There are 2 ways to get from Essen to Brilon by train, bus, or car
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Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Brilon is to drive which costs €18 - €27 and takes 1h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Brilon is to drive which takes 1h 25m and costs €18 - €27.
The distance between Essen and Brilon is 136 km. The road distance is 128.7 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Brilon without a car is to train and bus which takes 3h 23m and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 23m to get from Essen to Brilon, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Essen to Brilon is 129 km. It takes approximately 1h 25m to drive from Essen to Brilon.
There are 2135+ hotels available in Brilon.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Brilon, Germany?
There is no direct connection from Essen to Brilon. However, you can take the train to Dortmund Hbf, take the train to Bestwig, Bahnhof, walk to Bestwig, Bahnhof, then take the bus to Brilon, Markt. Alternatively, you can drive from Essen to Brilon in around 1h 25m.
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–17
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Bestwig, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Essen Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €3–9
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Essen Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49-25128741110
- Website
- bahn.de
Bus from Bestwig, Bahnhof to Brilon, Markt
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- bahn.de
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