There are 8 ways to get from Buchen to Essen by train, bus, car, or plane
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 Basel SBB to Essen Hbftrain 43
6h 38m€108–240Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Lörrach central train station to Düsseldorf central bus stationbus FlixBus 007
13h 31m€56–96Bus, train
- Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Kölnbus Ivano-Frankivsk
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Essen Süd Strain S6
10h 35m€75–123Drive 553.3 km
- Drive from Buchen to Essencar 553.3 km
5h 5m€82–118Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Stein-Säckingen to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane ZRH - DUS
5h 18m€114–296Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Take the train from Stein-Säckingen to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane ZRH - CGN
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbftrain
6h 1m€110–301Line 7330 bus, train to Basel, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Hottingen Außerdorf to Laufenburg Hans-Thoma-Schulebus
- Take the train from Laufenburg to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane BSL - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Essen Hbftrain
8h€139–346Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Stein-Säckingen to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane ZRH - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbftrain
6h 6m€167–356
Buchen to Essen by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Buchen to Essen is to bus which costs €55 - €100 and takes 13h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Buchen to Essen is to drive which takes 5h 5m and costs €80 - €120.
No, there is no direct bus from Buchen to Essen station. However, there are services departing from Hottingen Abzw Oberwihl and arriving at Essen central train station via Murg, Rheinfelden Busbahnhof, Lörrach central train station and Düsseldorf central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 31m.
No, there is no direct train from Buchen to Essen. However, there are services departing from Stein-Säckingen and arriving at Essen Hbf via Basel SBB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 38m.
The distance between Buchen and Essen is 627 km. The road distance is 553.3 km.
The best way to get from Buchen to Essen without a car is to bus and train which takes 10h 35m and costs €75 - €130.
It takes approximately 6h 38m to get from Buchen to Essen, including transfers.
Buchen to Essen bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lörrach central train station.
Buchen to Essen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Basel SBB station.
The best way to get from Buchen to Essen is to train which takes 6h 38m and costs €100 - €240. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €55 - €100 and takes 13h 31m.
What companies run services between Buchen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany and Essen, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Basel SBB to Essen Hbf every 4 hours. Tickets cost €100–220 and the journey takes 4h 42m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Lörrach central train station to Düsseldorf central bus station twice daily. Tickets cost €45–75 and the journey takes 9h 25m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–330
Flights from Basel to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–350
Flights from Basel to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–330
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–330
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–180
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–330
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–320
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–210
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Basel to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–320
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–330
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–220
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–30
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–13
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Köln Hbf to Essen Süd S
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–22
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Stein-Säckingen to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Stein-Säckingen to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Laufenburg to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Stein-Säckingen to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- Eurobahn
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- fahrgaeste@train-rental.com
- Website
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Köln
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €48–52
- Website
- Grand Bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lörrach central train station to Düsseldorf central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +49 761 368030
- dbregiobusbw@deutschebahn.com
- Website
- efa-bw.de
Bus from Hottingen Außerdorf to Laufenburg Hans-Thoma-Schule
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Schedules at
- dbregiobus-bawue.de
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Booking & Getting There
Buchen to Essen bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Düsseldorf central bus station.
Buchen to Essen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Essen Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Buchen to Essen is 553 km. It takes approximately 5h 5m to drive from Buchen to Essen.
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