There are 8 ways to get from Essen to Metzingen by train, bus, car, plane, or train (Eurostar)
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Train
best- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Hauptbahnhoftrain 47 / ...
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Metzingen Bahnhoftrain Mex12 / ...
3h 53mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Tübingen central stationbus N116
9h 31m€46–63Drive 442.4 km
- Drive from Essen to Metzingencar 442.4 km
4h 8m€63–91Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane DUS - STR
5h 44m€130–304Train via Cologne
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain Re
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Metzingen Bahnhoftrain Re6
5h 21mFly Düsseldorf International Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane DUS - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Metzingen Bahnhoftrain
5h 8mTrain to Frankfurt, fly to Stuttgart Airport
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane FRA - STR
4h 57m€119–234Fly 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 Flughafen München to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from München Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Wendlingentrain
6h 33m€117–367
Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Stuttgart Airport (STR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Metzingen is to bus which costs €45 - €65 and takes 9h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Metzingen is to drive which takes 4h 8m and costs €60 - €95.
No, there is no direct train from Essen to Metzingen. However, there are services departing from Essen Hbf and arriving at Metzingen Bahnhof via Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 53m.
The distance between Essen and Metzingen is 475 km. The road distance is 442.4 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Metzingen without a car is to train which takes 3h 53m and costs .
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 . Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €45 - €65 and takes 9h 31m, you could also fly, which costs €130 - €310 and takes 5h 44m.
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 8m to drive from Essen to Metzingen.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Metzingen, Germany?
You can take a train from Essen Hbf to Metzingen Bahnhof via Hauptbahnhof in around 3h 53m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Essen central train station to Tübingen central station 5 times a week. Tickets cost €40–60 and the journey takes 9h 5m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–350
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–350
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
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–290
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–220
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €160–220
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–220
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–220
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–190
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–230
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–290
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–340
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–370
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- 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
- €29–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- 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 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- 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
- €30–50
- Comfort
- €35–50
- Premium
- €55–70
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Koeln Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €50–80
- 1st Class
- €110–180
Train from Frankfurt to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–95
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €28–45
- 1st Class
- €55–95
Train from München Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–80
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €24–35
- 1st Class
- €45–80
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Flughafen München to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Wendlingen
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 821 899825-44
- servus@go-ahead.bayern
- Website
- go-ahead.bayern
Train from München Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- go-ahead.bayern
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from München Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
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 Tübingen central station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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