There are 10 ways to get from Amberg to Essen by train, bus, night train, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Amberg to Nürnberg Hbftrain Re40 / ...
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Essen Hbftrain 41 / ...
5h 40m€64–159Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Amberg to Nürnberg Hbftrain Re40 / ...
- Take the bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Essen central train stationbus 037 / ...
9h 21m€39–74Train, night train
- Take the train from Amberg to Nürnberg Hbftrain Re40 / ...
- Take the night train from Nuernberg Hbf to Essen Hbfnighttrain Nj
7h 23m€59–289Drive 523 km
- Drive from Amberg to Essencar 523 km
4h 21m€74–106Train via Aschaffenburg
- Take the train from Amberg to Nürnberg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Aschaffenburg Hbftrain 41 / ...
- Take the train from Aschaffenburg Hbf to Essen Hbftrain 41 / ...
6h 24m€75–144Train to Nuremberg Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Amberg to Nürnberg Hbftrain
- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane NUE - DUS
5h 54m€135–321Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Amberg to Regensburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Regensburg Hbf to Muenchen Flughafen Terminaltrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane MUC - DUS
5h 39m€116–307Train to Nuremberg Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Amberg to Nürnberg Hbftrain
- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane NUE - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbftrain
5h 9m€124–278Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from Amberg to Regensburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Regensburg Hbf to Muenchen Flughafen Terminaltrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane MUC - CGN
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbftrain
6h 19m€121–371Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Amberg to Nürnberg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane FRA - DUS
5h 57m€126–272
Amberg to Essen by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Amberg to Essen is to train and bus which costs €35 - €75 and takes 9h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Amberg to Essen is to drive which takes 4h 21m and costs €70 - €110.
No, there is no direct train from Amberg to Essen. However, there are services departing from Amberg and arriving at Essen Hbf via Nürnberg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 40m.
The distance between Amberg and Essen is 551 km. The road distance is 523 km.
The best way to get from Amberg to Essen without a car is to train which takes 5h 40m and costs €60 - €160.
It takes approximately 5h 40m to get from Amberg to Essen, including transfers.
Amberg to Essen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), depart from Amberg station.
Amberg to Essen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), arrive at Nürnberg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Amberg to Essen is 523 km. It takes approximately 4h 21m to drive from Amberg to Essen.
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What companies run services between Amberg, Bavaria, Germany and Essen, Germany?
You can take a train from Amberg to Essen Hbf via Nürnberg Hbf in around 5h 40m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–370
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–280
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–160
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–290
Flights from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–240
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–280
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–290
Flights from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–240
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–210
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–350
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–380
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Amberg to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Amberg to Regensburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Regensburg Hbf to Muenchen Flughafen Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Aschaffenburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Aschaffenburg Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Nuernberg Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–264
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €259–264
- Couchette Carriage
- €140–160
- Seating Carriage
- €45–60
- Phone
- +49 800 589 28 40
- Website
- agilis.de
Train from Regensburg Hbf to Muenchen Flughafen Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €32–36
- Schedules at
- agilis.de
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €30–45
- Comfort
- €35–50
- Premium
- €50–70
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- fahrgaeste@train-rental.com
- Website
- train-rental.com
Train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- train-rental.com
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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