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Compare coach, train and flight for Copenhagen to Essen
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Copenhagen to Essen among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price, take the coach, with an average ticket price of £50 For those with little time, consider booking a flight, which has an average total journey time of 3h 22m. If you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint, the train is your best option, with estimated CO2 emissions of 0.2 - 0.5kg. Average ticket prices depend on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £50, while a flight costs an average of £138.
Distance: 595 km
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Most popular Train | Coach | Flight |
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£86 Average Price | £50 Average Price Cheapest | £138 Average Price |
8h 44m Average total duration 8h 14m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 12h 25m Average total duration 11h 55m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 3h 22m Average total duration Fastest 1h 22m Onboard + 2h 0m Additional time* |
0.2 - 0.5kg CO2 emissions Lowest | 0.6 - 1.5kg CO2 emissions | 1.8 - 3.6kg CO2 emissions |
 Most popular train company |  Most popular bus company |  Most popular airline |
Direct Options | Direct Options | Direct Options |
Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
Travel optionsfrom Copenhagen to Essen
How to get to Essen from Copenhagen by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Copenhagen to Essen is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
- FlixBus · FlixBus20:5517h50København, Busterminal Dybbølsbro14:45Essen, Freiheit (Hauptbahnhof)£381One-way1 change
Cheapest
- FlixBus · FlixBus20:5517h50København, Busterminal Dybbølsbro14:45Essen, Freiheit (Hauptbahnhof)£381One-way1 change
Fastest
EW92439:051h20Copenhagen Airport10:25Dusseldorf Airport£1871One-way0 changes
Other options
- IC 50145 · IC 5761 · 11179 · ICE 20711:4510h13Copenhagen Central Station21:58Essen Hbf£711One-way3 changes
- IC 50137 · IC 5759 · 11175 · ICE 2059:4510h22Copenhagen Central Station20:07Essen Hbf£891One-way4 changes
- ECE 395 · ICE 61712:228h35Copenhagen Central Station20:57Essen Hbf£1081One-way1 change
- FlixBus+
FlixTrain20:5515h53København, Busterminal Dybbølsbro12:48Essen Hbf£381One-way1 change - FlixBus16:4013h00København, Busterminal Dybbølsbro5:40Essen, Freiheit (Hauptbahnhof)£481One-way0 changes
AF1351 · AF15066:057h45Copenhagen Airport13:50Dusseldorf Airport£2071One-way1 change
LO464 · LO377+ICE 52610:5012h25Copenhagen Airport23:15Essen Hbf£2251One-way2 changes- LO464 · LO379+ICE 52610:5012h25Copenhagen Airport23:15Essen Hbf£2251One-way2 changes
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This is compared to other travel options from Copenhagen to Essen:
A coach is £36 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Copenhagen to Essen costing on average £86.
A coach is £88 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Copenhagen to Essen costing on average £138.
Other travel options to Essen take longer:
Train takes on average 8h 44m.
Coach takes on average 12h 25m.
- Around 47 flights per day.
- Around 7 trains per day.
- Around 4 coaches per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Copenhagen and Essen as scheduled services by coach, train and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Copenhagen Airport and arrive in Dusseldorf Airport.
- Trains mostly depart from Copenhagen Central Station and arrive in Essen Hbf.
- Coaches mostly depart from København, Busterminal Dybbølsbro and arrive in Essen, Freiheit (Hauptbahnhof).
- Travel with FlixBus to go to Essen by coach.
- Travel with Deutsche Bahn, Danish Railways (DSB) to go to Essen by train.
- Travel with Avion Express Malta, Eurowings, Malta Air, Sas Airways, Air Baltic, Ryanair, Cityjet to go to Essen by flight.
- 1 direct coaches per day with FlixBus.
- 4 direct flights per day with Avion Express Malta, Eurowings, Malta Air, Sas Airways, Cityjet.
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