There are 4 ways to get from Essen to Externsteine by train, bus, or car
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 Altenbekentrain Re
3h 43m€34–52Drive 156.4 km
cheapest- Drive from Essen to Externsteinecar 156.4 km
1h 46m€23–32Bus, train, line 782 bus
- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Bielefeld Brackwede train stationbus
- Take the bus from BI-Brackwede, Eisenbahnstraße to Bielefeld Hbfbus 95 / ...
- Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Detmold, Bahnhoftrain
- Take the bus from Detmold, Bahnhof to Horn-Holzh., Abzw.Externsteinebus 782
5h 31mTrain via Münster
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Münster Hauptbahnhoftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Paderborn, Hauptbahnhoftrain Rb89
5h 14m€35–79
Essen to Externsteine by train, bus, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Externsteine is to drive which costs €22 - €35 and takes 1h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Externsteine is to drive which takes 1h 46m and costs €22 - €35.
The distance between Essen and Externsteine is 182 km. The road distance is 156.4 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Externsteine without a car is to train which takes 3h 43m and costs €30 - €55.
It takes approximately 3h 43m to get from Essen to Externsteine, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Essen to Externsteine is 156 km. It takes approximately 1h 46m to drive from Essen to Externsteine.
There are 712+ hotels available in Externsteine.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Externsteine, Germany?
National Express operates a train from Essen Hbf to Altenbeken hourly. Tickets cost €27–40 and the journey takes 1h 47m. Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) also services this route 3 times a day.
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Altenbeken
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Altenbeken
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €37–42
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Münster Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Bielefeld Hbf to Detmold, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
Train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Paderborn, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Münster Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/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 Bielefeld Brackwede train station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +380 98 815 4444
- support@ewe.ua
- Website
- ewe.ua
Bus from Essen central train station to Bielefeld Brackwede train station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–65
- Website
- https://ewe.ua/
- Phone
- (05 21) 51-78 30
- Website
- mobiel.de
Bus from BI-Brackwede, Eisenbahnstraße to Bielefeld Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- moBiel
- Phone
- 05242 96040
- info@twv-bus.de
- Website
- twv-bus.de
Bus from BI-Brackwede, Eisenbahnstraße to Bielefeld Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- twv-bus.de
- Phone
- 01806 / 600161
- dialog@nordwestbahn.de
- Website
- nordwestbahn.de
Bus from BI-Brackwede, Eisenbahnstraße to Bielefeld Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 12 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- https://www.nordwestbahn.de/
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Bus from BI-Brackwede, Eisenbahnstraße to Bielefeld Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Phone
- +49 5262 40940
- info@vbe-extertal.de
- Website
- vbe-extertal.de
Bus from Detmold, Bahnhof to Horn-Holzh., Abzw.Externsteine
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- vbe-extertal.de
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