There are 10 ways to get from Essen to Liberec by train, bus, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Hanover
best- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain 10 / ...
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to S Spandau Bhftrain 19 / ...
- Take the train from S Spandau Bhf to Cottbus, Hauptbahnhoftrain Re2
- Take the train from Cottbus Hbf to Zittautrain Rb
9h 31mKč 2,166–7,602Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Dresden central stationbus 023 / ...
- Take the bus from Dresden central station to Liberecbus 860 / ...
12h 30mKč 1,430–2,147Drive 665.9 km
- Drive from Essen to Libereccar 665.9 km
6h 19mKč 2,562–3,701Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Dresden Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane DUS - DRS
- Take the train from Dresden-Klotzsche to Zittautrain
6hKč 4,011–11,163Train
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain 55 / ...
- Take the train from Dresden-Neustadt to Zittautrain Rb / ...
10h 33mKč 1,886–7,610Train #2
- Take the train from Gelsenkirchen Central Station to Dresden-Neustadttrain Flx30
- Take the train from Dresden-Neustadt to Zittautrain Rb / ...
12h 4mKč 2,063–3,340Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague, bus
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane DUS - PRG
- Take the bus from Prague Cerny Most Bus Station to Liberec Fuegnerova-Blazkovabus
6h 29mKč 2,123–5,743Train to Frankfurt, fly to Dresden Airport, train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane FRA - DRS
- Take the train from Dresden-Klotzsche to Zittautrain
7h 9mKč 5,145–10,697Train to Frankfurt, fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague, bus
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane FRA - PRG
- Take the bus from Prague Cerny Most Bus Station to Liberec Fuegnerova-Blazkovabus
7h 28mKč 2,757–5,277Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane DUS - BER
- Take the train from Flughafen BER to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain
- Take the train from Dresden-Neustadt to Zittautrain
8h 21mKč 3,516–9,693
Essen to Liberec by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Liberec is to bus which costs 1 400 Kč - 2 200 Kč and takes 12h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Liberec is to fly and train which takes 6h and costs 4 000 Kč - 12 000 Kč.
No, there is no direct bus from Essen station to Liberec. However, there are services departing from Essen central train station and arriving at Liberec via Dresden central station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Essen to Liberec. However, there are services departing from Essen Hbf and arriving at Liberec via Hannover Hauptbahnhof, S Spandau Bhf, Cottbus Hbf and Zittau Bahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 31m.
The distance between Essen and Liberec is 771 km. The road distance is 665.9 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Liberec without a car is to train via Hanover which takes 9h 31m and costs 2 100 Kč - 8 000 Kč.
It takes approximately 9h 31m to get from Essen to Liberec, including transfers.
Essen to Liberec bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Essen central train station.
Essen to Liberec train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Essen Hbf station.
The best way to get from Essen to Liberec is to train via Hanover which takes 9h 31m and costs 2 100 Kč - 8 000 Kč. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 1 400 Kč - 2 200 Kč and takes 12h 30m.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Liberec, Czechia?
You can take a train from Essen Hbf to Liberec via Hannover Hauptbahnhof, S Spandau Bhf, Cottbus, Hauptbahnhof, Cottbus Hbf, Zittau, and Zittau Bahnhof in around 9h 31m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Essen central train station to Liberec via Dresden central station in around 12h 30m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 3,500–11,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,200–8,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,100–11,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Dresden Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,400–9,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 3,400–7,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,400–9,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,400–3,100
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,100–7,500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Tuesday to Monday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,700–8,000
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Dresden Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,400–7,500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,700–4,200
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,700–5,500
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,300–2,700
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,200–7,500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,100–7,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,100–8,000
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Dresden Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,400–9,500
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 3,000–9,500
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,000–2,200
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to S Spandau Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,100–2,200
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,600–5,500
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,100–2,300
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,100–2,300
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Flughafen BER to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 700–1,500
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Essen Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 600–1,300
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to S Spandau Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 600–1,300
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Essen Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 460–650
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,100–1,600
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Gelsenkirchen Central Station to Dresden-Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,300–1,900
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from S Spandau Bhf to Cottbus, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 550–2,500
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 30 514 88 88 88
- info@odeg.de
- Website
- ODEG
Train from Cottbus Hbf to Zittau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 330–450
- Schedules at
- ODEG
- Phone
- 0 89 54 888 97 - 25
- info@laenderbahn.com
- Website
- Die Länderbahn
Train from Dresden-Klotzsche to Zittau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Kč 480–850
- Schedules at
- Die Länderbahn
Train from Dresden-Neustadt to Zittau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Kč 500–900
- Schedules at
- Die Länderbahn
Train from Dresden-Neustadt to Zittau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Kč 500–900
- Schedules at
- Die Länderbahn
Train from Dresden-Klotzsche to Zittau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Kč 480–850
- Schedules at
- Die Länderbahn
Train from Dresden-Neustadt to Zittau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Kč 500–900
- Schedules at
- Die Länderbahn
- Phone
- +49 89 548889725
- info@trilex.de
- Website
- trilex - Die Länderbahn GmbH DLB
Train from Dresden-Klotzsche to Zittau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 800–1,100
- Schedules at
- trilex - Die Länderbahn GmbH DLB
Train from Dresden-Neustadt to Zittau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 850–1,200
- Schedules at
- trilex - Die Länderbahn GmbH DLB
Train from Dresden-Neustadt to Zittau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 850–1,200
- Schedules at
- trilex - Die Länderbahn GmbH DLB
Train from Dresden-Klotzsche to Zittau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 800–1,100
- Schedules at
- trilex - Die Länderbahn GmbH DLB
Train from Dresden-Neustadt to Zittau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 850–1,200
- Schedules at
- trilex - Die Länderbahn GmbH DLB
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Essen central train station to Dresden central station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,100–1,700
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Dresden central station to Liberec
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 330–500
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Prague Cerny Most Bus Station to Liberec Fuegnerova-Blazkova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 140–230
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Prague Cerny Most Bus Station to Liberec Fuegnerova-Blazkova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 140–230
- Website
- RegioJet
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Booking & Getting There
Essen to Liberec bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Dresden central station.
Essen to Liberec train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hannover Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Essen to Liberec is 666 km. It takes approximately 6h 19m to drive from Essen to Liberec.
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