There are 9 ways to get from Erding to Essen by plane, train, bus, car, or car train
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Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
best- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)MUC - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Essen Hbf
3h 15m€90–262Train
cheapest- Take the train from München Hbf to Essen Hbf47 / ...
6h 22m€28–154Bus via München-Flughafen, Flughafen, Mac/Terminal 1
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Essen central train stationN885 / ...
12h 20m€40–66Drive 615.6 km
- Drive from Erding to Essen615.6 km
5h 44m€88–126Fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)MUC - CGN
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Essen Hbf
3h 47m€82–260Fly to Münster Osnabrück International Airport, train
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO)MUC - FMO
- Take the train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Essen Hbf
4h 48m€116–234Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Frankfurt (FRA)MUC - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbf
4h 35m€114–291Bus
- Take the bus from München, ZOB to Essen Hbf
14h 26m€50–69Car train, drive
- Take the car train from München Ost to Würzburg Hbf1392
- Drive from Würzburg Hbf to Essen
5h 7m€145–193
Erding to Essen by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Erding to Essen is to bus via München-Flughafen, Flughafen, Mac/Terminal 1 which costs €40 - €70 and takes 12h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Erding to Essen is to fly and train which takes 3h 15m and costs €85 - €270.
No, there is no direct bus from Erding to Essen station. However, there are services departing from Erding and arriving at Essen central train station via Flughafen München and Munich central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Erding to Essen. However, there are services departing from Erding and arriving at Essen Hbf via München Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 22m.
The distance between Erding and Essen is 538 km. The road distance is 615.6 km.
The best way to get from Erding to Essen without a car is to train which takes 6h 22m and costs €27 - €160.
It takes approximately 3h 15m to get from Erding to Essen, including transfers.
Erding to Essen bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Munich central bus station.
Erding to Essen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from München Hbf station.
The best way to get from Erding to Essen is to train which takes 6h 22m and costs €27 - €160. Alternatively, you can bus via München-Flughafen, Flughafen, Mac/Terminal 1, which costs €40 - €70 and takes 12h 20m.
What companies run services between Erding, Bavaria, Germany and Essen, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from München Hbf to Essen Hbf hourly. Tickets cost €18–140 and the journey takes 5h 3m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Munich central bus station to Essen central train station 5 times a day. Tickets cost €30–55 and the journey takes 9h 50m.
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- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–290
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–290
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–270
Flights from Munich International Airport to Münster Osnabrück International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–380
Flights from Munich International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–220
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–260
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–270
Flights from Munich International Airport to Münster Osnabrück International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–380
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–190
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–210
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–180
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–25
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €23–55
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €23–35
- Comfort
- €24–35
- Premium
- €40–55
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- fahrgaeste@train-rental.com
- Website
- train-rental.com
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- train-rental.com
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.de
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €6–11
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
Train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €6–13
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from München Ost to Würzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Munich central bus station to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +387 35 320-321
- info@transturist.ba
- Website
- transturist.ba
Bus from München, ZOB to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–55
- Schedules at
- transturist.ba
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More Questions & Answers
Erding to Essen bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Essen central train station.
Erding to Essen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Essen Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Erding to Essen is 616 km. It takes approximately 5h 44m to drive from Erding to Essen.
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