Trains to Gelsenkirchen
124 origins, priced from the same engine that serves the search page.
124 places connect to Gelsenkirchen by Trains, across 6 countries, run by 15 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €11.88. Origins run from 41 km away to 661 km, with a median of 252 km.
Arriving in Gelsenkirchen
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
- 124Places you can arrive from
- 124Places you can leave for
- 6Countries
- 15Operators
That is the traveling done. What happens after you walk out into Gelsenkirchen is not something we sell.

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How far people travel to get here
Every origin we sell by Trains, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 48 | 39% | Borken, 41 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 74 | 60% | The Hague, 203 km |
| 600 to 1,500 km | 2 | 2% | Lyon, 661 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Gelsenkirchen that we sell.
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 86 | 69% |
| Netherlands | 14 | 11% |
| France | 8 | 6% |
| United Kingdom | 8 | 6% |
| Belgium | 6 | 5% |
| Switzerland | 2 | 2% |
Rail operators
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
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Stations, airports and ports in Gelsenkirchen
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Gelsenkirchen
- Gelsenkirchen Hbf
- Gelsenkirchen Central Station
- Gelsenkirchen-Rotthausen station
Leaving Gelsenkirchen
Common questions about Trains to Gelsenkirchen
Where can I travel to Gelsenkirchen by Trains from?
124 places connect to Gelsenkirchen by Trains on our network, across 6 countries. The nearest is 41 km away in a straight line and the furthest 661 km. Every one of them is a route we actually sell rather than a connection somebody could construct.
How much does the Trains to Gelsenkirchen cost?
The cheapest Trains fare into Gelsenkirchen is €11.88 for one passenger, across 124 origins over the next three weeks. The median origin is 252 km away in a straight line, which is the distance that fare should be read against.
How long does the Trains to Gelsenkirchen take?
The fastest Trains journey into Gelsenkirchen is 1h 9m door to door. The median origin sits 252 km away in a straight line, so most journeys on this list take considerably longer than the fastest one quoted here.
Which operators run the Trains to Gelsenkirchen?
15 operators run Trains services into Gelsenkirchen on our network: Abellio Rail, DB Fernverkehr, DB Regio, Eurobahn, European Sleeper. Each has its own fares and its own conditions, and every one of them is a real carrier from the published operator catalog rather than a name we generated.
Which terminal does the Trains to Gelsenkirchen use?
Trains services into Gelsenkirchen use 3 named terminals, among them Gelsenkirchen Hbf, Gelsenkirchen Central Station, Gelsenkirchen-Rotthausen station. The terminal a given service uses is shown on the route page for that journey and again on the ticket, because a city with several is a city where the wrong one costs an hour.
Where these numbers come from
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Catchment, Fares, Door to door
Other ways to reach Gelsenkirchen
The train gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.

Somewhere to drop the bags in Gelsenkirchen?
Most of the points near Gelsenkirchen Hbf open before the first train and close after the last one.
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