There are 10 ways to get from Essen to Brno by plane, train, bus, night train, or car
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Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Vienna International Airport, train
best- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)DUS - VIE
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Brno Hlavni Nadrazi
6h 43mKč 2,325–7,607Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc084 / ...
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Brno850 / ...
16h 28mKč 1,076–2,863Train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to S Spandau Bhf10 / ...
- Take the train from Berlin-Spandau to Praha Hlavni NadraziRj
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Brno Hlavni NadraziRj / ...
11h 38mKč 3,208–6,532Night train, train
- Take the night train from Essen Hbf to Wien HbfNj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Brno Hlavni NadraziRj / ...
15h 15mKč 2,297–7,681Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)DUS - PRG
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Brno Hlavni Nadrazi
7h 27mKč 2,135–7,147Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Vienna International Airport, train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)CGN - VIE
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Brno Hlavni Nadrazi
7h 24mKč 2,143–7,683Train to Frankfurt, fly to Vienna International Airport, train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)FRA - VIE
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Brno Hlavni Nadrazi
7h 43mKč 2,699–7,689Fly Dortmund Airport to Bratislava Airport, train
- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Bratislava Airport (BTS)DTM - BTS
- Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Brno Hlavni Nadrazi
7h 53mKč 3,104–9,176Train, bus
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Koeln HbfRe
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)HbfIce
- Take the bus from Frankfurt am Main to Brno Bus Station
16h 33mDrive 846.4 km
- Drive from Essen to Brno846.4 km
8h 4mKč 3,093–4,468
Essen to Brno by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Brno is to bus which costs 1 000 Kč - 2 900 Kč and takes 16h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Brno is to fly and train which takes 6h 43m and costs 2 300 Kč - 8 000 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 989 km. The road distance is 846.4 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Brno without a car is to train which takes 11h 38m and costs 3 200 Kč - 7 000 Kč.
It takes approximately 6h 43m 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 3 200 Kč - 7 000 Kč. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 1 000 Kč - 2 900 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 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,200–8,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,900–6,500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, 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 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,900–7,500
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Vienna International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,100–7,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,400–4,900
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,400–6,500
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,000–4,700
Flights from Frankfurt to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,400–4,900
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,400–4,500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- 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 1,000–4,100
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,300–4,100
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,500–4,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,900–7,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Vienna International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,400–4,200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,200–7,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Bratislava Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Kč 3,300–7,000
Train from Wien Hbf to Brno Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 600–950
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- Kč 600–950
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Brno Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 600–900
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- Kč 600–900
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Wien Hbf to Brno Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Kč 240–440
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Brno Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 150–410
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Brno Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Kč 110–340
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- 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 1,400–2,400
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Kč 430–750
- 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
Train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 480–1,800
- 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 37m
- 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
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Brno Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- 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
- Once 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 3,900–4,600
- Seating Carriage
- Kč 2,000–2,500
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Kč 370–550
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 750–1,700
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- Kč 750–1,100
- Comfort
- Kč 850–1,200
- Premium
- Kč 1,200–1,700
Train from Essen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 750–1,700
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- Kč 750–1,100
- Comfort
- Kč 800–1,200
- Premium
- Kč 1,200–1,700
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- fahrgaeste@train-rental.com
- Website
- train-rental.com
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- train-rental.com
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Brno Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 150–180
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- info@slovakrail.sk
- Website
- zssk.sk
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Brno Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 160–300
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Kč 370–550
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Kč 700–2,300
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- Kč 700–1,100
- 1st Class
- Kč 1,400–2,300
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 850–2,400
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Brno
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 190–470
- 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 200–340
- 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 846 km. It takes approximately 8h 4m to drive from Essen to Brno.
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