There are 4 ways to get from Balve to Essen Hbf by train (Eurostar), car, taxi, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Balve, Bahnhof to Fröndenberg, Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fröndenberg, Bahnhof to Dortmund Hbftrain
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Essen Hbftrain Re
1h 50m€24–78Drive 78.7 km
cheapest- Drive from Balve to Essen Hbfcar 78.7 km
1h 1m€11–16Taxi
- Take the taxi from Balve to Essen Hbftaxi 78.7 km
1h 1m€190–230Line 1 bus, train
- Take the bus from Menden, Bahnhof to Iserl., Stadtbahnhofbus 1
- Take the train from Iserlohn to Essen Hbftrain Re
3h 45m
Balve to Essen Hbf by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Balve to Essen Hbf is to drive which costs €10 - €16 and takes 1h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Balve to Essen Hbf is to drive which takes 1h 1m and costs €10 - €16.
No, there is no direct train from Balve to Essen Hbf. However, there are services departing from Balve, Bahnhof and arriving at Essen Hbf via Fröndenberg, Bahnhof and Dortmund Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h 50m.
The distance between Balve and Essen Hbf is 83 km. The road distance is 78.7 km.
The best way to get from Balve to Essen Hbf without a car is to train which takes 1h 50m and costs €23 - €80.
It takes approximately 1h 50m to get from Balve to Essen Hbf, including transfers.
Balve to Essen Hbf train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), depart from Balve, Bahnhof station.
Essen Hbf is 1h behind Balve. It is currently 11:11 PM in Balve and 10:11 PM in Essen Hbf.
Balve to Essen Hbf train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), arrive at Fröndenberg, Bahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Balve to Essen Hbf is 79 km. It takes approximately 1h 1m to drive from Balve to Essen Hbf.
What companies run services between Balve, Germany and Essen Hbf, Germany?
You can take a train from Balve, Bahnhof to Essen Hbf via Fröndenberg, Bahnhof and Dortmund Hbf in around 1h 50m.
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Balve, Bahnhof to Fröndenberg, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Fröndenberg, Bahnhof to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–19
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–55
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €23–35
- Comfort
- €23–35
- Premium
- €40–55
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Phone
- 069 450099650
- Kundenservice-Linie10@vias-online.de
- Website
- vias-online.de
Train from Iserlohn to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Schedules at
- vias-online.de
- Phone
- 02351 1801-0
- Website
- mvg-online.de
Bus from Menden, Bahnhof to Iserl., Stadtbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- mvg-online.de
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Estimated price
- €190–230
Taxi Lüdenscheid 33 33
- Phone
- +49 2351 3333
- Website
- xn--taxi-ruf-ldenscheid-fbc.de
Lüdenscheider Taxi Ruf
- Phone
- +49 2351 4450
- Website
- luedenscheider-taxi-ruf.de
TAXI Geißler - Krankenfahrten
- Phone
- +49 2903 6044
- Website
- geissler.taxi
Helmut Hegener Taxi und Autovermietung
- Phone
- +49 2905 383
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