There are 8 ways to get from Ansbach to Essen by train, bus, night train, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Ansbach to Würzburg Hbftrain Re80 / ...
- Take the train from Würzburg Hbf to Essen Hbftrain 41 / ...
4h 54m€73–177Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Ansbach to Nürnberg Hbftrain 61
- Take the bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Cologne Airport CGNbus N61 / ...
- Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Essen central train stationbus 027 / ...
8h 37m€37–107Train, night train
- Take the train from Ansbach to Würzburg Hbftrain Re80 / ...
- Take the night train from Wuerzburg Hbf to Essen Hbfnighttrain Nj
6h 44m€63–307Drive 428.3 km
- Drive from Ansbach to Essencar 428.3 km
4h 4m€60–86Train to Nuremberg Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Ansbach to Nürnberg Hbftrain
- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane NUE - DUS
5h 47m€133–307Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Ansbach to Würzburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Würzburg Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane FRA - DUS
5h 18m€131–275Train to Nuremberg Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Ansbach to Nürnberg Hbftrain
- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane NUE - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbftrain
4h 56m€123–274Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Ansbach to Nürnberg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbftrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane MUC - DUS
5h 37m€120–327
Ansbach to Essen by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ansbach to Essen is to train and bus which costs €35 - €110 and takes 8h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Ansbach to Essen is to drive which takes 4h 4m and costs €55 - €90.
No, there is no direct train from Ansbach to Essen. However, there are services departing from Ansbach and arriving at Essen Hbf via Würzburg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 54m.
The distance between Ansbach and Essen is 470 km. The road distance is 428.3 km.
The best way to get from Ansbach to Essen without a car is to train which takes 4h 54m and costs €70 - €180.
It takes approximately 4h 54m to get from Ansbach to Essen, including transfers.
Ansbach to Essen train services, operated by Arverio Bayern GmbH, depart from Ansbach station.
Ansbach to Essen train services, operated by Arverio Bayern GmbH, arrive at Würzburg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ansbach to Essen is 428 km. It takes approximately 4h 4m to drive from Ansbach to Essen.
Book your Ansbach to Essen train tickets online with Omio.
What companies run services between Ansbach, Bavaria, Germany and Essen, Germany?
You can take a train from Ansbach to Essen Hbf via Würzburg Hbf in around 4h 54m.
- 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 Frankfurt to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €29–230
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–160
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–260
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–190
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €29–230
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–260
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–340
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–370
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
- Phone
- +49 821 899 825 44
- servus@arverio.de
- Website
- arverio-by.de
Train from Ansbach to Würzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Ansbach to Würzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Würzburg Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ansbach to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–19
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Würzburg Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Wuerzburg Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–261
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €259–261
- Couchette Carriage
- €130–160
- Seating Carriage
- €40–55
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Ansbach to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- arverio-by.de
Train from Ansbach to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–23
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €4–5
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +380 98 815 4444
- support@ewe.ua
- Website
- ewe.ua
Bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–65
- Website
- https://ewe.ua/
- Phone
- +38 (044) 444 00 44
- Website
- grandes-tour.com.ua
Bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Website
- https://grandes-tour.com.ua/en
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