There are 7 ways to get from Essen to Fulda by train, bus, car, plane, or car train
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Train
best- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Fulda Bahnhof41
3h 9m€55–65Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Kassel023 / ...
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Fulda Bahnhof11 / ...
3h 56m€16–43Drive 289.2 km
- Drive from Essen to Fulda289.2 km
2h 40m€42–60Fly, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Frankfurt (FRA)DUS - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhof
4h 11m€108–234Train via Frankfurt Airport (FRA)
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt43 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhof13 / ...
3h 40m€48–130Train via Kassel
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to KamenRe
- Take the train from Kamen to Kassel-WilhelmshoeheRe
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Fulda Bahnhof11 / ...
4h 9m€47–93Drive, car train
- Drive from Essen to Göttingen
- Take the car train from Göttingen to Fulda1393
3h 24m€122–156
Essen to Fulda by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Fulda is to bus and train which costs €16 - €45 and takes 3h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Fulda is to drive which takes 2h 40m and costs €40 - €60.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Essen Hbf and arriving at Fulda Bahnhof. Services depart six times a week, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 3h 9m.
The distance between Essen and Fulda is 336 km. The road distance is 289.2 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Fulda without a car is to train which takes 3h 9m and costs €55 - €65.
The train from Essen Hbf to Fulda Bahnhof takes 3h 9m including transfers and departs six times a week.
Essen to Fulda train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Essen Hbf station.
Essen to Fulda train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Fulda Bahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Essen to Fulda is 289 km. It takes approximately 2h 40m to drive from Essen to Fulda.
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What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Fulda, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Essen Hbf to Fulda Bahnhof 6 times a week. Tickets cost €55–65 and the journey takes 3h 9m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €27–220
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €27–220
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- info@cantus-bahn.de
- Website
- cantus-bahn.de
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.de
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €5–27
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Kamen
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Kamen to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Göttingen to Fulda
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=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 Kassel
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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