There are 5 ways to get from Essen to Mannheim by train, bus, car, plane, or rideshare
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Train
best- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 43 / ...
2h 26mRideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Essen to Mannheim300.6 km
3h 18m€14–19Bus
- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Mannheim central bus stationbus FlixBus 027 / ...
6h 15mDrive 300.4 km
- Drive from Essen to Mannheimcar 300.4 km
2h 37m€43–61Train, fly
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane DUS - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
3h 16m
Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Frankfurt (FRA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Mannheim is to rideshare which costs €14 - €19 and takes 3h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Mannheim is to drive which takes 2h 37m and costs €40 - €65.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Essen central train station station and arriving at Mannheim central bus station station. Services depart four times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 6h 15m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Essen Hbf and arriving at Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof. Services depart hourly, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 2h 26m.
The distance between Essen and Mannheim is 322 km. The road distance is 300.4 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Mannheim without a car is to train which takes 2h 26m and costs .
The train from Essen Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof takes 2h 26m including transfers and departs hourly.
Essen to Mannheim bus services, operated by FlixBus-eu, depart from Essen central train station.
Essen to Mannheim train services, operated by DB Fernverkehr AG, depart from Essen Hbf station.
The best way to get from Essen to Mannheim is to train which takes 2h 26m and costs . Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 6h 15m.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Mannheim, Germany?
DB Fernverkehr AG operates a train from Essen Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof hourly, and the journey takes 2h 26m. Alternatively, FlixBus-eu operates a bus from Essen central train station to Mannheim central bus station 4 times a day, and the journey takes 6h 15m. Hak Bus also services this route twice a week.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €27–220
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €27–220
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
- Website
- delfi.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- delfi.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- delfi.de
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- delfi.de
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Website
- nsinternational.nl
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- nsinternational.nl
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Essen central train station to Mannheim central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- Phone
- +389 75 209 209
- hakkomerc@gmail.com
- Website
- hakbus.org
Bus from Essen central train station to Mannheim central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://www.hakbus.org/
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.com
Rideshare from Essen to Mannheim
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–19
- Schedules at
- blablacar.com
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More Questions & Answers
Essen to Mannheim bus services, operated by FlixBus-eu, arrive at Mannheim central bus station.
Essen to Mannheim train services, operated by DB Fernverkehr AG, arrive at Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Essen to Mannheim is 300 km. It takes approximately 2h 37m to drive from Essen to Mannheim.
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