There are 5 ways to get from São Paulo to Essen by 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.
Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
best- Fly from São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport (GRU) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane GRU - DUS
16h 31m€558–1,133Fly to Brussels Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport (GRU) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane GRU - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbftrain
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbftrain
18h 16m€414–1,142Fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Fly from São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport (GRU) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane GRU - CGN
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbftrain
18h 59m€559–1,268Fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport (GRU) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane GRU - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Oberhausen Hbftrain
16h 45m€452–1,187Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport (GRU) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane GRU - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbftrain
16h 43m€441–1,603
São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport (GRU) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from São Paulo to Essen is to fly and train which costs €410 - €1200 and takes 18h 16m.
The fastest way to get from São Paulo to Essen is to fly which takes 16h 31m and costs €550 - €1200.
The distance between São Paulo and Essen is 9856 km.
It takes approximately 16h 31m to get from São Paulo to Essen, including transfers.
Essen is 5h ahead of São Paulo. It is currently 5:25 PM in São Paulo and 10:25 PM in Essen.
There are 2803+ hotels available in Essen.
What companies run services between São Paulo, Brazil and Essen, Germany?
Lufthansa, KLM, and six other airlines fly from São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport (GRU) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) every 3 hours.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
Flights from São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
Flights from São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
Flights from São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,000
Flights from São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €460–1,300
Flights from São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €470–1,300
Flights from São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €430–950
Flights from São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €480–2,600
Flights from São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €380–850
Flights from São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport to Brussels Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €380–1,300
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
Flights from São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
Flights from São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
Flights from São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–1,000
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €370–1,300
Flights from São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €390–1,300
Flights from São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport to Brussels Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €380–1,300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,300
Flights from São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €350–1,300
Flights from São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,400
Flights from São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
Flights from São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,200
Flights from São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 42m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,400
Flights from São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,300
Flights from São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport to Brussels Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €330–1,100
Flights from São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,200
Flights from São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport to Brussels Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €400–1,200
Flights from São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €430–1,300
Flights from São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport to Brussels Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €340–1,000
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €410–1,200
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €480–1,000
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €490–1,400
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–30
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- 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
- €40–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–30
- 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
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- 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
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