There are 6 ways to get from Tehrān to Essen by bus, plane, car, train, or car 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, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
best- Take the bus from Azadi Square to Tehran Imam Khomeinibus
- Fly from Tehran International Airport (IKA) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane IKA - DUS
11h 35m€166–508Drive 4,879.3 km
- Drive from Tehrān to Essencar 4,879.3 km
2d 2h€900–1,300Bus, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Take the bus from Azadi Square to Tehran Imam Khomeinibus
- Fly from Tehran International Airport (IKA) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane IKA - CGN
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbftrain
12h 26m€188–612Bus, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the bus from Azadi Square to Tehran Imam Khomeinibus
- Fly from Tehran International Airport (IKA) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane IKA - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf to Essen Hbftrain
12h 24m€176–506Bus, fly to Hannover Airport, train
- Take the bus from Azadi Square to Tehran Imam Khomeinibus
- Fly from Tehran International Airport (IKA) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane IKA - HAJ
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Essen Hbftrain
14h 1m€219–681Drive, car train
- Drive from Tehrān to Villach Hbf ARZcar
- Take the cartrain from Villach Hbf ARZ to Fuldacartrain
- Drive from Fulda to Essencar
2d 6h€772–1,105
Tehran International Airport (IKA) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Tehrān to Essen is to bus and fly and train which costs €170 - €550 and takes 12h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Tehrān to Essen is to bus and fly which takes 11h 35m and costs €160 - €550.
The distance between Tehrān and Essen is 4020 km. The road distance is 4879.3 km.
It takes approximately 11h 35m to get from Tehrān to Essen, including transfers.
Essen is 2h 30m behind Tehrān. It is currently 10:48 PM in Tehrān and 8:18 PM in Essen.
Yes, the driving distance between Tehrān to Essen is 4879 km. It takes approximately 2 days 2h to drive from Tehrān to Essen.
There are 2769+ hotels available in Essen.
What companies run services between Tehrān, Iran and Essen, Germany?
There is no direct connection from Tehrān to Essen. However, you can take the taxi to Azadi Square, take the bus to Tehran Imam Khomeini, walk to Tehran International Airport (IKA) airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS), walk to D-Flughafen Terminal A/B, take the vehicle to D-Flughafen Bf, walk to Duesseldorf Flughafen, then take the train to Essen Hbf. Alternatively, you can drive from Tehrān to Essen in around 2d 2h.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Tehran International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–600
Flights from Tehran International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €200–650
Flights from Tehran International Airport to Frankfurt via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–500
Flights from Tehran International Airport to Hannover Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–750
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Tehran International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €150–750
Flights from Tehran International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Sunday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €170–800
Flights from Tehran International Airport to Frankfurt via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–650
Flights from Tehran International Airport to Hannover Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Sunday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €190–900
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Tehran International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–490
Flights from Tehran International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–550
Flights from Tehran International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–550
Flights from Tehran International Airport to Frankfurt via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–410
Flights from Tehran International Airport to Hannover Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–600
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Tehran International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–750
Flights from Tehran International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–600
Flights from Tehran International Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–900
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Tehran International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Erbil
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €230–650
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Tehran International Airport to Hannover Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–600
- 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
- €13–26
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- 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
- Every 20 minutes
- 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
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- 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
- €30–55
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to Fulda
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
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