There are 10 ways to get from Chur to Essen by train (Eurostar), car, train, plane, or bus
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Train
best- Take the train from Chur to Köln Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbftrain 10 / ...
7h 31m€270–763Bus, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Chur, Postautostation to Bellinzona, Stazionebus
- Take the train from Bellinzona to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane MXP - DUS
8h 53m€65–223Drive 677.5 km
- Drive from Chur to Essencar 677.5 km
7h 5m€120–173Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Chur to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane ZRH - DUS
5h 18m€125–306Train via Basel
- Take the train from Chur to Basel SBBtrain Ic3 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Essen Hbftrain 43
8h€117–470Bus, train
- Take the bus from Sargans, Bahnhof to Feldkirch, Bahnhofbus 11
- Take the train from Feldkirch to Essen Hbftrain Ice
10h 41mTrain to Zurich Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Take the train from Chur to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane ZRH - CGN
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbftrain
6h 8m€130–328Bus to Milan Linate Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the bus from Chur train station to Milanbus
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane LIN - DUS
7h 55m€100–310Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Chur to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane ZRH - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbftrain
6h 37m€177–417Train to Friedrichshafen Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Chur to St. Margrethen SGtrain
- Fly from Friedrichshafen Airport (FDH) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane FDH - DUS
6h 14m€176–495
Chur to Essen by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chur to Essen is to bus and train and fly which costs €65 - €230 and takes 8h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Chur to Essen is to train and fly which takes 5h 18m and costs €120 - €310.
No, there is no direct train from Chur to Essen. However, there are services departing from Chur and arriving at Essen Hbf via Köln Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 31m.
The distance between Chur and Essen is 772 km. The road distance is 677.5 km.
The best way to get from Chur to Essen without a car is to train which takes 7h 31m and costs €270 - €800.
It takes approximately 7h 31m to get from Chur to Essen, including transfers.
Chur to Essen train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Chur station.
Chur to Essen train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Köln Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Chur to Essen is 677 km. It takes approximately 7h 5m to drive from Chur to Essen.
Book your Chur to Essen train tickets online with Omio.
What companies run services between Chur, Grisons, Switzerland and Essen, Germany?
You can take a train from Chur to Essen Hbf via Köln Hbf in around 7h 31m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–410
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–420
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Sunday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–460
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–650
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–650
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–440
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–490
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–330
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–250
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–440
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–300
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–250
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–250
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–650
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–650
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–130
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–320
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–330
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–300
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–220
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–210
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Friedrichshafen Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €140–410
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–320
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–440
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Chur to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €250–750
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Chur to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Chur to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–210
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel SBB to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–260
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Feldkirch to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–300
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Chur to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
Train from Chur to St. Margrethen SG
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Chur to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–21
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Bellinzona to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +423 237 94 94
- support@liemobil.li
- Website
- liemobil.li
Bus from Sargans, Bahnhof to Feldkirch, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://liemobil.li/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Chur train station to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–26
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +41 (0)848 818 818
- info@postauto.ch
- Website
- postauto.ch
Bus from Chur, Postautostation to Bellinzona, Stazione
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.postauto.ch
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