There are 7 ways to get from Essen to Crailsheim by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Hauptbahnhof47 / ...
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Crailsheim Bahnhof61
4h 35m€66–165Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Heilbronn central train stationN116 / ...
- Take the train from Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof to Crailsheim BahnhofRe80
9h 44m€55–74Drive 418.3 km
- Drive from Essen to Crailsheim418.3 km
4h 10m€59–85Train, fly to Stuttgart Airport
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)FRA - STR
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Crailsheim Bahnhof
5h 44m€145–270Train via Aschaffenburg
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Aschaffenburg Hbf41 / ...
- Take the train from Aschaffenburg Hbf to Crailsheim BahnhofRe87
6h 30m€81–153Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Frankfurt (FRA)DUS - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Hauptbahnhof
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Crailsheim Bahnhof
5h 38m€126–344Train, fly to Nuremberg Airport
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Nuremberg Airport (NUE)FRA - NUE
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Crailsheim Bahnhof
5h 41m€130–283
Essen to Crailsheim by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Crailsheim is to bus and train which costs €55 - €75 and takes 9h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Crailsheim is to drive which takes 4h 10m and costs €55 - €85.
No, there is no direct train from Essen to Crailsheim. However, there are services departing from Essen Hbf and arriving at Crailsheim Bahnhof via Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 35m.
The distance between Essen and Crailsheim is 537 km. The road distance is 418.3 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Crailsheim without a car is to train which takes 4h 35m and costs €65 - €170.
It takes approximately 4h 35m to get from Essen to Crailsheim, including transfers.
Essen to Crailsheim train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Essen Hbf station.
Essen to Crailsheim train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Essen to Crailsheim is 418 km. It takes approximately 4h 10m to drive from Essen to Crailsheim.
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What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Crailsheim, Germany?
You can take a train from Essen Hbf to Crailsheim Bahnhof via Hauptbahnhof in around 4h 35m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–140
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–230
Flights from Frankfurt to Nuremberg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–160
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–230
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Crailsheim Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Aschaffenburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Crailsheim Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- service@gabw-bahn.de
- Website
- go-ahead-bw.de
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Crailsheim Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Schedules at
- go-ahead-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €18–23
- 1st Class Ticket
- €24–35
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Crailsheim Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof to Crailsheim Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Aschaffenburg Hbf to Crailsheim Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Frankfurt to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–95
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €28–45
- 1st Class
- €55–95
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 Heilbronn central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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