There are 6 ways to get from London to Essen by bus, plane, 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.
Bus to Toronto Pearson International Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
best- Take the bus from London, ON - VIA Rail to Pearson International Airport Terminal 1bus
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane YYZ - DUS
14h 3m€393–789Bus to Toronto Pearson International Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
cheapest- Take the bus from London, ON - VIA Rail to Pearson International Airport Terminal 1bus
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane YYZ - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbftrain
14h 26m€298–517Fly London International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from London International Airport (YXU) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane YXU - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Duisburg Hbftrain
15h 15m€482–1,882Bus to Toronto Pearson International Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Take the bus from London, ON - VIA Rail to Pearson International Airport Terminal 1bus
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane YYZ - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Duisburg Hbftrain
14h 34m€330–852Fly London International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Fly from London International Airport (YXU) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane YXU - DUS
16h 19m€455–1,719Bus to Toronto Pearson International Airport, fly to Brussels Airport, train
- Take the bus from London, ON - VIA Rail to Pearson International Airport Terminal 1bus
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane YYZ - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbftrain
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbftrain
15h 11m€351–856
Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from London to Essen is to bus and fly and train which costs €290 - €550 and takes 14h 26m.
The fastest way to get from London to Essen is to bus and fly which takes 14h 3m and costs €390 - €800.
The distance between London and Essen is 6381 km.
It takes approximately 14h 3m to get from London to Essen, including transfers.
Essen is 6h ahead of London. It is currently 2:21 PM in London and 8:21 PM in Essen.
There are 2571+ hotels available in Essen.
What companies run services between London, ON, Canada and Essen, Germany?
Air Canada, KLM, and four other airlines fly from London International Airport (YXU) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) 3 times a day.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–800
Flights from London International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,800
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–800
Flights from London International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Toronto Pearson International Airport, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €450–2,100
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–700
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–800
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–800
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–800
Flights from London International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,800
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–800
Flights from London International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Ottawa, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,700
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–700
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–800
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–800
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–800
Flights from London International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,800
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–800
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–700
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–800
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–1,200
Flights from London International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Toronto Pearson International Airport, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €500–2,700
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–500
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Frankfurt via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–1,000
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Brussels Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–1,200
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €370–750
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Brussels Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–800
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from London International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,800
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–800
Flights from London International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Ottawa, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €470–1,800
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from London International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €650–2,200
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–440
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from London International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Halifax
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €600–2,400
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–410
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from London International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Toronto Pearson International Airport, Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €450–1,700
Flights from London International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Toronto Pearson International Airport, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €450–1,700
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–800
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Brussels Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–800
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–410
- 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
- €4–9
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–9
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- 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
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
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €25–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €25–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–28
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- 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
- +1 647 477 5500
- [email protected]
- Website
- Onex Bus
Bus from London, ON - VIA Rail to Pearson International Airport Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–22
- Website
- Onex Bus
- Standard Fare
- €17–22
Bus from London, ON - VIA Rail to Pearson International Airport Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–22
- Website
- Onex Bus
- Standard Fare
- €17–22
Bus from London, ON - VIA Rail to Pearson International Airport Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–22
- Website
- Onex Bus
- Standard Fare
- €17–22
Bus from London, ON - VIA Rail to Pearson International Airport Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–22
- Website
- Onex Bus
- Standard Fare
- €17–22
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