There are 7 ways to get from Essen to Chur by train, bus, night train, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Basel SBBtrain 43
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Churtrain Ic3 / ...
8h 2mCHF 72–229Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Munich central bus stationbus N885 / ...
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Chur station train stationbus N76 / ...
14h 10mCHF 39–76Train, bus
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain Re
- Take the bus from Köln to Zürich Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Churtrain Ic3 / ...
10h 39mTrain, night train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the night train from Koeln Hbf to Zuerich Hbnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Churtrain Ic3 / ...
11h 29mCHF 82–387Drive 694.2 km
- Drive from Essen to Churcar 694.2 km
6h 38mCHF 109–157Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane DUS - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Churtrain
5h 20mCHF 96–273Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane CGN - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Churtrain
5h 47mCHF 98–279
Essen to Chur by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Chur is to bus which costs SFr 35 - SFr 80 and takes 14h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Chur is to fly and train which takes 5h 20m and costs SFr 95 - SFr 280.
No, there is no direct bus from Essen station to Chur station. However, there are services departing from Essen central train station and arriving at Chur station train station via Munich central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Essen to Chur. However, there are services departing from Essen Hbf and arriving at Chur via Basel SBB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 2m.
The distance between Essen and Chur is 777 km. The road distance is 694.2 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Chur without a car is to train which takes 8h 2m and costs SFr 70 - SFr 230.
It takes approximately 8h 2m to get from Essen to Chur, including transfers.
Essen to Chur bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Essen central train station.
Essen to Chur train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Essen Hbf station.
The best way to get from Essen to Chur is to train which takes 8h 2m and costs SFr 70 - SFr 230. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 35 - SFr 80 and takes 14h 10m.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Chur, Grisons, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Essen Hbf to Chur via Basel SBB in around 8h 2m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Essen central train station to Chur station train station via Munich central bus station in around 14h 10m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–230
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–170
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–160
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–170
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–280
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–170
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–160
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Chur
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–75
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Chur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Basel SBB to Chur
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–19
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- 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
- CHF 15–22
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–20
- 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
- CHF 30–65
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- CHF 30–45
- Comfort
- CHF 30–45
- Premium
- CHF 50–65
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–65
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- CHF 29–45
- Comfort
- CHF 30–45
- Premium
- CHF 45–65
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Chur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–20
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- fahrgaeste@train-rental.com
- Website
- train-rental.com
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- train-rental.com
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Night train from Koeln Hbf to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–280
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 80–120
- 1st Class
- CHF 160–280
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Koeln Hbf to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–243
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- CHF 238–243
- Couchette Carriage
- CHF 130–150
- Seating Carriage
- CHF 45–60
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Köln to Zürich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
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 Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Munich central bus station to Chur station train station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–26
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Essen to Chur bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Munich central bus station.
Essen to Chur train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Basel SBB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Essen to Chur is 694 km. It takes approximately 6h 38m to drive from Essen to Chur.
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