There are 7 ways to get from Essen to Billund by train, bus, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, bus
best- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain 1 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kolding St.train Ece / ...
- Take the bus from Kolding Busterminal to Billund Centretbus 166
8h 35mkr 692–1,440Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Kolding bus stationbus N74
- Take the bus from Kolding Busterminal to Billund Centretbus 166
11h 48mkr 454–675Drive 626 km
- Drive from Essen to Billundcar 626 km
5h 32mkr 864–1,248Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Billund Airport (BLL)plane DUS - BLL
5h 54mkr 1,029–2,838Train, bus via Hamburg
- Take the train from Essen Central Station to Hamburg Central Stationtrain
- Take the train from Hamburg Hauptbahnhof to Kolding stationtrain Ic
- Take the bus from Kolding Busterminal to Billund Centretbus 166
9h 23mkr 459–771Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Billund Airport (BLL)plane FRA - BLL
5h 23mkr 1,316–3,110Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
- Take the train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Billund Airport (BLL)plane AMS - BLL
6h 13mkr 1,088–3,250
Essen to Billund by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Billund is to bus which costs 450 kr - 700 kr and takes 11h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Billund is to train and fly which takes 5h 23m and costs 1300 kr - 3200 kr.
No, there is no direct bus from Essen station to Billund. However, there are services departing from Essen central train station and arriving at Billund Centret via Kolding Busterminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 48m.
The distance between Essen and Billund is 658 km. The road distance is 626 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Billund without a car is to train and bus which takes 8h 35m and costs 650 kr - 1500 kr.
It takes approximately 8h 35m to get from Essen to Billund, including transfers.
Essen to Billund bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Essen central train station.
The best way to get from Essen to Billund is to bus which takes 11h 48m and costs 450 kr - 700 kr. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs 1000 kr - 2900 kr and takes 5h 54m.
Essen to Billund bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Kolding bus station.
Yes, the driving distance between Essen to Billund is 626 km. It takes approximately 5h 32m to drive from Essen to Billund.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Billund, Denmark?
You can take a bus from Essen central train station to Billund Centret via Kolding bus station and Kolding Busterminal in around 11h 48m. Alternatively, KLM, Scandinavian Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Billund Airport (BLL) hourly.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Billund Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 450–2,800
Flights from Frankfurt to Billund Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 480–2,800
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Billund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 460–3,100
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Billund Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 950–2,300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Billund Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 950–2,300
Flights from Frankfurt to Billund Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 480–2,800
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Billund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 460–3,100
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Billund Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 900–3,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Billund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–2,300
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Billund Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 600–3,400
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Billund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 460–3,100
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Billund Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 700–3,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Billund Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 800–3,600
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 490–1,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 340–700
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 120–260
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kolding St.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 156
- Website
- Danish Railways
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kolding St.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 190–400
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Hamburg Hauptbahnhof to Kolding station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 190–400
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kolding St.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 156
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Essen Central Station to Hamburg Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 210–310
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- Phone
- +49 6078 966930
- service@vias-online.eu
- Website
- VIAS Rail GmbH
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 231
- Schedules at
- VIAS Rail GmbH
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 75–150
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 80–170
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- 7010 4410
- post@sydtrafik.dk
- Website
- Sydtrafik
Bus from Kolding Busterminal to Billund Centret
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 50–70
- Website
- Sydtrafik
Bus from Kolding Busterminal to Billund Centret
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 50–70
- Website
- Sydtrafik
Bus from Kolding Busterminal to Billund Centret
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 50–70
- Website
- Sydtrafik
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Essen central train station to Kolding bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 400–650
- Website
- Flixbus
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