There are 9 ways to get from Czechia to Essen by train, plane, bus, car, or subway
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Train to Dresden Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
best- Take the train from Usti Nad Labem Hlavni Nadrazi to Dresden-Neustadttrain
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane DRS - DUS
4h 34mDrive 633.3 km
cheapest- Drive from Prague to Essencar 633.3 km
6h 25m€96–139Train
- Take the train from Praha-Holesovice to Berlin Hbftrain Rj
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Essen Hbftrain 10 / ...
9h 12mBus
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Essen central train stationbus N23 / ...
10h 5mSubway to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Take the subway from Staroměstská to Nádraží Veleslavínsubway
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane PRG - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Essen Hbftrain
4h 19mFly Václav Havel Airport Prague to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane PRG - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbftrain
4h 13mTrain to Vienna International Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Brno Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbftrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane VIE - DUS
6h 7mTrain via Erfurt
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Erfurt Hbftrain Ec
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Essen Hbftrain 51
11h 56mBus, train
- Take the bus from Praha Hlavní nádraží to Kölnbus Ivano-Frankivsk
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbftrain Re
20h 35m
Dresden Airport (DRS) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Czechia to Essen is to drive which costs €95 - €140 and takes 6h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Czechia to Essen is to drive which takes 6h 25m and costs €95 - €140.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Praha, ÚAN Florenc and arriving at Essen central train station station. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 10h 5m.
No, there is no direct train from Czechia to Essen. However, there are services departing from Staroměstská and arriving at Essen Hbf via Praha-Holesovice and Berlin Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 12m.
The distance between Czechia and Essen is 623 km. The road distance is 633.3 km.
The best way to get from Czechia to Essen without a car is to train which takes 9h 12m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 34m to get from Czechia to Essen, including transfers.
Czechia to Essen bus services, operated by FlixBus-eu, depart from Praha, ÚAN Florenc station.
Czechia to Essen train services, operated by Čd, depart from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi station.
The best way to get from Czechia to Essen is to train which takes 9h 12m and costs . Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 10h 5m.
What companies run services between Czechia and Essen, Germany?
You can take a vehicle from Staroměstská to Essen Hbf via Nádraží Holešovice, Praha-Holesovice, and Berlin Hbf in around 9h 12m. Alternatively, FlixBus-eu operates a bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Essen central train station twice daily, and the journey takes 10h 5m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–410
Flights from Dresden Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–470
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–310
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–300
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–410
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–310
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–160
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–160
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Düsseldorf International Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–160
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–160
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–270
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–330
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Usti Nad Labem Hlavni Nadrazi to Dresden-Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- cd.cz
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- cd.cz
Train from Brno Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- cd.cz
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- cd.cz
- Website
- mav-start.hu
Train from Usti Nad Labem Hlavni Nadrazi to Dresden-Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- mav-start.hu
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- mav-start.hu
- Website
- personenverkehr.oebb.at
Train from Usti Nad Labem Hlavni Nadrazi to Dresden-Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- personenverkehr.oebb.at
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- personenverkehr.oebb.at
Train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- personenverkehr.oebb.at
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- personenverkehr.oebb.at
- Website
- delfi.de
Train from Berlin Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- delfi.de
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- delfi.de
Train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- delfi.de
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- delfi.de
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Website
- regiojet.cz
Train from Brno Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- regiojet.cz
- Website
- thalys.com
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- thalys.com
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Praha Hlavní nádraží to Köln
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
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More Questions & Answers
Czechia to Essen bus services, operated by FlixBus-eu, arrive at Essen central train station.
Czechia to Essen train services, operated by Čd, arrive at Erfurt Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Czechia to Essen is 633 km. It takes approximately 6h 25m to drive from Czechia to Essen.
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