There are 5 ways to get from Essen to Apolda by bus, train, car, or plane
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Essen to Erfurtbus Kyiv-Genk / ...
5h 15mDrive 377.5 km
cheapest- Drive from Essen to Apoldacar 377.5 km
3h 40m€53–77Train
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Apoldatrain 51
5h 36m€73–126Fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane DUS - LEJ
- Take the train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Apoldatrain
6h 17m€181–400Fly to Dresden Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane DUS - DRS
- Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbftrain
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Naumburg(Saale)Hbftrain
6h 2m€126–435
Essen to Apolda by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Apolda is to drive which costs €50 - €80 and takes 3h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Apolda is to drive which takes 3h 40m and costs €50 - €80.
No, there is no direct train from Essen to Apolda. However, there are services departing from Essen Hbf and arriving at Apolda via Dortmund Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 36m.
The distance between Essen and Apolda is 509 km. The road distance is 377.5 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Apolda without a car is to bus which takes 5h 15m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 15m to get from Essen to Apolda, including transfers.
Essen to Apolda train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Dortmund Hbf station.
The best way to get from Essen to Apolda is to bus which takes 5h 15m and costs . Alternatively, you can train, which costs €70 - €130 and takes 5h 36m.
Essen to Apolda train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Apolda station.
Yes, the driving distance between Essen to Apolda is 377 km. It takes approximately 3h 40m to drive from Essen to Apolda.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Apolda, Germany?
Pavluks Trans operates a bus from Essen to Erfurt 3 times a day, and the journey takes 4h 37m. Alternatively, Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Dortmund Hbf to Apolda once a week. Tickets cost €65–75 and the journey takes 4h 12m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–380
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–500
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–400
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Dresden Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–280
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Apolda
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €65–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €32–36
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Naumburg(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- 0800 2235546
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Apolda
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–23
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Naumburg(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
- Phone
- +49 30 21300130
- info@abellio-mitteldeutschland.de
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Apolda
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Naumburg(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Naumburg(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +380(67)-484-57-27
- support@pavluks-trans.com
- Website
- pavluks-trans.com
Bus from Essen to Erfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://pavluks-trans.com/en/tickets/kyiv/goettingen?sort_by=departure&order_by=ASC&page=1
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