There are 7 ways to get from Bocholt to Essen by train, bus, rideshare, car, or taxi
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 Bocholt to Duisburg HbfRe
1h 11m€14–63Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Bocholt to Essen62.3 km
1h 6m€4Line 64 bus, bus
- Take the bus from Bocholt, Bustreff to Wesel Bahnhof64
- Take the bus from Wesel to Oberhausen HbfSnelbus ipv trein / ...
2h 25m€15–36Train via Oberhausen Hbf
- Take the train from Bocholt to Oberhausen HbfRe
- Take the train from Oberhausen Hbf to Essen HbfRe
1h 12m€14–33Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bocholt, Bustreff to Borken, BahnhofR51 / ...
- Take the train from Borken, Bahnhof to Essen HbfRe14
2h 13mDrive 62.3 km
- Drive from Bocholt to Essen62.3 km
44 min€9–13Taxi
- Take the taxi from Bocholt to Essen62.3 km
44 min€150–190
Bocholt to Essen by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bocholt to Essen is to rideshare which costs €4 and takes 1h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Bocholt to Essen is to drive which takes 44 min and costs €8 - €13.
No, there is no direct train from Bocholt to Essen. However, there are services departing from Bocholt and arriving at Essen Hbf via Duisburg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h 11m.
The distance between Bocholt and Essen is 73 km. The road distance is 62.3 km.
The best way to get from Bocholt to Essen without a car is to train which takes 1h 11m and costs €13 - €65.
It takes approximately 1h 11m to get from Bocholt to Essen, including transfers.
Bocholt to Essen train services, operated by VIAS Rail GmbH, depart from Bocholt station.
The best way to get from Bocholt to Essen is to train which takes 1h 11m and costs €13 - €65. Alternatively, you can line 64 bus and bus, which costs €15 - €40 and takes 2h 25m.
Bocholt to Essen train services, operated by VIAS Rail GmbH, arrive at Duisburg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bocholt to Essen is 62 km. It takes approximately 44 min to drive from Bocholt to Essen.
What companies run services between Bocholt, Germany and Essen, Germany?
VIAS Rail GmbH operates a train from Bocholt to Duisburg Hbf hourly. Tickets cost €9–14 and the journey takes 57 min. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bocholt, Bustreff to Essen Hbf via Wesel Bahnhof, Wesel, Oberhausen Hbf, and Oberhausen Hbf in around 2h 25m.
- Phone
- 069 450099650
- Kundenservice-Linie10@vias-online.de
- Website
- vias-online.de
Train from Bocholt to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Schedules at
- vias-online.de
Train from Bocholt to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Schedules at
- vias-online.de
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €17–21
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Phone
- 0203 6688 9477
- dialog@rhein-ruhr-bahn.de
- Website
- rhein-ruhr-bahn.de
Train from Borken, Bahnhof to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- rhein-ruhr-bahn.de
- Phone
- 01806 607085
- dbregiobusnrw@deutschebahn.com
- Website
- bahn.de
Bus from Bocholt, Bustreff to Wesel Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Schedules at
- bahn.de
- Phone
- 069 450099650
- Kundenservice-Linie10@vias-online.de
- Website
- vias-online.de
Bus from Wesel to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Schedules at
- vias-online.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311682904
- Website
- bahn.com
Bus from Wesel to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
- Phone
- +49-25128741110
- Website
- bahn.de
Bus from Bocholt, Bustreff to Borken, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- bahn.de
- Phone
- 0 800 3 / 50 40 30
- Website
- rvm-online.de
Bus from Bocholt, Bustreff to Borken, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Schedules at
- rvm-online.de
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.com
Rideshare from Bocholt to Essen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €4
- Schedules at
- blablacar.com
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Estimated price
- €150–190
Taxi Schwers
- Phone
- +49 2871 6060
- Website
- taxi-schwers.de
RKS Rheder Kurierservice
- Phone
- +49 2872 6550
- Website
- rheder-kurier-service.de
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