There are 6 ways to get from Essen to Heilbronn by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Heilbronn Hauptbahnhoftrain RE10b / ...
4h 20mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Heilbronn central train stationbus N116 / ...
7h 30m€23–50Drive 373.8 km
- Drive from Essen to Heilbronncar 373.8 km
3h 11m€52–75Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane DUS - STR
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Heilbronn Hbftrain
5h 44m€137–325Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane DUS - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Heilbronn Hauptbahnhoftrain
5h 11mTrain to Frankfurt, fly to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane FRA - STR
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Heilbronn Hbftrain
4h 58m€135–250
Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Stuttgart Airport (STR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Heilbronn is to bus which costs €23 - €50 and takes 7h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Heilbronn is to drive which takes 3h 11m and costs €50 - €75.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Essen central train station station and arriving at Heilbronn central train station station. Services depart five times a week, and operate Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The journey takes approximately 7h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Essen to Heilbronn. However, there are services departing from Essen Hbf and arriving at Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof via Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 20m.
The distance between Essen and Heilbronn is 408 km. The road distance is 373.8 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Heilbronn without a car is to train which takes 4h 20m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 20m to get from Essen to Heilbronn, including transfers.
Essen to Heilbronn bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Essen central train station.
Essen to Heilbronn train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Essen Hbf station.
The best way to get from Essen to Heilbronn is to train which takes 4h 20m and costs . Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €23 - €50 and takes 7h 30m.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Heilbronn, Germany?
You can take a train from Essen Hbf to Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof via Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof in around 4h 20m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Essen central train station to Heilbronn central train station 5 times a week. Tickets cost €23–50 and the journey takes 7h 30m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–340
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–340
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €28–220
Flights from Frankfurt to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–210
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–210
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–210
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–330
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–370
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €28–220
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €28–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- service@gabw-bahn.de
- Website
- go-ahead-bw.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Heilbronn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–20
- Schedules at
- go-ahead-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €10–13
- 1st Class Ticket
- €14–20
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–40
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €12–19
- 1st Class
- €23–40
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
- €23–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Essen to Heilbronn bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Heilbronn central train station.
Essen to Heilbronn train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Essen to Heilbronn is 374 km. It takes approximately 3h 11m to drive from Essen to Heilbronn.
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