There are 9 ways to get from Essen to Rust by train (Eurostar, TGV), train, bus, car, plane, or train (TGV)
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Train via Paris
best- Take the train from Anvers-Central to Paris Nordtrain Thalys
- Take the train from Paris Est to Ringsheim/Europa-Parktrain Tgv
7h 50m€227–393Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Antwerp Rooseveltplaats to Saarbrücken bus stationbus FlixBus N846
- Take the bus from Saarbrücken bus station to Rustbus 011
11h 31m€44–73Train, bus
- Take the train from Essen to Brussels-Nordtrain Ic
- Take the bus from Brussels-North Station to Strasburgbus
- Take the bus from Les Halles Sébastopol to Rust - Europa-Park Silver Lake Citybus 271
10h 52mDrive 534.1 km
- Drive from Essen to Rustcar 534.1 km
5h 53m€97–140Fly Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BRU - ZRH
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Ringsheim/Europa-Parktrain
8h 54m€141–357Train
- Take the train from Essen to Bruxelles-Miditrain Ic
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Strasbourgtrain Tgv
8h 14m€182–369Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Roosendaal to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Basel (BSL)plane AMS - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Freiburg Hauptbahnhoftrain
8h 1m€145–469Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Roosendaal to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane AMS - ZRH
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Ringsheim/Europa-Parktrain
9h 11m€178–430Fly Brussels Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane BRU - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Offenburg Bahnhoftrain
8h 20m€114–412
Essen to Rust by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Rust is to bus which costs €40 - €75 and takes 11h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Rust is to drive which takes 5h 53m and costs €95 - €140.
No, there is no direct bus from Essen to Rust. However, there are services departing from Essen Bibliotheek and arriving at Rust via Kapellen Dorp, Antwerp Rooseveltplaats and Saarbrücken bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 31m.
The distance between Essen and Rust is 884 km. The road distance is 534.1 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Rust without a car is to train via Paris which takes 7h 50m and costs €220 - €400.
It takes approximately 7h 50m to get from Essen to Rust, including transfers.
Essen to Rust bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Antwerp Rooseveltplaats station.
The best way to get from Essen to Rust is to train via Paris which takes 7h 50m and costs €220 - €400. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €40 - €75 and takes 11h 31m.
Essen to Rust bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Saarbrücken bus station.
Yes, the driving distance between Essen to Rust is 534 km. It takes approximately 5h 53m to drive from Essen to Rust.
What companies run services between Essen, Belgium and Rust, Germany?
You can take a train from Essen to Rust Ritterstraße via Antwerpen-Centraal, Anvers-Central, Paris Nord, Paris Est, Ringsheim/Europa-Park, and Ringsheim/Europa-Park in around 7h 50m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Essen Bibliotheek to Rust via Kapellen Dorp, Antwerpen Roosevelt perron C2, Antwerp Rooseveltplaats, and Saarbrücken bus station in around 11h 31m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–140
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–390
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–800
Flights from Brussels Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–290
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–390
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–340
Flights from Brussels Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–240
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–230
Flights from Brussels Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–230
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–310
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Anvers-Central to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Est to Ringsheim/Europa-Park
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €160–260
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Essen to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–25
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Essen to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–26
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Roosendaal to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–20
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Roosendaal to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–20
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Zuerich Hb to Ringsheim/Europa-Park
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €60–90
- 2nd Class
- €40–60
Train from Basel SBB to Freiburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €45–65
- 2nd Class
- €21–28
Train from Zuerich Hb to Ringsheim/Europa-Park
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €60–90
- 2nd Class
- €40–60
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Roosendaal to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–14
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–13
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Roosendaal to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–14
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–13
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–18
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +31302035833
- info@europeansleeper.eu
- Website
- europeansleeper.eu
Train from Roosendaal to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €7–14
- Website
- https://www.europeansleeper.eu/
Train from Roosendaal to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €7–14
- Website
- https://www.europeansleeper.eu/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Freiburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Basel SBB to Freiburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Freiburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Brussels-North Station to Strasburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- 0972 67 67 67
- Website
- fluo.eu
Bus from Les Halles Sébastopol to Rust - Europa-Park Silver Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €3
- Schedules at
- fluo.eu
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Antwerp Rooseveltplaats to Saarbrücken bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Saarbrücken bus station to Rust
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €13–22
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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