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There are 12 ways to get from Essen to Sweden by train, plane, bus, night train, car, or car train

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  1. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Copenhagen Airport, train

    best
    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane plane DUS - CPH
    3. Take the train from Copenhagen Lufthavn to Malmö, Centralstationtrain train
    4h 31m
    kr 962–2,963

  2. Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (GOT)plane plane DUS - GOT
    4h 32m
    kr 908–2,923

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain train 1 / ...
    2. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Stockholm Centralstationtrain train Ic / ...
    15h 12m
    kr 2,150–2,691

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Essen Hbf to Hamburgbus bus Ivano-Frankivsk
    2. Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Stockholm, Cityterminalenbus bus N602
    20h 49m
    kr 1,540–2,140

  5. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Essen Central Station to Hamburg Central Stationtrain train Flx20
    2. Take the nighttrain from Hamburg-Altona to Stockholm Centralstationnighttrain night train En
    16h 19m

  6. Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport

    1. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN)plane plane DUS - ARN
    4h 59m
    kr 1,390–3,041

  7. Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN)plane plane CGN - ARN
    5h 56m
    kr 1,216–3,863

  8. Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport

    1. Take the train from Duisburg Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain train
    2. Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    3. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (GOT)plane plane AMS - GOT
    6h 53m
    kr 1,283–3,570

  9. Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Copenhagen Airport

    1. Take the train from Duisburg Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain train
    2. Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    3. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane plane AMS - CPH
    6h 52m
    kr 1,087–3,210

  10. Train via Harburg

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Hamburg-Harburgtrain train 33 / ...
    2. Take the train from Hamburg-Harburg to Stockholm Centralstationtrain train 344
    16h 59m
    kr 1,514–3,040

  11. Drive  1,448.3 km

    1. Drive from Essen to Stockholmcar car 1,448.3 km
    14h
    kr 2,871–4,147

  12. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Essen to Frankfurtcar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Frankfurt to Lüneburgcartrain train
    3. Drive from Lüneburg to Stockholmcar car
    19h 42m
    kr 3,690–5,307

Essen to Sweden by train

Calendar18Weekly Trains
Duration15h 12mAverage Duration
Ticketkr 2,150Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 686.8 km
  • Duration: 4h 31m

What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Sweden?

You can take a train from Essen Hbf to Stockholm Centralstation via Hamburg Hbf in around 15h 12m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Essen Hbf to Stockholm, Cityterminalen via Hamburg and Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof in around 20h 49m.

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