Travel to Gelsenkirchen

Every way to reach Gelsenkirchen: 2 modes compared, with fares.

Gelsenkirchen is reachable from 63 places across 6 countries by 2 modes, on services run by 20 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €10.07 and the fastest takes 1h 9m door to door. The nearest origin is 41 km away.

Checked October 3, 2026Priced for October 3, 2026One passenger, all fees included

Arriving

How people reach Gelsenkirchen

Every mode that actually calls at Gelsenkirchen, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.

One row per mode that actually calls here. Reach is the furthest origin that mode serves in a straight line.
ModeOriginsFromFastestReachOperators
Train124€11.881h 9m661 km15
Coach60€10.071h 41m493 km5
  • 63Places you can arrive from
  • 63Places you can leave for
  • 6Countries
  • 20Operators

That is the traveling done. What happens after you walk out into Gelsenkirchen is not something we sell.

A hotel room

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Catchment

How far people travel to get here

Every origin we sell, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.

Straight line distance from each origin we sell, not the distance the route runs.
DistanceRoutesShareNearest of them
Under 200 km7641%Borken, 41 km
200 to 600 km10658%The Hague, 203 km
600 to 1,500 km21%Lyon, 661 km
Origins

Which countries you can arrive from

Countries with at least one route into Gelsenkirchen that we sell.

Counted by route, so a country with several cities on the corridor counts once per route rather than once per city.
CountryRoutesShare
Germany14679%
Netherlands148%
France84%
United Kingdom84%
Belgium63%
Switzerland21%
Terminals

Stations, airports and ports in Gelsenkirchen

The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.

Gelsenkirchen

Rail
  • Gelsenkirchen Hbf
  • Gelsenkirchen Central Station
  • Gelsenkirchen-Rotthausen station
Bus
  • Gelsenkirchen Hauptbahnhof/ZOB
Ferry
  • Fahrgastschiffanleger Graf Bismarck
  • Fahrgastschiffanleger Kulturpark Unser Fritz
Fares

The cheapest journeys into Gelsenkirchen

Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.

Cheapest fare and fastest journey into Gelsenkirchen, over the next three weeks.
RouteFromFastestDistance
Bielefeld to Gelsenkirchen bus€10.072h 32m115 km
Bonn to Gelsenkirchen bus€10.072h 7m86 km
Cologne to Gelsenkirchen bus€10.071h 47m64 km
Münster to Gelsenkirchen bus€10.071h 46m63 km
Aachen to Gelsenkirchen bus€10.072h 27m107 km
Mönchengladbach to Gelsenkirchen bus€10.071h 41m58 km
Cologne to Gelsenkirchen train€11.881h 19m64 km
Mönchengladbach to Gelsenkirchen train€11.881h 16m58 km
Neuss to Gelsenkirchen train€11.881h 10m45 km
Münster to Gelsenkirchen train€11.881h 19m63 km
Krefeld to Gelsenkirchen train€11.881h 9m42 km
Leverkusen to Gelsenkirchen train€11.881h 14m53 km
Hamm to Gelsenkirchen train€11.881h 15m54 km
Wiesbaden to Gelsenkirchen bus€12.833h 28m177 km
Frankfurt am Main to Gelsenkirchen bus€13.933h 42m191 km
Bonn to Gelsenkirchen train€14.091h 29m86 km

The train gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.

Left luggage lockers

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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Popular trips to Gelsenkirchen

Common questions about Travel to Gelsenkirchen

How can I get to Gelsenkirchen?

Gelsenkirchen is reachable by 2 modes on our network, from 63 places, across 6 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 Gelsenkirchen?

The cheapest way into Gelsenkirchen is by Coach, from €10.07 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 63 origins we sell into Gelsenkirchen over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.

What is the fastest way to get to Gelsenkirchen?

The fastest journey into Gelsenkirchen is by Train, at 1h 9m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 41 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.

Which stations and airports does Gelsenkirchen have?

Gelsenkirchen has 6 named terminals on our network, including 3 rail stations and 0 airports. Among them are Gelsenkirchen Hbf, Gelsenkirchen Central Station, Gelsenkirchen-Rotthausen station. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.

Where can I travel to Gelsenkirchen from within 200 km?

76 of the routes we sell into Gelsenkirchen start within 200 km. The nearest is Borken, 41 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 Gelsenkirchen in Germany?

Gelsenkirchen connects to 63 places on our network across 6 countries, the furthest of them 661 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 trip is the easy half to plan. The days in Gelsenkirchen are the half people leave until last.

A guided tour group

Anything to book in Gelsenkirchen before you go?

Timed entry, guided walks and half-day trips out of Gelsenkirchen, with free cancellation on most of it.

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