There are 10 ways to get from Essen to Brno by train, bus, night train, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Essen Hbf to S Spandau Bhftrain 10 / ...
- Take the train from Berlin-Spandau to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain Rj
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Brno Hlavni Nadrazitrain Rj / ...
11h 38mKč 3,059–6,769Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus 084 / ...
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Brnobus 850 / ...
16h 28mKč 1,014–2,634Night train, train
- Take the night train from Essen Hbf to Wien Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Brno Hlavni Nadrazitrain Rj / ...
15h 31mKč 2,292–7,665Drive 846.7 km
- Drive from Essen to Brnocar 846.7 km
8h 8mKč 3,125–4,514Train, bus
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain Re
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Ice
- Take the bus from Frankfurt am Main to Brno Bus Stationbus
16h 45mFly Düsseldorf International Airport to Vienna International Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane DUS - VIE
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Brno Hlavni Nadrazitrain
7h 3mKč 2,325–8,304Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane DUS - PRG
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Brno Hlavni Nadrazitrain
7h 27mKč 2,163–7,284Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Vienna International Airport, train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane CGN - VIE
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Brno Hlavni Nadrazitrain
7h 29mKč 2,201–7,776Train to Frankfurt, fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague, train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane FRA - PRG
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Brno Hlavni Nadrazitrain
8h 20mKč 2,511–7,316Train to Frankfurt, fly to Vienna International Airport, train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane FRA - VIE
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Brno Hlavni Nadrazitrain
8h 1mKč 2,773–7,936
Essen to Brno by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Brno is to bus which costs 1 000 Kč - 2 700 Kč and takes 16h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Brno is to fly and train which takes 7h 3m and costs 2 300 Kč - 8 500 Kč.
No, there is no direct bus from Essen station to Brno. However, there are services departing from Essen central train station and arriving at Brno via Praha, ÚAN Florenc. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 28m.
No, there is no direct train from Essen to Brno. However, there are services departing from Essen Hbf and arriving at Brno Hlavni Nadrazi via Berlin-Spandau and Praha Hlavni Nadrazi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 38m.
The distance between Essen and Brno is 1116 km. The road distance is 846.7 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Brno without a car is to train which takes 11h 38m and costs 3 000 Kč - 7 000 Kč.
It takes approximately 11h 38m to get from Essen to Brno, including transfers.
Essen to Brno bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Essen central train station.
Essen to Brno train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Essen Hbf station.
The best way to get from Essen to Brno is to train which takes 11h 38m and costs 3 000 Kč - 7 000 Kč. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 1 000 Kč - 2 700 Kč and takes 16h 28m.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Brno, Czechia?
You can take a train from Essen Hbf to Brno Hlavni Nadrazi via Berlin-Spandau and Praha Hlavni Nadrazi in around 11h 38m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Essen central train station to Brno via Praha, ÚAN Florenc in around 16h 28m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,100–8,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,400–7,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,900–7,500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,800–7,500
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Vienna International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,100–7,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,900–7,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,900–6,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,500–4,900
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,400–7,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,000–4,900
Flights from Frankfurt to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,500–4,900
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,400–4,700
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,400–4,700
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,600–3,800
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,000–4,200
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,500–3,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,400–4,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,800–7,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Vienna International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,500–4,100
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,100–7,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,200–7,000
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,200–4,800
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to S Spandau Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,300–2,600
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 430–1,700
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 430–1,300
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Kč 700–2,100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- dsb.dk
Train from Berlin-Spandau to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,600–2,600
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Brno Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 370–750
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- Kč 370–550
- 1st Class
- Kč 550–750
- Business
- Kč 630–680
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Brno Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 150–410
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Train from Wien Hbf to Brno Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Kč 240–440
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Brno Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,100–1,600
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Essen Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,000–6,800
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- Kč 6,300–6,800
- Couchette Carriage
- Kč 3,900–4,500
- Seating Carriage
- Kč 2,000–2,500
Train from Wien Hbf to Brno Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 600–950
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- Kč 600–950
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Kč 400–600
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Essen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 800–1,700
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- Kč 800–1,200
- Comfort
- Kč 850–1,200
- Premium
- Kč 1,300–1,700
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 700–2,300
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- Kč 700–1,100
- 1st Class
- Kč 1,300–2,300
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 Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 800–2,300
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Brno
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 190–380
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Brno
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 200–310
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- helpline.svs@gmail.com
- Website
- svs.md
Bus from Frankfurt am Main to Brno Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 21m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://svs.md/en/bus/route/number-19167
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More Questions & Answers
Essen to Brno bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Praha, ÚAN Florenc station.
Essen to Brno train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at S Spandau Bhf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Essen to Brno is 847 km. It takes approximately 8h 8m to drive from Essen to Brno.
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