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Cheapest round-trip
$611
Typical prices: $603-$755
Aer Lingus
Wed 9/30Sun 10/4
JFK - DUS • 1 stop
Cheapest one-way
$230
Typical prices: $271-$531
Multiple Airlines
Mon 7/13
JFK - DUS • 2 stops
Arrival airport
You can't fly directly to Essen. It is served by Düsseldorf (DUS), located 16.1 miles from Essen.
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Cheap Flights to Essen

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights to Essen that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent round-trip flight deals to Essen

Wed, Sep 30 - Sun, Oct 4
Aer Lingus Logo
4:55 pm - 9:45 am
JFK
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DUS
10h 50m
1 stop
Aer Lingus Logo
10:25 am - 7:20 pm
DUS
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JFK
14h 55m
1 stop
$611Aer Lingus
Thu, Oct 22 - Mon, Nov 2
Scandinavian Airlines Logo
5:45 pm - 1:05 pm
EWR
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DUS
13h 20m
1 stop
Scandinavian Airlines Logo
11:50 am - 1:40 pm
DUS
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EWR
31h 50m
2 stops
$627Scandinavian Airlines
Sat, Sep 19 - Sat, Oct 3
Multiple Airlines Logo
6:20 pm - 7:30 pm
JFK
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DUS
19h 10m
1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
10:25 am - 10:25 pm
DUS
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JFK
18h 00m
1 stop
$637Multiple Airlines
Thu, Sep 3 - Fri, Sep 11
Multiple Airlines Logo
6:20 pm - 9:05 am
JFK
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DUS
32h 45m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
10:25 am - 10:25 pm
DUS
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JFK
18h 00m
1 stop
$642Multiple Airlines
Thu, Oct 22 - Mon, Nov 2
Scandinavian Airlines Logo
5:45 pm - 1:05 pm
EWR
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DUS
13h 20m
1 stop
Scandinavian Airlines Logo
11:50 am - 1:40 pm
DUS
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EWR
31h 50m
2 stops
$642Scandinavian Airlines
Thu, Oct 22 - Mon, Nov 2
Scandinavian Airlines Logo
5:45 pm - 1:05 pm
EWR
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DUS
13h 20m
1 stop
Scandinavian Airlines Logo
3:25 pm - 3:40 pm
DUS
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EWR
30h 15m
1 stop
$643Scandinavian Airlines
Wed, Sep 23 - Tue, Sep 29
British Airways Logo
7:25 pm - 9:00 pm
BWI
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DUS
19h 35m
1 stop
British Airways Logo
7:10 am - 5:15 pm
DUS
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BWI
16h 05m
1 stop
$805British Airways
Wed, Sep 23 - Tue, Sep 29
British Airways Logo
7:25 pm - 9:00 pm
BWI
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DUS
19h 35m
1 stop
British Airways Logo
7:10 am - 5:41 pm
DUS
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BWI
16h 31m
2 stops
$816British Airways
Mon, Dec 7 - Wed, Dec 9
United Airlines Logo
8:30 pm - 4:40 pm
DEN
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DUS
12h 10m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
9:25 am - 2:30 pm
DUS
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DEN
13h 05m
1 stop
$843United Airlines
Mon, Dec 7 - Wed, Dec 9
United Airlines Logo
8:17 am - 9:55 am
DEN
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DUS
17h 38m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
10:40 am - 3:35 pm
DUS
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DEN
12h 55m
1 stop
$857United Airlines
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Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$230
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 24% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 7% increase in price.
Flight from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Düsseldorf

FAQs - booking Essen flights

  • How long is the flight to Essen?

    Flights from New York12h 32m
    Flights from San Francisco13h 00m
    Flights from Newark Airport10h 00m
    Flights from Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Airport10h 35m
    Flights from Los Angeles14h 25m
  • What is the cheapest flight to Düsseldorf Airport?

    In the last 5 days, the cheapest flight deal to Düsseldorf Airport was found on the route from New York, at $611 return. The most popular connection is from Los Angeles to Düsseldorf Airport and KAYAK users have found round-trip deals for as low as $986 in the last 5 days.

  • How to fly to Essen?

    You cannot fly directly to Essen. KAYAK recommends you fly to Duesseldorf Intl (DUS) (16.1 miles from Essen). From there you can rent a car or get a taxi.

  • What airports are near Essen?

    The closest airport is Duesseldorf Intl (DUS) (16.1 mi). Other nearby airports are Dortmund (DTM) (26.14 mi), Düsseldorf Weeze (NRN) (38.31 mi), Cologne Köln/Bonn (CGN) (40.83 mi) or Muenster (FMO) (54.92 mi). KAYAK recommends you fly to Duesseldorf Intl.

  • How far is Duesseldorf Intl Airport from central Düsseldorf?

    You’ll need to travel 4 miles to reach the Düsseldorf city center from Duesseldorf Intl Airport.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights to Essen?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights to Essen.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket to Essen?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Essen is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights to Essen?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Essen with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight to Essen?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Essen up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to Essen

  • There is no major airport in Essen. It is instead served by Duesseldorf Intl Airport.
  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest Essen flight deals.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying to Essen

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from the United States to Essen? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
7.8
DeltaOverall score based on 8446 reviews
7.2Food
8.1Boarding
8.5Crew
7.8Entertainment
7.8Comfort
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I was in Comfort and we didn’t get any drinks, chips or anything! First Class got full service on the flight and Comfort got nothing. Seat was horrible and uncomfortable

4.0 OkayLinda, Jun 2026
BNA - ATL
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I was in Comfort and we didn’t get any drinks, chips or anything! First Class got full service on the flight and Comfort got nothing. Seat was horrible and uncomfortable

My flight was delayed by 4 hours in 30 minute increments. The gate agents were amazing but the communication was not. We were told that there was a maintenance issue but they didn't know what it was. That didn't inspire confidence. Then they said they found it and it was fixed and the pilot just needed to sign off. Then the pilot needed to talk to the other pilot from the arriving flight and we'd be fine. Then we were waiting for the pilot to call back. Then the maintenance issue wasn't fixed. Then they decided we were getting a new plane (why didn't they decide this earlier??). Fine. But then they announced we were changing gates AND terminals. And we were boarding in 20 minutes. So we all had to run to the new terminal gate. We could have taken off at that time, but we then had to wait for all the people who rebooked on a different flight to book this flight again. That took 30+ minutes because there was only one gate agent. When everyone ditched this flight, I saw it as an opportunity to upgrade to comfort. Delta, the greedy jerks they are, charged me $121. After their delay, their fault, their issues, couldn't even discount an upgrade. They only handed out $12 meal vouchers for the delay. I can't even get a snack from starbucks for that.

The crew was very inconsiderate and rude. My flight was scheduled to depart at 6:00am. I received a call from the crew at 5:40am, asking if I was going to make the flight because I was the only one that hasn't boarded yet and boarding ends at 5:50am. I let them know that I will be at the gate in a few minutes, before the 5:50am cutoff. When I arrived at the gate at 5:45am the gate was closed. Departing early on last minute notice without having all passengers on board is inconsiderate and unprofessional.

FA was a bit strange and dodgy not very characteristic of Delta

Not really a “Delta” problem but worth mentioning: Boarding was a difficult process. TSA seemed understaffed and Pre-Check took longer than regular TSA. The supervisor was frazzled and yelled at travelers. Once through TSA, we had to put our carry-ons through another x-ray machine. Then queue up to board with both boarding pass and ID. Then, when we got to the stairs on the tarmac, we had to show our boarding pass again. Maybe this is just normal for Kona since the terminal is outdoors (but still a “secured” area).

flight was delayed 4+ hours. there was really no understanding of why? weather? the last hour of delay was post boarding. pilot seat was broken. was that the real reason? nonetheless, long day of inconveniences.

Love me some Delta. One of the few airlines to recognize and support veterans. Easy boarding, flight was on time and arrived early and the flight attendants were excellent on this flight.

I thought the service was very nice and pleasant. There were no hiccups and no issues so overall a good experience.

Very good flight. Crew was great. No issues and we even arrived early.

Still room for improvement in food and beverage selection: bring back Cognac

Old plane, food not that great - lacked taste. Crew was nice but strict.

Terrible airlines, kept lying to me about the fact that my connection flight was cancelled. Left me hanging until last min. NEVER AGAIN

Mediocre. Maybe due to Economy light. Staff was great. Space shrunk, not for me, and definitely not for Vikings. Food was decent. Assistance lagging. There was a possibility to upgrade to Premium economy, however my bid was immediately classified as low and not even considered (though well over minimum bid). Thus I was no bleeding dry.

Upon departing and landing, the man seating in front of me had his seat leaning back. Taking off nobody told him anything. Landing someone from the crew said something but the passenger ignored him and nobody followed up. Felt a bit unsecured. If this that is some of the basics are missed, what else was overlooked?

On time, reasonably comfortable for economy, decent food. All in all a very good experience.

Every flight got canceled or delayed. Customer service was awful.

They lost my luggage and there is no update, no luggage and no hope that they will find it. It has been 26 hours since we landed

They lost my luggage and can’t find it. My trip is ruined. Online tracking of lost luggage doesn’t work

No free Wi-Fi. I have SkyMiles but not a high status, having an account has been enough for Wi-Fi on other flights, but this one was going to charge me to use it. Also turbulence was really bad toward the end, but I didn't count this in my ratings since I know Delta cannot control the weather - it's 2026 and lack of WiFi alone is enough for a poor rating.

A Lufthansa flight operated by SAS with a jettime plane. Fight was nice, no food but free tea and coffee.

Agents at gate were not immediately available to solve problems and once they did they didn’t fix all the fight connections

We used Kayak to reserve our tickets and specifically checked the luggage option which was a more expensive option. When we arrived at the terminal we had to pay an extra $90 per suitcase for the three passengers. This has been a pattern for the past 3 years. Why charge for a more expensive luggage option, and the ticket price not include luggage?

Flight cancelled instead of leaving Friday am now, maybe, leaving Sunday

one of the flight attendants on the Dallas to frankfurt leg was somewhat rude..

United has maintenance issues and can then never recover. No operations ability and simple issues always turn into multiple hours long cascading delays. Worst airline on earth.

Check in was chaotic with only one counter for business class and first class. The luggage conveyor belt at JFK airport was broken so the flight departure was delayed which made the flight stressful as I had a tight connection. Although the captain said they could make up the delay, they didn’t do so.

Our flight was canceled same day and we were never informed. Had to pay more and worse seating on another airline.

Excellent! I got to Munich and was transferred to my Lufthansa flight quickly, in 15 to 20 minutes, so I did not miss my flight. However, I had checked my overhead bag at the boarding gate in Tampa. That got to Tunis the next day. That is to be expected.

Friendliest Flight Attendant I’ve seen since I flew on Southwest Airlines. The whole trip was outstanding…and arrived Early!

I didn’t have a seat assignment and my seat was very dirty on the flight from Frankfurt to Budapest.

It started well but flight was cancelled and they created a nightmare rebooking. It is two days later and we still haven’t reached our destination. I am in Amsterdam waiting on transfer desk to open (later than other airlines) to hopefully get a boarding pass. Once that problem is solved we will just pray this flight isn’t cancelled too.

The flight was cancelled, so why are you asking me how the flight was?

We sat in our seats on the tarmac for almost 3 hours due to storms. They would not give us water or a snack. We were to depart at 7.30 pm and it was about 10.30 when we took off. No dinner until much after that. Beef type noodle dish was terrible with about a teaspoon of beef in it. The breakfast sweet waffle with egg and sausage inside was horrible. An English muffin sandwich would have been much better. Food was the worst in all of our years of traveling the world.

They messed up my seat so I didn’t get the one I paid for

Put me on standby; flight was late; missed my connecting flight; disaster

Flight attendants were fine, seats a bit hard but I use a cushion for extra support. The only issue was it was a bit too cool and I needed to ask for and received and extra blanket. I survived!!!

Very few things and/or people are excellent. It was very good.

Extremely uncomfortable seats. Experience was like a Frontier Airlines flight. Would not fly it again.

Very, very tight legroom. They must’ve jammed in an additional few rows of seat seating. Denver to Munich was the least legroom I’ve ever had on any flight, let alone a multi hour international journey. I will not take that flight again.

Good food, overall very comfy. The flight was full so obviously not optimal, but it is what it is.

All the above categories was great. Seats entirely too cramped.

You will pay for everything and feels like the airplane is old

The flight was delayed due to snow in Frankfurt. There wasn't much information from BA or the airport, but Kayak was great and kept me informed of the delay and gate changes.

LCY airport is an amazing airport and I love the flight from LCY to FRA with BA. Efficient, easy, comfortable and great luggage allownace with BA. I iused to fly predominantley LH, but the service and price - benefit ratio of Lufthansa has deteriorated a lot over the last 5 years. Whereas BA keeps an excellent service level with friendly staff.

The information in the airport, and the app was different. Be aware. Different terminals in Stuttgart, so we had to walk a lot. It's a small airport so it wasn't a big deal, but it was ludicrous to see the error in the app.

They overbooked the flight by 3 people. It is completely unacceptable to tell 3 people, with paid tickets, that need to get home for children etc, that they need to stay another night. No compensation. No apology.

Good flight. Not a lot of legroom, but it was fine for a short flight.

No entertainment and the seats are well worn.! To the point it feels like your sitting in a bowl

Disaster out of City Airport with our flight cancelled and very little help.

They canceled the original flight and I had to take the fligh the next day

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