There are 11 ways to get from Essen to Kufstein by train, bus, night train, car, car train, or plane
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Train via Munich
best- Take the train from Essen Hbf to München Hbftrain 47 / ...
- Take the train from Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 to Kufsteintrain Rb
6h 57m€141–546Train
cheapest- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutztrain Re
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Kufsteintrain Drf
12h 15m€58–146Bus, train
- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Innsbruck Südbahnstraßebus N537
- Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Kufsteintrain Rj / ...
12h 26m€66–145Night train
- Take the night train from Essen Hbf to Kufsteinnighttrain Nj
11h 9m€85–190Drive 713 km
- Drive from Essen to Kufsteincar 713 km
6h 18m€118–171Drive, car train
- Drive from Essen to Göttingencar
- Take the car train from Göttingen to München Ostcartrain
- Drive from München Ost to Kufsteincar
9h 38m€142–189Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane DUS - MUC
- Take the train from Ostbahnhof to Kufsteintrain
4h 56m€115–336Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Salzburg Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Salzburg Airport (SZG)plane DUS - SZG
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Kufsteintrain
5h 50m€109–320Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Munich International Airport, train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane CGN - MUC
- Take the train from Ostbahnhof to Kufsteintrain
5h 35m€124–371Train to Frankfurt, fly to Salzburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Salzburg Airport (SZG)plane FRA - SZG
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Kufsteintrain
5h 52m€192–523Train to Münster Osnabrück International Airport, fly to Munich International Airport, train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Muenster(Westf)Hbftrain
- Fly from Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane FMO - MUC
- Take the train from Ostbahnhof to Kufsteintrain
6h 13m€176–435
Essen to Kufstein by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Kufstein is to bus and train which costs €65 - €150 and takes 12h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Kufstein is to fly and train which takes 4h 56m and costs €110 - €340.
Yes, there is an overnight train departing from Essen Hbf and arriving at Kufstein. This train operates every day. The journey takes approximately 11h 9m.
The distance between Essen and Kufstein is 755 km. The road distance is 713 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Kufstein without a car is to train via Munich which takes 6h 57m and costs €140 - €550.
It takes approximately 6h 57m to get from Essen to Kufstein, including transfers.
Essen to Kufstein train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Essen Hbf station.
Essen to Kufstein train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at München Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Essen to Kufstein is 713 km. It takes approximately 6h 18m to drive from Essen to Kufstein.
Book your Essen to Kufstein train tickets online with Omio.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Kufstein, Tyrol, Austria?
You can take a train from Essen Hbf to Kufstein via München Hbf and Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 in around 6h 57m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–280
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–210
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Salzburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–340
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–270
Flights from Frankfurt to Salzburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–320
Flights from Münster Osnabrück International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–380
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Salzburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–210
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–280
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–270
Flights from Münster Osnabrück International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–380
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–370
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €120–460
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 to Kufstein
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Kufstein
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ostbahnhof to Kufstein
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ostbahnhof to Kufstein
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Muenster(Westf)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ostbahnhof to Kufstein
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- kommunikation@transdev.de
- Website
- transdev.de
Train from Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 to Kufstein
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
- Phone
- +49 8024 997171
- info@brb.de
- Website
- brb.de
Train from Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 to Kufstein
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–95
- Schedules at
- brb.de
Train from Ostbahnhof to Kufstein
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–90
- Schedules at
- brb.de
Train from Ostbahnhof to Kufstein
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–90
- Schedules at
- brb.de
Train from Ostbahnhof to Kufstein
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–90
- Schedules at
- brb.de
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 to Kufstein
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €18–28
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Kufstein
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–25
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €16–24
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Kufstein
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €22–35
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Kufstein
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €22–35
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Kufstein
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–27
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- service@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Kufstein
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–24
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Kufstein
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Kufstein
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Kufstein
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–18
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Kufstein
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–30
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Kufstein
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–30
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Night train from Essen Hbf to Kufstein
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 9m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €85–190
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Göttingen to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Muenster(Westf)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- 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 Koeln Messe/Deutz
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- train-rental.com
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Kufstein
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 47m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–120
- Couchette Carriage
- €70–85
- Seating Carriage
- €40–50
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Essen central train station to Innsbruck Südbahnstraße
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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