There are 10 ways to get from Crailsheim to Essen by train, bus, night train, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Crailsheim Bahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain 61
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Essen Hbftrain 47 / ...
5h 15m€58–143Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Crailsheim Bahnhof to Nürnberg Hbftrain 61
- Take the bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Cologne Airport CGNbus N61 / ...
- Take the bus from Köln to Essenbus
8h 7m€37–110Train, night train
- Take the train from Crailsheim Bahnhof to Lauda, Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Lauda to Wuerzburg Hbftrain Re / ...
- Take the night train from Wuerzburg Hbf to Essen Hbfnighttrain Nj
7h 32m€63–307Drive 416.3 km
- Drive from Crailsheim to Essencar 416.3 km
4h 10m€59–84Train via Aschaffenburg
- Take the train from Crailsheim Bahnhof to Aschaffenburg Hbftrain Re87
- Take the train from Aschaffenburg Hbf to Essen Hbftrain 41 / ...
6h 17m€66–146Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Crailsheim Bahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane STR - DUS
6h 17m€145–342Train to Nuremberg Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Crailsheim Bahnhof to Nürnberg Hbftrain
- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane NUE - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbftrain
5h 8m€130–289Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Crailsheim Bahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane FRA - DUS
5h 38m€128–326Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Crailsheim Bahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane STR - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbftrain
5h 51m€145–289Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Crailsheim to Nuernberg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbftrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane MUC - DUS
5h 56m€125–351
Crailsheim to Essen by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Crailsheim to Essen is to train and bus which costs €35 - €110 and takes 8h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Crailsheim to Essen is to drive which takes 4h 10m and costs €55 - €85.
No, there is no direct train from Crailsheim to Essen. However, there are services departing from Crailsheim Bahnhof and arriving at Essen Hbf via Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 15m.
The distance between Crailsheim and Essen is 538 km. The road distance is 416.3 km.
The best way to get from Crailsheim to Essen without a car is to train which takes 5h 15m and costs €55 - €150.
It takes approximately 5h 15m to get from Crailsheim to Essen, including transfers.
Crailsheim to Essen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Crailsheim Bahnhof station.
Crailsheim to Essen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Crailsheim to Essen is 416 km. It takes approximately 4h 10m to drive from Crailsheim to Essen.
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What companies run services between Crailsheim, Germany and Essen, Germany?
You can take a train from Crailsheim Bahnhof to Essen Hbf via Hauptbahnhof in around 5h 15m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–360
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–160
Flights from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €28–230
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–140
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–260
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–190
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–230
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Westerland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €160–230
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–230
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €28–230
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–260
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–310
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–340
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Crailsheim Bahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Crailsheim Bahnhof to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–20
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Aschaffenburg Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- service@gabw-bahn.de
- Website
- go-ahead-bw.de
Train from Crailsheim Bahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Schedules at
- go-ahead-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €18–23
- 1st Class Ticket
- €24–35
Train from Lauda to Wuerzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–18
- Schedules at
- go-ahead-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €9–11
- 1st Class Ticket
- €12–18
Train from Crailsheim to Nuernberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–29
- Schedules at
- go-ahead-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €15–19
- 1st Class Ticket
- €20–29
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- arverio-by.de
Train from Crailsheim Bahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
Train from Lauda to Wuerzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Crailsheim Bahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Crailsheim Bahnhof to Lauda, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Lauda to Wuerzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Crailsheim Bahnhof to Aschaffenburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Wuerzburg Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–261
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €259–261
- Couchette Carriage
- €130–160
- Seating Carriage
- €40–55
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–95
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €28–45
- 1st Class
- €55–95
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Köln to Essen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–25
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +380(67)-484-57-27
- support@pavluks-trans.com
- Website
- pavluks-trans.com
Bus from Köln to Essen
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://pavluks-trans.com/en/tickets/kyiv/goettingen?sort_by=departure&order_by=ASC&page=1
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Köln to Essen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €4–5
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +380 98 815 4444
- support@ewe.ua
- Website
- ewe.ua
Bus from Köln to Essen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–65
- Website
- https://ewe.ua/
- Phone
- +38 (044) 444 00 44
- Website
- grandes-tour.com.ua
Bus from Köln to Essen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Website
- https://grandes-tour.com.ua/en
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