There are 9 ways to get from Essen to Berlin Hbf by train, bus, car, plane, or rideshare
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Train
best- Take the train from Essen Hbf to S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhoftrain 10 / ...
3h 55m€40–100Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Essen to Berlin526.3 km
6h 8m€18–35Bus
- Take the bus from Essen Hbf to Hannover Hbfbus Dnipro
- Take the bus from Hanover central bus station to Berlin Südkreuz train stationbus N1320 / ...
6h 30m€75–109Drive 526.5 km
- Drive from Essen to Berlin Hbfcar 526.5 km
4h 29m€74–107Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane DUS - BER
3h 18m€73–266Train via Hanover
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain 10 / ...
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Berlin Hbftrain 19 / ...
4h 29m€56–140Bus, train
- Take the bus from Essen to Magdeburgbus Kyiv-Hasselt / ...
- Take the train from Magdeburg Hbf to Berlin-Charlottenburgtrain Re
7h 44mTrain to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane CGN - BER
3h 50m€77–263Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane FRA - BER
4h 27m€98–262
Essen to Berlin Hbf by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Berlin Hbf is to rideshare which costs €18 - €35 and takes 6h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Berlin Hbf is to train and fly which takes 3h 18m and costs €70 - €270.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Essen Hbf and arriving at S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof. Services depart hourly, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 3h 55m.
The distance between Essen and Berlin Hbf is 494 km. The road distance is 526.5 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Berlin Hbf without a car is to train which takes 3h 55m and costs €40 - €100.
The train from Essen Hbf to S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof takes 3h 55m including transfers and departs hourly.
Essen to Berlin Hbf train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Essen Hbf station.
The best way to get from Essen to Berlin Hbf is to train which takes 3h 55m and costs €40 - €100. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €75 - €110 and takes 6h 30m.
Essen to Berlin Hbf train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Essen to Berlin Hbf is 526 km. It takes approximately 4h 29m to drive from Essen to Berlin Hbf.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Berlin Hbf, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Essen Hbf to S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof hourly. Tickets cost €40–100 and the journey takes 3h 55m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Essen Hbf to Berlin Hbf via Hannover Hbf, Hanover central bus station, Berlin Südkreuz train station, and S Südkreuz Bhf in around 6h 30m.
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–180
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–280
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–290
Flights from Frankfurt to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–210
Flights from Frankfurt to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €35–250
Flights from Frankfurt to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–210
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–260
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–25
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–80
- 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
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- 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
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Essen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €23–55
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €23–35
- Comfort
- €24–35
- Premium
- €40–55
- Phone
- +49 30 514 88 88 88
- info@odeg.de
- Website
- odeg.de
Train from Magdeburg Hbf to Berlin-Charlottenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Schedules at
- odeg.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/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Hanover central bus station to Berlin Südkreuz train station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–25
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +380(67)-484-57-27
- support@pavluks-trans.com
- Website
- pavluks-trans.com
Bus from Essen to Magdeburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://pavluks-trans.com/en/tickets/kyiv/goettingen?sort_by=departure&order_by=ASC&page=1
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.com
Rideshare from Essen to Berlin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Schedules at
- blablacar.com
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