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How to get fromMelbourne to Essenby plane or train

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There are 8 ways to get from Melbourne to Essen by plane or train

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  1. Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane MEL - DUS
    25h 2m
    €576–1,248

  2. Fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane plane MEL - CGN
    2. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbftrain train
    28h 10m
    €426–1,185

  3. Fly to Frankfurt, train

    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane MEL - FRA
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbftrain train
    26h 50m
    €488–963

  4. Fly to Münster Osnabrück International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO)plane plane MEL - FMO
    2. Take the train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Essen Hbftrain train
    29h 9m
    €584–1,697

  5. Fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train

    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane plane MEL - AMS
    2. Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraaltrain train
    3. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Duisburg Hbftrain train
    28h 31m
    €440–906

  6. Fly to Brussels Airport, train

    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane plane MEL - BRU
    2. Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbftrain train
    3. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbftrain train
    28h 36m
    €561–1,262

  7. Fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train

    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane plane MEL - BER
    2. Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Wolfsburg, Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    3. Take the train from Wolfsburg, Hauptbahnhof to Essen Hbftrain train
    30h 4m
    €601–1,179

  8. Fly to Munich International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane plane MEL - MUC
    2. Take the train from München Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbftrain train
    3. Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Essen Hbftrain train
    30h 48m
    €577–1,522

Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) flights

Calendar39Weekly Planes
Duration25h 12mAverage Duration
Ticket€378Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 16,480.3 km
  • Duration: 25h 2m

What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Essen, Germany?

Etihad, Emirates, and two other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) every 4 hours.

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