There are 8 ways to get from Essen to Malmö by train, plane, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly, train
best- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane DUS - CPH
- Take the train from Copenhagen Lufthavn to Malmö, Centralstationtrain
4h 26mkr 975–3,401Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Copenhagen Busterminalbus N74
13h 10mkr 691–1,173Train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain 1 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Malmo Centralstationtrain Ic / ...
9h 30mkr 1,285–2,649Drive 850.7 km
- Drive from Essen to Malmöcar 850.7 km
7h 37mkr 1,585–2,289Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane FRA - CPH
5h 50mkr 1,753–4,801Train, 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 Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane AMS - CPH
6h 51mkr 1,086–3,951Train via Köpenhamn H
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain 1 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to København Htrain Ece / ...
- Take the train from Köpenhamn H to Malmö, Centralstationtrain
9h 32mkr 1,215–2,759Train via Malmö Syd Svaagertorp station
- Take the train from Essen Central Station to Hamburg Central Stationtrain Flx20
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Malmö Syd Svaagertorp stationtrain 344
14h 7mkr 994–1,473
Essen to Malmö by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Malmö is to bus which costs 650 kr - 1200 kr and takes 13h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Malmö is to train and fly which takes 4h 26m and costs 950 kr - 3400 kr.
No, there is no direct bus from Essen station to Malmö station. However, there are services departing from Essen central train station and arriving at Malmö central train station FlixBus stop via Copenhagen Busterminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Essen to Malmö station. However, there are services departing from Essen Hbf and arriving at Malmo Centralstation via Hamburg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 30m.
The distance between Essen and Malmö is 687 km. The road distance is 850.7 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Malmö without a car is to train which takes 9h 30m and costs 1200 kr - 2700 kr.
It takes approximately 4h 26m to get from Essen to Malmö, including transfers.
Essen to Malmö bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Essen central train station.
Essen to Malmö train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Essen Hbf station.
The best way to get from Essen to Malmö is to train which takes 9h 30m and costs 1200 kr - 2700 kr. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 650 kr - 1200 kr and takes 13h 10m.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Malmö, Sweden?
You can take a train from Essen Hbf to Malmo Centralstation via Hamburg Hbf in around 9h 30m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Essen central train station to Copenhagen Busterminal once daily. Tickets cost kr 650–1,000 and the journey takes 11h 20m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 800–2,600
Flights from Frankfurt to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–4,200
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 600–3,900
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Copenhagen Airport via Hannover
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–3,200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 600–3,600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 600–3,900
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 800–2,800
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–3,700
Flights from Frankfurt to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 500–3,200
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 800–2,800
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 750–2,500
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 500–3,200
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Essen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 70–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,500
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 500–1,100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 190–380
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,500
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Essen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 60–290
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Essen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 110–150
- Website
- Eurobahn
- Phone
- +46 771-77 77 1
- bokningssupporten@oresundstag.se
- Website
- Öresundståg
Train from Copenhagen Lufthavn to Malmö, Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 45–80
- Website
- Öresundståg
Train from Köpenhamn H to Malmö, Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 65–110
- Website
- Öresundståg
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- kundservice@sj.se
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Copenhagen Lufthavn to Malmö, Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 35–55
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Köpenhamn H to Malmö, Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 50–75
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Malmö Syd Svaagertorp station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 650–1,000
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Malmo Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 550–1,200
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Hamburg Hbf to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 500–1,200
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Köpenhamn H to Malmö, Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 40–90
- Website
- Snälltåget
- 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 344
- 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 110–230
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 120–250
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Hamburg Hbf to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 442
- Website
- Danish Railways
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 442
- 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 320–450
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
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 Copenhagen Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 650–1,000
- Website
- Flixbus
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Essen to Malmö bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Copenhagen Busterminal station.
Essen to Malmö train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hamburg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Essen to Malmö is 851 km. It takes approximately 7h 37m to drive from Essen to Malmö.
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