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How to get fromDessau to Essenby train, bus, car or plane

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There are 9 ways to get from Dessau to Essen by train, bus, car, or plane

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Dessau Hbf to Dortmund Hbftrain train 55
    4h 40m

  2. Drive 444.2 km

    cheapest
    1. Drive from Dessau to Essencar car 444.2 km
    4h 9m
    €63–90

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Dessau Hbf to Magdeburg Hbftrain train Re13 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Magdeburg to Südviertel, Essenbus bus Mykolayiv
    5h 55m

  4. Train to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    1. Take the train from Dessau Hbf to Leipzig Messetrain train
    2. Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane LEJ - DUS
    5h 49m

  5. Train, bus via Magdeburg

    1. Take the train from Dessau Hbf to Magdeburg-Neustadttrain train Re13 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Magdeburg central bus station to Essen central train stationbus bus N3217
    7h 28m

  6. Train, train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    1. Take the train from Dessau Hbf to Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain train
    3. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane BER - DUS
    4. Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Essen Hbftrain train
    4h 38m

  7. Train, train to Dresden Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    1. Take the train from Dessau Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain train
    3. Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane DRS - DUS
    5h 35m

  8. Train to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train

    1. Take the train from Dessau Hbf to Leipzig Messetrain train
    2. Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane LEJ - FRA
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbftrain train
    5h 14m

  9. Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain train
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane plane BER - CGN
    3. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Essen Hbftrain train
    5h 37m

Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) flights

Calendar35Weekly Planes
Duration4h 10mAverage Duration
Ticket€111Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Dessau, Germany and Essen, Germany?

DB Fernverkehr AG operates a train from Dessau Hbf to Dortmund Hbf every 4 hours, and the journey takes 4h 12m.

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