There are 8 ways to get from Buchen to Essen by train (Trenitalia), bus, night train, train, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Basel Sbb to Mannheim Hbftrain Ec
- Take the train from Mannheim Hbf to Essen Hbftrain Ice
8h 6m€129–285Drive 552.9 km
cheapest- Drive from Buchen to Essencar 552.9 km
5h 5m€78–113Bus
- Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Dusseldorf Central Bus Stationbus Ivano-Frankivsk
9h 13mNight train, train
- Take the night train from Basel Bad Bf to Koeln Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbftrain Re
9h 46m€122–250Bus, train
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Leverkusenbus FlixBus N11
- Take the train from Leverkusen Mitte to Essen Hbftrain Re
11h 50mTrain 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
6h 15m€94–270Train 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/Bonn Flughafen to Essen Hbftrain
6h 53mFly Basel to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane BSL - DUS
7h 32m€104–264
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Buchen to Essen is to drive which costs €75 - €120 and takes 5h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Buchen to Essen is to drive which takes 5h 5m and costs €75 - €120.
The distance between Buchen and Essen is 625 km. The road distance is 552.9 km.
The best way to get from Buchen to Essen without a car is to night train and train which takes 9h 46m and costs €120 - €250.
It takes approximately 8h 6m to get from Buchen to Essen, including transfers.
The best way to get from Buchen to Essen is to train which takes 8h 6m and costs €120 - €290. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 9h 13m, you could also fly, which costs €100 - €270 and takes 7h 32m.
Yes, the driving distance between Buchen to Essen is 553 km. It takes approximately 5h 5m to drive from Buchen to Essen.
There are 754+ hotels available in Essen.
What companies run services between Buchen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany and Essen, Germany?
You can take a vehicle from Buchen to Essen Hbf via Stein-Säckingen, Basel SBB, Basel Sbb, and Mannheim Hbf in around 8h 6m. Alternatively, GrandBus operates a bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Dusseldorf Central Bus Station once daily, and the journey takes 6h 19m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–330
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–350
Flights from Basel to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–440
Flights from Basel to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €90–380
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–190
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–190
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–280
Flights from Basel to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–310
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Basel to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €50–320
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Basel Sbb to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €75–110
- 2nd Class
- €55–80
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Mannheim Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Basel Bad Bf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–103
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €98–103
- Couchette Carriage
- €60–75
- Seating Carriage
- €30–40
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Leverkusen Mitte to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln/Bonn Flughafen to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Stein-Säckingen to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–70
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Dusseldorf Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Basel SBB to Leverkusen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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