There are 7 ways to get from Essen to Laboe by train, bus, car, plane, or car train
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Train
best- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf43 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel HbfRe70 / ...
5h 39m€48–125Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Kiel central bus stationN74
8h 32m€21–75Drive 460.3 km
- Drive from Essen to Laboe460.3 km
4h€66–94Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly, train, bus
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)DUS - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Take the bus from Kiel Hauptbahnhof to Laboe Kirche
5h 25mTrain via Essen Central Station
- Take the train from Essen Central Station to Hamburg Central StationFlx20
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel HbfRe70 / ...
5h 58m€34–97Drive, car train
- Drive from Essen to Hannover Hbf
- Take the car train from Hannover Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Laboe
4h 21m€140–184Train to Frankfurt, fly, train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)FRA - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
6h 45m€121–289
Essen to Laboe by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Laboe is to bus which costs €21 - €75 and takes 8h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Laboe is to drive which takes 4h and costs €65 - €95.
No, there is no direct bus from Essen station to Laboe. However, there are services departing from Essen central train station and arriving at Laboe Kirche via Kiel ZOB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 32m.
The distance between Essen and Laboe is 501 km. The road distance is 460.3 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Laboe without a car is to train which takes 5h 39m and costs €45 - €130.
It takes approximately 5h 39m to get from Essen to Laboe, including transfers.
Essen to Laboe bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Essen central train station.
The best way to get from Essen to Laboe is to train which takes 5h 39m and costs €45 - €130. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €21 - €75 and takes 8h 32m.
Essen to Laboe bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Kiel central bus station.
Yes, the driving distance between Essen to Laboe is 460 km. It takes approximately 4h to drive from Essen to Laboe.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Laboe, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany?
You can take a train from Essen Hbf to Laboe Kirche via Hamburg Hbf, Kiel Hbf, and Kiel Hauptbahnhof in around 5h 39m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Essen central train station to Kiel central bus station once daily. Tickets cost €21–75 and the journey takes 7h 10m.
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- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–190
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–200
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport via Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–190
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €31–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–23
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €20–35
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Essen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €23–55
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €23–35
- Comfort
- €24–35
- Premium
- €40–55
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.de
Train from Essen Central Station to Hamburg Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €16–65
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Hannover Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 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 Kiel central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +49 431 22030
- Website
- kvg-kiel.de
Bus from Kiel Hauptbahnhof to Laboe Kirche
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- Kieler Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
- Phone
- 0431 / 7058-0
- info@vkp.de
- Website
- vkp.de
Bus from Kiel Hauptbahnhof to Laboe Kirche
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Verkehrsbetriebe Kreis Plön GmbH (VKP)
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