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How to get fromSeattle Airport (SEA) to Essenby plane or train

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There are 7 ways to get from Seattle Airport (SEA) to Essen by plane or train

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  1. Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

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    1. Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane SEA - DUS
    12h 48m
    €207–529

  2. Fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train

    1. Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane plane SEA - CGN
    2. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbftrain train
    14h 1m
    €260–907

  3. Fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train

    1. Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane plane SEA - AMS
    2. Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraaltrain train
    3. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Oberhausen Hbftrain train
    12h 56m
    €425–976

  4. Fly to Frankfurt, train

    1. Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane SEA - FRA
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbftrain train
    12h 51m
    €215–533

  5. Fly to Münster Osnabrück International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO)plane plane SEA - FMO
    2. Take the train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Essen Hbftrain train
    14h 40m
    €405–1,109

  6. Fly to Brussels Airport, train

    1. Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane plane SEA - BRU
    2. Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbftrain train
    3. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbftrain train
    15h 58m
    €311–1,149

  7. Fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train

    1. Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane plane SEA - CDG
    2. Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    3. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbftrain train
    4. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbftrain train
    15h 32m
    €398–1,201

Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) flights

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Duration13h 56mAverage Duration
Ticket€198Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 8,048.8 km
  • Duration: 12h 48m

What companies run services between Seattle Airport (SEA), USA and Essen, Germany?

British Airways, Air France, and five other airlines fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) 4 times a day.

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