Travel to Essen
Every way to reach Essen: 2 modes compared, with fares.
Essen is reachable from 83 places across 13 countries by 2 modes, on services run by 20 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €10.07 and the fastest takes 1h 12m door to door. The nearest origin is 42 km away.
How people reach Essen
Every mode that actually calls at Essen, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.
| Mode | Origins | From | Fastest | Reach | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 146 | €11.88 | 1h 12m | 1,179 km | 14 |
| Coach | 100 | €10.07 | 1h 34m | 1,478 km | 6 |
- 83Places you can arrive from
- 83Places you can leave for
- 13Countries
- 20Operators
Essen sits on the water, which usually settles which side of town you want to wake up on. Rooms are not ours to sell.
Rooms within reach of Essen Hauptbahnhof
Hotels and apartments near downtown, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.
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How far people travel to get here
Every origin we sell, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 92 | 37% | Dormagen, 42 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 108 | 44% | Hannover, 212 km |
| 600 to 1,500 km | 46 | 19% | Lyon, 654 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Essen that we sell.
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 150 | 61% |
| Italy | 20 | 8% |
| Netherlands | 20 | 8% |
| France | 16 | 7% |
| Spain | 10 | 4% |
| Belgium | 8 | 3% |
| United Kingdom | 8 | 3% |
| Switzerland | 4 | 2% |
| Austria | 2 | 1% |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | 2 | 1% |
| Czechia | 2 | 1% |
| Croatia | 2 | 1% |
| Poland | 2 | 1% |
Stations, airports and ports in Essen
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Essen
- Essen Hauptbahnhof
- Essen Hbf
- Essen-Steele Süd
- Essen Freiheit
- Essen Hbf
- Fahrgastschiffanleger Nordsternpark
- Fahrgastschiffanleger Zweigertbrücke
The cheapest journeys into Essen
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cologne to Essen bus | €10.07 | 1h 42m | 58 km |
| Bonn to Essen bus | €10.07 | 2h 2m | 81 km |
| Bielefeld to Essen bus | €10.07 | 2h 39m | 123 km |
| Münster to Essen bus | €10.07 | 1h 53m | 70 km |
| Aachen to Essen bus | €10.07 | 2h 19m | 100 km |
| Mönchengladbach to Essen bus | €10.07 | 1h 34m | 50 km |
| Wiesbaden to Essen bus | €11.73 | 3h 26m | 175 km |
| Cologne to Essen train | €11.88 | 1h 17m | 58 km |
| Mönchengladbach to Essen train | €11.88 | 1h 13m | 50 km |
| Münster to Essen train | €11.88 | 1h 22m | 70 km |
| Leverkusen to Essen train | €11.88 | 1h 12m | 47 km |
| Bonn to Essen train | €11.89 | 1h 27m | 81 km |
| Frankfurt am Main to Essen bus | €12.83 | 3h 42m | 190 km |
| Hanover to Essen bus | €13.93 | 4h 3m | 212 km |
| Bremen to Essen bus | €14.48 | 4h 4m | 218 km |
| Aachen to Essen train | €14.64 | 1h 36m | 100 km |
A day in Essen hauling a suitcase is a shorter day than it needs to be. We do not store bags.
Baggage storage near Essen Hauptbahnhof
Stores, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.
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Popular trips to Essen
Common questions about Travel to Essen
How can I get to Essen?
Essen is reachable by 2 modes on our network, from 83 places, across 13 countries, on services run by 20 operators. The table on this page compares those modes on the cheapest fare, the fastest journey, how far each reaches and how many carriers run it.
What is the cheapest way to get to Essen?
The cheapest way into Essen is by Coach, from €10.07 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 83 origins we sell into Essen over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.
What is the fastest way to get to Essen?
The fastest journey into Essen is by Train, at 1h 12m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 42 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.
Which stations and airports does Essen have?
Essen has 7 named terminals on our network, including 3 rail stations and 0 airports. Among them are Essen Hauptbahnhof, Essen Hbf, Essen-Steele Süd. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
Where can I travel to Essen from within 200 km?
92 of the routes we sell into Essen start within 200 km. The nearest is Dormagen, 42 km away in a straight line. Short corridors like these are usually the ones where a train or bus beats a flight door to door.
Where else can I go from Essen in Germany?
Essen connects to 83 places on our network across 13 countries, the furthest of them 1,478 km away in a straight line. Germany routes are listed on this page, and the country pages carry the rest of the network around it.
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, Distances
Elsewhere in Germany
The wider region
The train is the simple part. What you do once you are in Essen is somebody else's catalog.
What to book in Essen before you go
The tickets worth having in advance, because the line at the door is usually the whole morning.
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