There are 10 ways to get from Essen to Alpbach by train, bus, night train, car, car train, or plane
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Train via Munich
best- Take the train from Essen Hbf to München Hbf41 / ...
- Take the train from München Hbf to Kufstein89 / ...
8h 34m€62–176Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Innsbruck SüdbahnstraßeN537
- Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to BrixleggRe / ...
13h 42m€45–69Night train
- Take the night train from Essen Hbf to JenbachNj
13h 17m€72–436Drive 751.9 km
- Drive from Essen to Alpbach751.9 km
6h 45m€122–176Train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to JenbachDrf
11h 1mDrive, car train
- Drive from Essen to Fulda
- Take the car train from Fulda to München Ost
- Drive from München Ost to Alpbach
6h 9m€156–199Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Munich International Airport, train, line 620 bus
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Munich International Airport (MUC)DUS - MUC
- Take the train from Ostbahnhof to Kufstein
- Take the train from Kufstein to Brixlegg
- Take the bus from Brixlegg Bahnhof to Alpbach Raika
6h 26m€109–320Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Munich International Airport, train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Munich International Airport (MUC)CGN - MUC
- Take the train from Ostbahnhof to Kufstein
6h 53m€104–326Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Salzburg Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Salzburg Airport (SZG)DUS - SZG
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Kufstein
8h 1m€109–335Train to Münster Osnabrück International Airport, fly to Munich International Airport, train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Münster Hauptbahnhof
- Fly from Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO) to Munich International Airport (MUC)FMO - MUC
- Take the train from Ostbahnhof to Kufstein
7h 49m€139–290
Essen to Alpbach by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Alpbach is to bus and train which costs €45 - €70 and takes 13h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Alpbach is to drive and car train which takes 6h 9m and costs €150 - €200.
The distance between Essen and Alpbach is 785 km. The road distance is 751.9 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Alpbach without a car is to train via Munich which takes 8h 34m and costs €60 - €180.
It takes approximately 8h 34m to get from Essen to Alpbach, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Essen to Alpbach is 752 km. It takes approximately 6h 45m to drive from Essen to Alpbach.
There are 3814+ hotels available in Alpbach.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Alpbach, Tyrol, Austria?
You can take a train from Essen Hbf to Alpbach Lagerhaus via München Hbf, Kufstein, Brixlegg, and Brixlegg Bahnhof in around 8h 34m.
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- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–290
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–290
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–260
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Salzburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–220
Flights from Münster Osnabrück International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–360
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–190
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–210
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Salzburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Salzburg Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–280
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–260
Flights from Münster Osnabrück International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–360
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Kufstein
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–23
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ostbahnhof to Kufstein
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Münster Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 200730
- post@transdev.de
- Website
- transdev.de
Train from München Hbf to Kufstein
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
Train from Ostbahnhof to Kufstein
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
- Phone
- +49 8024 997171
- info@brb.de
- Website
- brb.de
Train from München Hbf to Kufstein
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €23–28
- Schedules at
- brb.de
Train from Ostbahnhof to Kufstein
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–27
- Schedules at
- brb.de
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Brixlegg
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Kufstein to Brixlegg
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Essen Hbf to Jenbach
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–270
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €260–270
- Couchette Carriage
- €150–180
- Seating Carriage
- €65–85
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Night train from Essen Hbf to Jenbach
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 18m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €120–430
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €120–180
- 1st Class
- €260–430
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Fulda to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Münster Hauptbahnhof
- 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 Essen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- 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 Essen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 30 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 Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- train-rental.com
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €6–13
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
Train from Essen Hbf to Münster Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Kufstein
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €22–35
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Kufstein
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–45
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Kufstein
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
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 Innsbruck Südbahnstraße
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +43 512 56 16 16
- info@vvt.at
- Website
- vvt.at
Bus from Brixlegg Bahnhof to Alpbach Raika
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Schedules at
- vvt.at
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