnius Airport, fly to Dortmund Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Kaunas to Vilniustrain
- Fly from Vilnius Airport (VNO) to Dortmund Airport (DTM)plane VNO - DTM
7h 16m€64–355Train
- Take the train from Kaunas to Warszawa Centralnatrain
- Take the train from Warszawa Centralna to Berlin Gesundbrunnentrain Eic
- Take the train from S Spandau Bhf to Hammtrain 10 / ...
- Take the train from Hamm(Westf)Hbf to Essen Hbftrain Re
17h 56m€157–343Bus via Amshausen
- Take the bus from Kaunas to Bielefeldbus 846421
- Take the bus from Bielefeld, Brackwede Bahnhof to Essen Hbfbus Dnipro
22h 12m€122–201Drive 1,459.8 km
- Drive from Kaunas to Essencar 1,459.8 km
12h 30m€225–325Car to Riga International Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Drive from Kaunas Airport to Riga Airportcar
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane RIX - DUS
9h 31m€133–701Fly Kaunas to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Fly from Kaunas (KUN) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane KUN - CGN
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbftrain
6h 8m€89–358Train to Vilnius Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Kaunas to Vilniustrain
- Fly from Vilnius Airport (VNO) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane VNO - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbftrain
8h 25m€137–354Bus
- Take the bus from Kaunas, Bus Station to Essen central train stationbus N1387
26h 55m€100–220
Kaunas to Essen by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kaunas to Essen is to bus via Amshausen which costs €120 - €210 and takes 22h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Kaunas to Essen is to fly and train which takes 6h 8m and costs €85 - €360.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Kaunas, Bus Station station and arriving at Essen central train station station. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 26h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Kaunas to Essen. However, there are services departing from Kaunas and arriving at Essen Hbf via Warszawa Centralna, S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf, S Spandau Bhf and Hamm(Westf)Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 56m.
The distance between Kaunas and Essen is 1437 km. The road distance is 1459.8 km.
The best way to get from Kaunas to Essen without a car is to train which takes 17h 56m and costs €150 - €350.
It takes approximately 6h 23m to get from Kaunas to Essen, including transfers.
Kaunas to Essen bus services, operated by Ecolines, depart from Kaunas station.
Kaunas to Essen train services, operated by LTG Link, depart from Kaunas station.
The best way to get from Kaunas to Essen is to train which takes 17h 56m and costs €150 - €350. Alternatively, you can bus via Amshausen, which costs €120 - €210 and takes 22h 12m.
What companies run services between Kaunas, Lithuania and Essen, Germany?
You can take a train from Kaunas to Essen Hbf via Warszawa Centralna, Berlin Gesundbrunnen, S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf, S Spandau Bhf, Hamm, and Hamm(Westf)Hbf in around 17h 56m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Kaunas to Essen Hbf via Bielefeld and Bielefeld, Brackwede Bahnhof in around 22h 12m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–280
Flights from Riga International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–290
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–210
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–260
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–230
Flights from Riga International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–200
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–280
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Frankfurt via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–320
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–210
Flights from Riga International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–170
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Dortmund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–280
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Dortmund Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–280
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Kaunas to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–290
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- [email protected]
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Kaunas to Vilnius
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Kaunas to Warszawa Centralna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–28
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Kaunas to Vilnius
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Kaunas to Vilnius
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Website
- LTG Link
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Warszawa Centralna to Berlin Gesundbrunnen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from S Spandau Bhf to Hamm
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamm(Westf)Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–25
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Hamm(Westf)Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- [email protected]
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Hamm(Westf)Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- Eurobahn
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Hamm(Westf)Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- [email protected]
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Kaunas to Bielefeld
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €100–190
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
Bus from Kaunas, Bus Station to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €100–220
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Phone
- +380 98 815 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- East West Eurolines
Bus from Bielefeld, Brackwede Bahnhof to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18
- Website
- East West Eurolines
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Kaunas, Bus Station to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–220
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +370 5 210 4304
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ollex
Car from Kaunas Airport to Riga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €40–450
- Website
- Ollex
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Booking & Getting There
Kaunas to Essen bus services, operated by Ecolines, arrive at Bielefeld station.
Essen is 1h behind Kaunas. It is currently 11:04 AM in Kaunas and 10:04 AM in Essen.
Kaunas to Essen train services, operated by LTG Link, arrive at Warszawa Centralna station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kaunas to Essen is 1460 km. It takes approximately 12h 30m to drive from Kaunas to Essen.
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