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There are 8 ways to get from Melbourne to Essen by plane or train

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  1. Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane MEL - DUS
    25h 35m
    €574–1,234

  2. Fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane plane MEL - CGN
    2. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbftrain train
    28h 25m
    €435–1,278

  3. Fly to Frankfurt, train

    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane MEL - FRA
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf to Essen Hbftrain train
    28h 13m
    €492–1,002

  4. Fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train

    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane plane MEL - AMS
    2. Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraaltrain train
    3. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Duisburg Hbftrain train
    28h 19m
    €440–892

  5. Fly to Brussels Airport, train

    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane plane MEL - BRU
    2. Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbftrain train
    3. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbftrain train
    28h 14m
    €515–1,091

  6. Fly to Hamburg Airport, train

    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane plane MEL - HAM
    2. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Essen Hbftrain train
    29h 45m
    €725–1,041

  7. Fly to Dortmund Airport

    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Dortmund Airport (DTM)plane plane MEL - DTM
    28h 29m
    €719–1,339

  8. Fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train

    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane plane MEL - BER
    2. Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Wolfsburg, Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    3. Take the train from Wolfsburg, Hauptbahnhof to Essen Hbftrain train
    30h 19m
    €588–1,125

Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) flights

Calendar31Weekly Planes
Duration23h 58mAverage Duration
Ticket€382Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 16,480.3 km
  • Duration: 25h 35m

What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Essen, Germany?

Etihad, Emirates, and four other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) 4 times a day.

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