There are 6 ways to get from Celle to Essen by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Celle Bahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain 22 / ...
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Essen Hbftrain 10 / ...
2h 59m€38–89Train, bus via Hanover
cheapest- Take the train from Celle Bahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain 22 / ...
- Take the bus from Hanover central bus station to Essen central train stationbus N3217 / ...
4h 34m€24–49Train, bus
- Take the train from Celle Bahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain 22 / ...
- Take the bus from Hannover Hbf to Essen Hbfbus Dnipro
3h 10m€68–94Drive 281.3 km
- Drive from Celle to Essencar 281.3 km
2h 35m€39–56Fly from Hannover Airport
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane HAJ - DUS
5h 14m€158–347Train to Hamburg Airport, fly
- Take the train from Celle Bahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane HAM - DUS
4h 1m€100–298
Celle to Essen by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Celle to Essen is to train and bus via Hanover which costs €24 - €50 and takes 4h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Celle to Essen is to drive which takes 2h 35m and costs €35 - €60.
No, there is no direct train from Celle to Essen. However, there are services departing from Celle Bahnhof and arriving at Essen Hbf via Hannover Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 59m.
The distance between Celle and Essen is 281 km. The road distance is 281.3 km.
The best way to get from Celle to Essen without a car is to train which takes 2h 59m and costs €35 - €90.
It takes approximately 2h 59m to get from Celle to Essen, including transfers.
Celle to Essen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Celle Bahnhof station.
The best way to get from Celle to Essen is to train which takes 2h 59m and costs €35 - €90. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €150 - €350 and takes 5h 14m.
Celle to Essen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hannover Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Celle to Essen is 281 km. It takes approximately 2h 35m to drive from Celle to Essen.
What companies run services between Celle, Germany and Essen, Germany?
You can take a train from Celle Bahnhof to Essen Hbf via Hannover Hauptbahnhof in around 2h 59m. Alternatively, Lufthansa, KLM, and six other airlines fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) every 2 hours.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–270
Flights from Hannover Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–390
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–180
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–180
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–330
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–400
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–400
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–390
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–140
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–450
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Celle Bahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–29
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Celle Bahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- info@der-metronom.de
- Website
- der-metronom.de
Train from Celle Bahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
Train from Celle Bahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €29
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311682904
- Website
- bahn.com
Train from Celle Bahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
- Phone
- +380 98 815 4444
- support@ewe.ua
- Website
- ewe.ua
Bus from Hannover Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–65
- Website
- https://ewe.ua/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Hanover central bus station to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +38 (044) 444 00 44
- Website
- grandes-tour.com.ua
Bus from Hanover central bus station to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Website
- https://grandes-tour.com.ua/en
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