There are 5 ways to get from Essen to Bad Rappenau by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof43 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Bad RappenauRE10b / ...
4h 17mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Düsseldorf central bus stationN161 / ...
- Take the bus from Düsseldorf central bus station to Heilbronn central train stationN228 / ...
8h 40m€28–54Drive 361.8 km
- Drive from Essen to Bad Rappenau361.8 km
3h 3m€51–74Fly to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)DUS - STR
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Bad Friedrichshall Hbf
6h 35m€139–338Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Frankfurt (FRA)DUS - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Bad Rappenau
5h 5m
Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Stuttgart Airport (STR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Bad Rappenau is to bus which costs €28 - €55 and takes 8h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Bad Rappenau is to drive which takes 3h 3m and costs €50 - €75.
No, there is no direct train from Essen to Bad Rappenau. However, there are services departing from Essen Hbf and arriving at Bad Rappenau via Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 17m.
The distance between Essen and Bad Rappenau is 389 km. The road distance is 361.8 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Bad Rappenau without a car is to train which takes 4h 17m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 17m to get from Essen to Bad Rappenau, including transfers.
Essen to Bad Rappenau train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Essen Hbf station.
The best way to get from Essen to Bad Rappenau is to train which takes 4h 17m and costs . Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €28 - €55 and takes 8h 40m.
Essen to Bad Rappenau train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Essen to Bad Rappenau is 362 km. It takes approximately 3h 3m to drive from Essen to Bad Rappenau.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Bad Rappenau, Germany?
You can take a train from Essen Hbf to Bad Rappenau via Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof in around 4h 17m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Essen central train station to Bad Rappenau via Düsseldorf central bus station, Heilbronn central train station, and Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof in around 8h 40m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–350
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–350
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–230
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–330
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–370
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–350
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–230
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +49 7821 9960770
- info@sweg.de
- Website
- sweg.de
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Bad Rappenau
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- sweg.de
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Bad Friedrichshall Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- sweg.de
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- service@gabw-bahn.de
- Website
- go-ahead-bw.de
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Bad Friedrichshall Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–23
- Schedules at
- go-ahead-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €12–15
- 1st Class Ticket
- €16–23
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–40
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €12–19
- 1st Class
- €23–40
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 Düsseldorf central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Düsseldorf central bus station to Heilbronn central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Essen central train station to Düsseldorf central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €3–4
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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