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There are 10 ways to get from Essen to Uppsala by plane, train, bus, night train, car, or car train

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  1. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN)plane plane DUS - ARN
    5h 2m
    kr 1,120–2,848

  2. Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly

    cheapest
    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 59m
    kr 952–3,575

  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 / ...
    3. Take the train from Stockholm Centralstation to Uppsala Centralstationtrain train 946 / ...
    16h 2m
    kr 2,260–2,849

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Essen Hbf to Hamburgbus bus Ivano-Frankivsk
    2. Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Arlanda Airport Terminal 2bus bus N602
    22h 32m
    kr 1,590–2,190

  5. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Münster Hauptbahnhoftrain train Re2
    2. Take the train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg-Altonatrain train 43 / ...
    3. Take the nighttrain from Hamburg-Altona to Stockholm Centralstationnighttrain night train En
    4. Take the train from Stockholm Odenplan station to Uppsala Centralstationtrain train 40 / ...
    18h 19m

  6. Train to Frankfurt, fly

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN)plane plane FRA - ARN
    6h 16m
    kr 1,569–3,772

  7. Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly

    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 Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN)plane plane AMS - ARN
    7h 18m
    kr 1,091–3,296

  8. 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
    3. Take the train from Stockholm Centralstation to Uppsala Centralstationtrain train 946 / ...
    17h 49m
    kr 1,691–3,299

  9. Drive  1,497.4 km

    1. Drive from Essen to Uppsalacar car 1,497.4 km
    14h 56m
    kr 2,968–4,288

  10. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Essen to Frankfurtcar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Frankfurt to Lüneburgcartrain train
    3. Drive from Lüneburg to Uppsalacar car
    20h 38m
    kr 3,790–5,507

Essen to Uppsala by train

Calendar18Weekly Trains
Duration16h 2mAverage Duration
Ticketkr 2,260Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,231.9 km
  • Duration: 5h 2m

What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Uppsala, Sweden?

Eurowings, Scandinavian Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Essen Hbf to Uppsala Centralstation via Hamburg Hbf and Stockholm Centralstation in around 16h 2m.

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