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Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return 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.

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Recommended return deals departing in the coming months from the most popular airlines that fly to Essen.
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10:00 - 09:05AKL-DUS
33h 05m2 stops
07:20 - 08:25DUS-AKL
39h 05m2 stops
$2,555Turkish Airlines
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Thu, 24 Jul - Mon, 11 Aug
06:00 - 09:35AKL-DUS
37h 35m3 stops
07:00 - 17:55DUS-AKL
48h 55m3 stops
$3,079British Airways
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Thu, 24 Jul - Mon, 11 Aug
10:00 - 21:20AKL-DUS
45h 20m2 stops
14:50 - 08:25DUS-AKL
55h 35m2 stops
$3,162Turkish Airlines
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Sun, 22 Jun - Sun, 13 Jul
20:30 - 19:15AKL-DUS
32h 45m1 stop
21:15 - 09:50DUS-AKL
26h 35m1 stop
$3,221Emirates
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Thu, 24 Jul - Mon, 11 Aug
07:45 - 19:15AKL-DUS
45h 30m2 stops
15:25 - 09:50DUS-AKL
32h 25m1 stop
$3,236Emirates
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Thu, 24 Jul - Mon, 11 Aug
21:00 - 08:20AKL-DUS
45h 20m2 stops
08:15 - 15:45DUS-AKL
45h 30m2 stops
$3,350China Eastern
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Sat, 21 Jun - Sat, 12 Jul
19:30 - 17:50AKL-DUS
56h 20m2 stops
17:00 - 05:40DUS-AKL
50h 40m2 stops
$3,392Air China
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Sun, 22 Jun - Thu, 10 Jul
19:30 - 17:50AKL-DUS
56h 20m2 stops
17:00 - 05:40DUS-AKL
50h 40m2 stops
$3,505Air China
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Sat, 21 Jun - Thu, 10 Jul
13:15 - 07:50AKL-DUS
28h 35m1 stop
15:25 - 02:45DUS-AKL
25h 20m1 stop
$3,589Qatar Airways
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Wed, 18 Jun - Wed, 9 Jul
13:15 - 13:55AKL-DUS
34h 40m1 stop
09:20 - 02:45DUS-AKL
31h 25m1 stop
$3,663Qatar Airways
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Thu, 19 Jun - Tue, 15 Jul

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Low season

March

High season

June

Cheapest flight

$1,474
Best time to beat the crowds (23% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 1% lower on average.
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FAQs - booking Essen flights

  • How to fly to Essen?

    You cannot fly directly to Essen. KAYAK recommends you fly to Duesseldorf Intl (DUS) (25.91 km 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) (25.91 km). Another nearby airport is Cologne Köln/Bonn (CGN) (65.71 km) KAYAK recommends you fly to Duesseldorf Intl.

  • How far is Duesseldorf Intl Airport from central Düsseldorf?

    You’ll need to travel 6 km to reach the Düsseldorf city centre 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.

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    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 travellers 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.

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Top tips for finding cheap flights to Essen

  • There is no major airport in Essen. It is instead served by Duesseldorf Intl Airport.
  • High season is considered to be January, February and December. The cheapest month to fly from New Zealand is March.
  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest Essen flight deals.

Top 3 airlines flying to Essen

Need help choosing which airline to fly with from New Zealand 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.
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EmiratesOverall score based on 3302 reviews
8.3Crew
8.2Entertainment
8.1Boarding
7.9Food
8.0Comfort
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It was great, a little more leg room would have been better particularly since we were in premium economy

8.0 ExcellentJessica, Feb 2025JFK - DXB
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It was great, a little more leg room would have been better particularly since we were in premium economy

Comfort and customer service from most if the crew was great. The crew reassigning passengers should consider the presence of infants when reassigning seats. Unfortunately a couple of oversized passengers were relocated next to us, making this segment a bit uncomfortable, as there was not only extra leg space required. I ended up swapping seats with my husband so our baby wouldn't be impacted. My husband travelled quite uncomfortable as the reassigned neighbour shoulder and arm ended up on my husband's seat

Charged for internet that never really worked. The food selection was just ok.

Emeritus is ***** Fly dubai is 0 we need better service for Fly Dubai

Flight was pathetic, felt like a old plane was modified and brought in service. Didnt like the aircraft at all. Crew and services were good.but aircraft totally dissappointment.

Emirates is always a pleasure to travel on. From the spectacular First and Business Class configurations of your big A380 and 777, to the Bar Lounge to, of course, your impecable on board flight attendance and their iconic uniform, now also even available for young girls. All the destinations that Emirates offers makes it an airline of choice many a time.

The food was amazing on our flight. So many options for movies and shows to stay entertained for 12 hours.

Nothing, all that I know is that I will never travel with Emirates again Qatar is were I belong. You guys should send someone over to experience what true acomadation is, Emirates has the worst food that I ever eat on any airline ,even jetblue has better food and snacks that curry Indian garbage you guys serve just make people sick.

We boarded via a mobile gate in Dubai. I don't care for the bus ride from the gate to the plane

Seats are not as easy to move as you would hope in premium econo Y

Very unimpressed that I was dumped from the seat I had booked and paid for after check in. Apparently a family wanted to sit together, however as they all were adults I think they should have pre booked their seats like I did. I will be approaching Qatar for a refund. That and the dreadful state of the flooding toilets made me wonder how they managed to be voted the best airline. Not worth the money.

Wasn’t allowed to continue with the purchased tickets because I hadn’t been able to go on the first scheduled leg.

Do I need to repeat my complaints about my lost carry on bag?

My carry on bag was taken by Alaska Air as we boarded in LAX! She said there was not room. There was plenty of room. I told her that my meds and personal items were in it. She did not care. She said it would be sent to my final destination, Nairobi. Well it got to Nairobi the day I was to fly home. The handle of my bag was crushed so could not retract. So I had to remove it. I had to buy converters, malaria medication. personal items. I filled out the missing form at the Nairobi airport. I asked that it be shipped to the Kisumu airport. When it was obviously not going to make it for my time in Kenya. I asked that it be sent to John Wayne Airport. NONE of that happened. I only knew it was at Nairobi because my air tag indicated it was finally in Nairobi the day I was leaving Kenya! Now I need to purchase a new carry on bag!!!

I had first class service from them. A little late taking off, but no major problem

It was good no problems made it on time for the next flight overseas!

Fantastic, the 787-9 is a very beautifully designed plane and it was a pleasure to fly in the Qsuite. The suite did feel slightly smaller than the 777 variant, and the suite door also felt smaller, as I felt more exposed as passengers and crew walked past. Food was too notch, and the service was fantastic. I wish they’d enforce boarding zones more effectively, but otherwise they did really well.

To many ads. 3 or 4 between each movie. All repetitive, all related to Doha which I was just passing thru.

My seat that I booked over a year ago and some other passenger was sitting in it. They said they could not walk and they would not move. I was with my young kid and the crew did nothing to accommodate that. Just disappointed that the airline accepts that excuse from a passenger.

Just money making business. This was my fourth journey with Qatar Airways, year by year the quality of service getting poor. Food is very cheap. They have some low quality alcohol beverages. They don’t have any brandy or cognac. No toilet around the gate lounge. We have to wait until getting to the flight for use toilet.very long standing for entering into the flight. We can see the old passenger suffering.

Delay in off-boarding due to customs at SFO... pilot announcement should have come earlier so passengers don't clog aisles.

Better good than most, if not all European airlines. If you’re stuck in an economy seat anyways, China Eastern is a good choice because of shorter flight time, being able to overfly Russia

The temperature of the plane cabin is too hot. Sweat and uncomfortable. Also my food tray was broken down drinks fall off

Reasonable. What they offer during the flight is not great, but the crew is polite and try to compensate it.

Price is the main attraction. Staff is OK but difficult to communicate with them due to general lack of English. Food is truly abysmal, the main courses (4) were barely edible. The choices for breakfast served at 5:30 am prior to landing at Gatwick airport were Spaghetti Bolognese or seafood fried rice. Choices offered for all 4 mains were either something rice or noodles. Shanghai airport layover is much too long in a very poorly serviced airport. We were unable to use WiFi; private lounges required cash only payment with no ATM or cash exchange open.

I was surprised and appreciate that they actually served a hot meal on such a short, early morning flight. The check in and boarding was hassle free and most of all my Alliance Status / Code Share was recognized and the revelant courtesy was extended; other than some needed attention to detail concerning the cleanliness of the cabin, and some unnecessary aggressive wording their safety briefing, it was an overall pleasant flight, and I would certainly fly with them again.

Flight was delayed for more than 3 hours, food was mediocre, seat didn’t recline

Lost Baggage - very frustrated…learned that bag was never put on plane.

I think it’s time that somebody set a standard for the temperature in the cabins. I would rather it be colder than anybody that wants to have a blanket have a blanket to keep it so warm at times is unbearable and quite uncomfortable. That’s the only thing I would add.

For the price we paid, I couldn’t complain. Was good value for money. Service was excellent but food was mediocre. Crew were excellent and spoke English. You will never go hungry. The food was ample but was mediocre. Entertainment limited and wifi doesn’t all allow you to access some social media. The best part was comfortable seats and bed (business class) with a screen to close out the rest of the cabin.

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Recent return flight deals

24/7Thu
2 stopsTurkish Airlines
33h 05mAKL-DUS
11/8Mon
2 stopsTurkish Airlines
39h 05mDUS-AKL
$2,555
24/7Thu
3 stopsBritish Airways
37h 35mAKL-DUS
11/8Mon
3 stopsBritish Airways
48h 55mDUS-AKL
$3,079
22/6Sun
2 stopsTurkish Airlines
45h 20mAKL-DUS
13/7Sun
2 stopsTurkish Airlines
55h 35mDUS-AKL
$3,162
24/7Thu
1 stopEmirates
32h 45mAKL-DUS
11/8Mon
1 stopEmirates
26h 35mDUS-AKL
$3,221
24/7Thu
2 stopsEmirates
45h 30mAKL-DUS
11/8Mon
1 stopEmirates
32h 25mDUS-AKL
$3,236
21/6Sat
2 stopsChina Eastern
45h 20mAKL-DUS
12/7Sat
2 stopsChina Eastern
45h 30mDUS-AKL
$3,350
22/6Sun
2 stopsAir China
56h 20mAKL-DUS
10/7Thu
2 stopsAir China
50h 40mDUS-AKL
$3,392
21/6Sat
2 stopsAir China
56h 20mAKL-DUS
10/7Thu
2 stopsAir China
50h 40mDUS-AKL
$3,505
18/6Wed
1 stopQatar Airways
28h 35mAKL-DUS
9/7Wed
1 stopQatar Airways
25h 20mDUS-AKL
$3,589
19/6Thu
1 stopQatar Airways
34h 40mAKL-DUS
15/7Tue
1 stopQatar Airways
31h 25mDUS-AKL
$3,663

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32h 25mCHC-DUS
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31h 30mCHC-DUS
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13/2Thu
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
37h 50mAKL-DUS
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multi-stopAmerican Airlines
33h 10mDUS-AKL
$2,700
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30h 35mDUS-AKL
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25h 10mDUS-AKL
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47h 40mDUS-AKL
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