There are 10 ways to get from Essen to Lech by train, bus, car, night train, train (Eurostar), or plane
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Train via Neu-Ulm
best- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain 47 / ...
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhoftrain Re3 / ...
- Take the train from Lindau-Reutin to Langen Am Arlbergtrain Ice
9h 29m€135–327Train
cheapest- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to St Anton am Arlbergtrain Drf
14h 29m€61–175Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Munich central bus stationbus 037 / ...
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Kleinwalsertal Mittelbergbus 163
- Drive from Kleinwalsertal Mittelberg to Lechcar
15h 59m€77–129Train, night train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain Re
- Take the night train from Koeln Hbf to Zuerich Hbnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Bludenztrain Rjx
15h 31m€94–355Drive 662.7 km
- Drive from Essen to Lechcar 662.7 km
7h 19m€107–154Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane DUS - ZRH
- Take the train from Zuerich Flughafen to Langen Am Arlbergtrain
8h 13m€104–432Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane CGN - ZRH
- Take the train from Zuerich Flughafen to Langen Am Arlbergtrain
8h 45m€114–432Fly 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
- Take the train from Kufstein to St. Anton Am Arlbergtrain
8h 23m€134–370Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Friedrichshafen Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Friedrichshafen Airport (FDH)plane DUS - FDH
- Take the train from Lindau-Reutin to Langen Am Arlbergtrain
7h 29m€171–415Train 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
- Take the train from Kufstein to St. Anton Am Arlbergtrain
8h 50m€144–390
Essen to Lech by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Lech is to bus and drive which costs €75 - €130 and takes 15h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Lech is to drive which takes 7h 19m and costs €100 - €160.
The distance between Essen and Lech is 747 km. The road distance is 662.7 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Lech without a car is to train via Neu-Ulm which takes 9h 29m and costs €130 - €330.
It takes approximately 9h 29m to get from Essen to Lech, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Essen to Lech is 663 km. It takes approximately 7h 19m to drive from Essen to Lech.
There are 1158+ hotels available in Lech.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Lech, Austria?
You can take a train from Essen Hbf to Lech Dorfhus via Ulm Hauptbahnhof, Lindau-Reutin, Langen Am Arlberg, and Langen a. A. Bahnhof in around 9h 29m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–370
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–380
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–290
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–230
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–290
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–390
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–290
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–290
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Friedrichshafen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €120–220
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–230
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Lindau-Reutin to Langen Am Arlberg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ostbahnhof to Kufstein
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–21
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
Train from Lindau-Reutin to Langen Am Arlberg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Kufstein to St. Anton Am Arlberg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Essen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Night train from Koeln Hbf to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Koeln Hbf to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–110
- Couchette Carriage
- €65–80
- Seating Carriage
- €35–45
Train from Köln Hbf to St Anton am Arlberg
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–130
- Couchette Carriage
- €75–90
- Seating Carriage
- €45–60
Train from Zuerich Hb to Bludenz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €25–40
Train from Zuerich Flughafen to Langen Am Arlberg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €30–50
Train from Ostbahnhof to Kufstein
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €18–27
Train from Kufstein to St. Anton Am Arlberg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €28–45
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zuerich Hb to Bludenz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–150
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zuerich Flughafen to Langen Am Arlberg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–190
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- 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 Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- train-rental.com
- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- kommunikation@transdev.de
- Website
- transdev.de
Train from Ostbahnhof to Kufstein
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
- Phone
- +49 8024 997171
- info@brb.de
- Website
- brb.de
Train from Ostbahnhof to Kufstein
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Schedules at
- brb.de
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Kufstein to St. Anton Am Arlberg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Kufstein to St. Anton Am Arlberg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
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 Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Munich central bus station to Kleinwalsertal Mittelberg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €14–25
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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