There are 8 ways to get from Essen to Mainau by train, bus, night train, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Hauptbahnhoftrain 47 / ...
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Singentrain Ic87 / ...
6h 13m€103–469Drive 568 km
cheapest- Drive from Essen to Mainaucar 568 km
5h 8m€81–116Bus, night train
- Take the bus from Essen Hbf to Mannheim, ZOBbus
- Take the nighttrain from Mannheim Hbf to Singen(Hohentwiel)nighttrain Nj
9h 29mFly Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane DUS - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Konstanztrain
5h 17m€92–319Train via Baden-Baden
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Baden-Badentrain 43
- Take the train from Baden-Baden to Konstanz Bahnhoftrain Re2
7h 21m€110–491Train to Frankfurt, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane FRA - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Konstanztrain
5h 18m€134–483Train 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 Zürich Flughafen to Konstanztrain
5h 54m€102–339Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Friedrichshafen Airport, line 7394 bus
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Friedrichshafen Airport (FDH)plane DUS - FDH
- Take the bus from Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof to Konstanz Tannenhofbus
5h 9m€145–440
Essen to Mainau by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Mainau is to drive which costs €80 - €120 and takes 5h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Mainau is to drive which takes 5h 8m and costs €80 - €120.
No, there is no direct train from Essen to Mainau. However, there are services departing from Essen Hbf and arriving at Konstanz-Wollmatingen via Hauptbahnhof and Singen. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 13m.
The distance between Essen and Mainau is 621 km. The road distance is 568 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Mainau without a car is to train which takes 6h 13m and costs €100 - €470.
It takes approximately 6h 13m to get from Essen to Mainau, including transfers.
Essen to Mainau train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Essen Hbf station.
Essen to Mainau train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Essen to Mainau is 568 km. It takes approximately 5h 8m to drive from Essen to Mainau.
There are 3020+ hotels available in Mainau.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Mainau, Germany?
You can take a train from Essen Hbf to Konstanz-Wollmatingen via Hauptbahnhof and Singen in around 6h 13m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–460
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–180
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–330
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–460
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–330
- 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
- €75–180
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–180
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Friedrichshafen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €140–400
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–460
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–340
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Baden-Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–330
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Baden-Baden to Konstanz Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Baden-Baden to Konstanz Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €21–26
- Schedules at
- DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB)
- Phone
- +49 6131 4975 022
- kundenservice@dbregiobus-sw.de
- Website
- dbregiobus-mitte.de
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Schedules at
- dbregiobus-mitte.de
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Mannheim Hbf to Singen(Hohentwiel)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €24–93
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €88–93
- Couchette Carriage
- €55–65
- Seating Carriage
- €24–29
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Konstanz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–85
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Konstanz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–85
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Konstanz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–85
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Konstanz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Konstanz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Konstanz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +389 75 209 209
- hakkomerc@gmail.com
- Website
- Hak Bus
Bus from Essen Hbf to Mannheim, ZOB
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- Hak Bus
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB)
Bus from Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof to Konstanz Tannenhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Schedules at
- Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB)
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