There are 7 ways to get from Essen to Metzingen by train, car, plane, or train (Eurostar)
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Train
best- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Esslingen47 / ...
3h 53m€70–80Drive 442.5 km
cheapest- Drive from Essen to Metzingen442.5 km
4h 7m€62–90Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)DUS - STR
5h 42m€120–304Train via Hauptbahnhof
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Hauptbahnhof47 / ...
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Metzingen BahnhofMex12 / ...
3h 53mTrain via Cologne
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Koeln HbfRe
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Esslingen(Neckar)Ice
5h 10m€66–258Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Frankfurt (FRA)DUS - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Hauptbahnhof
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Metzingen Bahnhof
4h 59mTrain to Frankfurt, fly to Stuttgart Airport
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)FRA - STR
4h 57m€120–226
Essen to Metzingen by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Metzingen is to train which costs €70 - €80 and takes 3h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Metzingen is to train which takes 3h 53m and costs €70 - €80.
No, there is no direct train from Essen to Metzingen. However, there are services departing from Essen Hbf and arriving at Metzingen Bahnhof via Esslingen. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 53m.
The distance between Essen and Metzingen is 469 km. The road distance is 442.5 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Metzingen without a car is to train which takes 3h 53m and costs €70 - €80.
It takes approximately 3h 53m to get from Essen to Metzingen, including transfers.
Essen to Metzingen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Essen Hbf station.
The best way to get from Essen to Metzingen is to train which takes 3h 53m and costs €70 - €80. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €120 - €310 and takes 5h 42m.
Essen to Metzingen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Essen to Metzingen is 442 km. It takes approximately 4h 7m to drive from Essen to Metzingen.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Metzingen, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Essen Hbf to Esslingen every 4 hours. Tickets cost €70–80 and the journey takes 3h 6m. Alternatively, Eurowings, Swiss, and four other airlines fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Stuttgart Airport (STR) every 3 hours.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–350
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–350
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–230
Flights from Frankfurt to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–330
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–370
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–350
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–230
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Esslingen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–70
- 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 7821 9960770
- info@sweg.de
- Website
- sweg.de
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Metzingen Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- sweg.de
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Essen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €30–45
- Comfort
- €35–50
- Premium
- €50–70
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Koeln Hbf to Esslingen(Neckar)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €50–190
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €50–80
- 1st Class
- €110–190
Train from Frankfurt to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–95
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €28–45
- 1st Class
- €55–95
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