There are 8 ways to get from Trondheim to Essen by plane, train, night train, bus, or car
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Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
best- Fly from Trondheim (TRD) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane TRD - DUS
6h 59m€118–415Train, night train
- Take the train from Trondheim S Fosenkaia to Oslo Strain F6
- Take the train from Oslo S to Göteborg Centralstationtrain
- Take the nighttrain from Goteborg C to Hamburg-Harburgnighttrain En
- Take the train from Hamburg-Harburg to Münster Hauptbahnhoftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Essen Hbftrain
28h 22m€287–583Bus
- Take the bus from Olav Kyrres gate to Oslo bussterminalbus
- Take the bus from Oslo bussterminal to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Hamburg to Essen Hbfbus
28h 28m€184–341Night train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Trondheim S to Malmö, Centralstationnighttrain Nt
- Take the train from Malmö C to Hamburg Hbftrain 083 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Essen Hbftrain 43 / ...
29h 40m€277–625Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Trondheim (TRD) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane TRD - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbftrain
7h 12m€215–614Fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from Trondheim (TRD) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane TRD - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Oberhausen Hbftrain
7h 46m€153–466Train
- Take the train from Trondheim S to Storlien stationtrain R71
- Take the train from Storlien station to Hässleholm Centralstationtrain 25
- Take the train from Hässleholm Centralstation to Köpenhamn Htrain
- Take the train from København H to Hamburg Hbftrain Ece / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Essen Hbftrain 43 / ...
29h 25m€275–718Drive 1,890.8 km
- Drive from Trondheim to Essencar 1,890.8 km
19h 49m€349–505
Trondheim to Essen by train and night train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Trondheim to Essen is to bus which costs €180 - €350 and takes 28h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Trondheim to Essen is to fly which takes 6h 59m and costs €110 - €420.
No, there is no direct bus from Trondheim to Essen. However, there are services departing from Olav Kyrres gate and arriving at Essen Hbf via Oslo bussterminal and Hamburg. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 28m.
No, there is no direct train from Trondheim to Essen. However, there are services departing from Trondheim S Fosenkaia and arriving at Essen Hbf via Oslo S, Goteborg C, Hamburg-Harburg and Münster Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 22m.
The distance between Trondheim and Essen is 1438 km. The road distance is 1890.8 km.
The best way to get from Trondheim to Essen without a car is to train and night train which takes 28h 22m and costs €280 - €600.
It takes approximately 6h 59m to get from Trondheim to Essen, including transfers.
Trondheim to Essen bus services, operated by Vy Buss, depart from Olav Kyrres gate station.
Trondheim to Essen train services, operated by Sj Nord, depart from Trondheim S Fosenkaia station.
The best way to get from Trondheim to Essen is to fly which takes 6h 59m and costs €110 - €420. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €180 - €350 and takes 28h 28m, you could also train, which costs €270 - €750 and takes 29h 25m.
What companies run services between Trondheim, Norway and Essen, Germany?
Scandinavian Airlines and KLM fly from Trondheim (TRD) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Olav Kyrres gate to Essen Hbf via Oslo bussterminal, Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof, and Hamburg in around 28h 28m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Trondheim to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–350
Flights from Trondheim to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–340
Flights from Trondheim to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–360
Flights from Trondheim to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–400
Flights from Trondheim to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–370
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Trondheim to Düsseldorf International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–370
Flights from Trondheim to Düsseldorf International Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–370
Flights from Trondheim to Frankfurt via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–350
Flights from Trondheim to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–400
Flights from Trondheim to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–400
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Trondheim to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–320
Flights from Trondheim to Frankfurt via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–330
Flights from Trondheim to Frankfurt via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–320
Flights from Trondheim to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Trondheim to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–330
- Phone
- +47 61 25 22 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Sj Nord
Train from Trondheim S Fosenkaia to Oslo S
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Sj Nord
Train from Trondheim S to Storlien station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Website
- Sj Nord
- Phone
- +47 61 05 19 10
- [email protected]
- Website
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
Train from Oslo S to Göteborg Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–95
- Website
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
- Book at
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- [email protected]
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Night train from Goteborg C to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €120–190
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Trondheim S to Storlien station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Hässleholm Centralstation to Köpenhamn H
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–28
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg-Harburg to Münster Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–220
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–300
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–300
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Snälltåget
Night train from Trondheim S to Malmö, Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €150–230
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Malmö C to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Storlien station to Hässleholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €130–210
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Hässleholm Centralstation to Köpenhamn H
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €13–22
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from København H to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- +49 221 800 20 80
- [email protected]
- Website
- MSM Partyzug
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- MSM Partyzug
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- MSM Partyzug
- 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
- €4–11
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- 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
- Phone
- +46 771-77 77 1
- [email protected]
- Website
- Öresundståg
Train from Hässleholm Centralstation to Köpenhamn H
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- Öresundståg
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- [email protected]
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from København H to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €95–150
- Website
- Danish Railways
- Phone
- +47 407 05070
- [email protected]
- Website
- Vy Buss
Bus from Olav Kyrres gate to Oslo bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 49m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80–170
- Website
- Vy Buss
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Oslo bussterminal to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Hamburg to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Grand Bus
- Phone
- +380 98 815 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- East West Eurolines
Bus from Hamburg to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- East West Eurolines
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More Questions & Answers
Trondheim to Essen bus services, operated by Vy Buss, arrive at Oslo bussterminal station.
Trondheim to Essen train services, operated by Sj Nord, arrive at Oslo S station.
Yes, the driving distance between Trondheim to Essen is 1891 km. It takes approximately 19h 49m to drive from Trondheim to Essen.
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