There are 11 ways to get from Essen Hbf to Nuremberg by train, bus, night train, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain 41 / ...
4h 5m€60–130Bus via Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)
cheapest- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Cologne Airport CGNbus FlixBus N710 / ...
- Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Nuremberg central bus stationbus N61 / ...
7h 31m€19–85Night train
- Take the night train from Essen Hbf to Nuernberg Hbfnighttrain Nj
6h 7m€45–270Drive 462.7 km
- Drive from Essen Hbf to Nurembergcar 462.7 km
3h 59m€65–93Train via Oberhausen Hbf
- Take the train from Oberhausen Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain Nightjet
7h 24m€86–290Bus
- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Nuremberg central bus stationbus 084 / ...
8h 25m€23–35Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Nuremberg Airport
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Nuremberg Airport (NUE)plane DUS - NUE
4h 33m€122–288Train to Frankfurt, fly to Nuremberg Airport
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Nuremberg Airport (NUE)plane FRA - NUE
3h 47m€112–257Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane DUS - MUC
- Take the train from Flughafen München to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from München Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain
4h 47m€110–309Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane DUS - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Nürnberg Hbftrain
5h 9m€115–254Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Munich International Airport, train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane CGN - MUC
- Take the train from Flughafen München to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from München Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain
5h 15m€109–326
Essen Hbf to Nuremberg by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen Hbf to Nuremberg is to bus which costs €23 - €35 and takes 8h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Essen Hbf to Nuremberg is to train and fly which takes 3h 47m and costs €110 - €260.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Essen central train station station and arriving at Nuremberg central bus station station. Services depart every four hours, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 8h 25m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Essen Hbf and arriving at Nürnberg Hbf. Services depart hourly, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 4h 5m.
The distance between Essen Hbf and Nuremberg is 484 km. The road distance is 462.7 km.
The best way to get from Essen Hbf to Nuremberg without a car is to train which takes 4h 5m and costs €60 - €130.
The train from Essen Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf takes 4h 5m including transfers and departs hourly.
Essen Hbf to Nuremberg bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Essen central train station.
Essen Hbf to Nuremberg train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Essen Hbf station.
The best way to get from Essen Hbf to Nuremberg is to train which takes 4h 5m and costs €60 - €130. Alternatively, you can bus via Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN), which costs €19 - €85 and takes 7h 31m, you could also fly, which costs €120 - €290 and takes 4h 33m.
What companies run services between Essen Hbf, Germany and Nuremberg, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Essen Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf hourly. Tickets cost €60–130 and the journey takes 4h 5m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Essen central train station to Nuremberg central bus station via Cologne Airport CGN in around 7h 31m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–370
Flights from Frankfurt to Nuremberg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–160
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–280
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–190
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €28–220
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–270
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–280
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €28–220
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–270
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–360
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Nuremberg Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €95–450
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–390
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Essen Hbf to Nuernberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–264
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €259–264
- Couchette Carriage
- €140–160
- Seating Carriage
- €45–60
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Night train from Essen Hbf to Nuernberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–270
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €75–120
- 1st Class
- €160–270
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–280
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €80–120
- 1st Class
- €170–280
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Flughafen München to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Essen central train station to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Nuremberg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Essen central train station to Nuremberg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Essen central train station to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €4
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +380 98 815 4444
- support@ewe.ua
- Website
- ewe.ua
Bus from Essen central train station to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–65
- Website
- https://ewe.ua/
- Phone
- +38 (044) 444 00 44
- Website
- grandes-tour.com.ua
Bus from Essen central train station to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Website
- https://grandes-tour.com.ua/en
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Nuremberg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–23
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Nuremberg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Essen Hbf to Nuremberg bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Cologne Airport CGN station.
Nuremberg is 1h ahead of Essen Hbf. It is currently 4:45 PM in Essen Hbf and 5:45 PM in Nuremberg.
Essen Hbf to Nuremberg train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Nürnberg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Essen Hbf to Nuremberg is 463 km. It takes approximately 3h 59m to drive from Essen Hbf to Nuremberg.
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