TRIP PLANNER · GERMANY

Essen

Who flies there nonstop, where to stay, the trains and buses across the border, and what to sort before you go. Read from the family's own sites.

NONSTOP INTO DÜSSELDORF
186 airports
BEST VALUE STAY
Stadt-gut-Hotel Rheinischer Hof
DIRECT TRAINS ABROAD
30 cities
AntalyaHurghadaTenerifePalma de Mallor.ESSEN · 25 KMDÜSSELDORF DUS
NONSTOP ROUTES INTO DÜSSELDORF · THE BUSIEST 24 · PICK THE FLIGHT

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Flying to Essen: nonstop into Düsseldorf

Pick the flight has no airport for Essen. In reach, as the crow flies: Düsseldorf (DUS) 25 km, Dortmund (DTM) 42 km, Weeze (NRN) 63 km, Cologne Bonn (CGN) 66 km. These are the flights into Düsseldorf, with the most nonstop routes.

186 airports have nonstop flights to Düsseldorf. The busiest 24:

FROMAIRPORT
Every route into Düsseldorf, on picktheflight SCHEDULES 26 OCTOBER 2026 · BOOK DIRECT WITH THE AIRLINE

WHERE TO STAY · PICK THE HOTEL

Where to stay in Essen

FIELD GUIDE

Essen

  1. THE FINEST

    Residence Inn by Marriott Essen City

    ★★★★8.7/10 · 3,194 reviews250 m from City centre / Minster

  2. BEST VALUE

    Stadt-gut-Hotel Rheinischer Hof

    ★★★8.4/10 · 1,611 reviews230 m from Rüttenscheid

  3. FOR A FAMILY

    Mercure Hotel Plaza Essen

    ★★★★8.5/10 · 1,931 reviews2.2 km from Grugaparka room that sleeps the family

See Essen on pickthehotel

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PICK THE HOTEL ALSO ANSWERS NEAR

Essen MinsterRüttenscheidZollvereinGrugaparkVilla HügelEssen Hauptbahnhof

ACROSS THE BORDER · PICK THE TRAIN

Direct trains between Essen and other countries

Every direct train, on pickthetrain

From pickthetrain.com, built from the operators' official open timetables. Times change: check with the operator before you travel.

ACROSS THE BORDER · PICK THE BUS

Direct buses from Essen to 116 cities abroad

One bus, no change, from Essen to another country: Brussels, Paris, Amsterdam and 113 more. The busiest twelve are here, with a moon where a night bus runs.

CITIES ABROAD
116
one bus, no change
BUSIEST ROUTE
9.4
a day on average, to Brussels
NIGHT BUSES
85
routes with a night bus
OPERATORS
2
FlixBus, BlaBlaCar Bus
BrusselsParisAmsterdamLilleESSEN
DAY BUSESA NIGHT BUS RUNSTHE BUSIEST 24 OF 116

  1. Brussels BE

    9.4 a day on average · fastest 3 h 30 night bus

    BlaBlaCar Bus, FlixBusBrussels trip page

  2. Paris FR

    8.6 a day on average · fastest 8 h 30 night bus

    BlaBlaCar Bus, FlixBusParis trip page

  3. Amsterdam NL

    5.2 a day on average · fastest 2 h 45 night bus

    FlixBusAmsterdam trip page

  4. Eindhoven NL

    5.1 a day on average · fastest 2 h 05

    BlaBlaCar Bus, FlixBusEindhoven trip page

  5. Liège BE

    4.8 a day on average · fastest 3 h 15

    BlaBlaCar Bus, FlixBus

  6. Lille FR

    4.5 a day on average · fastest 5 h 10 night bus

    BlaBlaCar Bus, FlixBus

  7. Roermond NL

    4.2 a day on average · fastest 1 h 50

    FlixBus

  8. Hoofddorp NL

    3.8 a day on average · fastest 3 h 05 night bus

    FlixBus

  9. Rotterdam NL

    3.7 a day on average · fastest 3 h 10

    FlixBusRotterdam trip page

  10. The Hague NL

    3.7 a day on average · fastest 3 h 45

    FlixBusThe Hague trip page

  11. Maastricht NL

    2.9 a day on average · fastest 2 h 25

    FlixBus

  12. Wrocław PL

    2.7 a day on average · fastest 12 h 05 night bus

    FlixBusWrocław trip page

All 116 cities, every bus, on pickthebus

From pickthebus.com: every direct bus from Essen to a city in another country, from the operators' official open timetables for 18 October to 14 November 2026. No prices here: the operator sells the ticket. Times change, so check with the operator before you travel. Contains FlixBus timetable data (FlixMobility, transport.data.gouv.fr), ODbL 1.0. Contains BlaBlaCar Bus timetable data (transport.data.gouv.fr), ODbL 1.0.

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Essen, quickly

How do I fly to Essen?
Pick the flight has no airport for Essen. The busiest airport in reach is Düsseldorf (DUS), 25 km away as the crow flies, with nonstop flights from 186 airports, including Antalya, Hurghada, Tenerife, Palma de Mallorca (Pick the flight, schedules of 26 October 2026).
Where should I stay in Essen?
The finest: Residence Inn by Marriott Essen City. Best value: Stadt-gut-Hotel Rheinischer Hof. For a family: Mercure Hotel Plaza Essen. One hotel for each need, from Pick the hotel (read 27 October 2026).
Is there a direct train to Essen from another country?
Yes. Pick the train lists direct trains between Essen and Basel, Liège, Brussels, Paris, Zurich and 25 more cities.
Is there a direct bus from Essen to another country?
Yes. Pick the bus lists direct buses from Essen to 116 cities abroad, the busiest to Brussels (9.4 a day on average), Paris (8.6 a day on average), Amsterdam (5.2 a day on average). 85 of those routes have a night bus. From the operators' open timetables for 18 October to 14 November 2026.

Read on 27 October 2026 from picktheflight.com, pickthehotel.com and pickthetrain.com. The planner at the top of the page asks them live.

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