There are 5 ways to get from Essen to Bad Gandersheim by train, bus, or car
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Train
best- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain 10 / ...
- Take the train from Hannover Hbf to Kreiensentrain Re
4h 20mDrive 242.6 km
cheapest- Drive from Essen to Bad Gandersheimcar 242.6 km
3h 1m€34–49Bus, train via Hanover
- Take the bus from Essen Hbf to Hannover Hbfbus Dnipro
- Take the train from Hannover Hbf to Kreiensentrain Re
4h 32mBus, train
- Take the bus from Essen to Göttingenbus Kyiv-Hasselt / ...
- Take the train from Göttingen to Bad Gandersheimtrain Rb82
4h 53mTrain via Paderborn
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Paderborn Hbftrain Re
- Take the train from Paderborn, Hauptbahnhof to Kreiensentrain Rb84
5h 23m€39–72
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Bad Gandersheim is to drive which costs €30 - €50 and takes 3h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Bad Gandersheim is to drive which takes 3h 1m and costs €30 - €50.
No, there is no direct train from Essen to Bad Gandersheim. However, there are services departing from Essen Hbf and arriving at Bad Gandersheim via Hannover Hbf and Kreiensen. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 20m.
The distance between Essen and Bad Gandersheim is 314 km. The road distance is 242.6 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Bad Gandersheim without a car is to train which takes 4h 20m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 20m to get from Essen to Bad Gandersheim, including transfers.
Essen to Bad Gandersheim train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Essen Hbf station.
Essen to Bad Gandersheim train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hannover Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Essen to Bad Gandersheim is 243 km. It takes approximately 3h 1m to drive from Essen to Bad Gandersheim.
There are 869+ hotels available in Bad Gandersheim.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Bad Gandersheim, Germany?
You can take a train from Essen Hbf to Bad Gandersheim via Hannover Hbf and Kreiensen in around 4h 20m.
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Paderborn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- info@der-metronom.de
- Website
- der-metronom.de
Train from Hannover Hbf to Kreiensen
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Göttingen to Bad Gandersheim
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Paderborn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- 01806 / 600161
- dialog@nordwestbahn.de
- Website
- nordwestbahn.de
Train from Paderborn, Hauptbahnhof to Kreiensen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- https://www.nordwestbahn.de/
- Phone
- +380 98 815 4444
- support@ewe.ua
- Website
- ewe.ua
Bus from Essen Hbf to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–65
- Website
- https://ewe.ua/
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