There are 6 ways to get from Essen to Offenburg by train, bus, night train, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Offenburg Bahnhoftrain 43
3h 35m€60–130Train via Mannheim
cheapest- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Offenburg Bahnhoftrain 20 / ...
3h 55m€56–173Bus, train
- Take the bus from Essen Hbf to Mannheim, ZOBbus
- Take the bus from Mannheim central bus station to Karlsruhe central train stationbus 108 / ...
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Offenburg Bahnhoftrain 20 / ...
7h 17mTrain, night train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain Re
- Take the night train from Koeln Hbf to Offenburgnighttrain Nj
7h 17m€57–330Drive 431.4 km
- Drive from Essen to Offenburgcar 431.4 km
3h 38m€61–88Fly, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane DUS - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Offenburg Bahnhoftrain
4h 58m€114–266
Essen to Offenburg by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Offenburg is to drive which costs €60 - €90 and takes 3h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Offenburg is to train which takes 3h 35m and costs €60 - €130.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Essen Hbf and arriving at Offenburg Bahnhof. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 3h 35m.
The distance between Essen and Offenburg is 451 km. The road distance is 431.4 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Offenburg without a car is to train which takes 3h 35m and costs €60 - €130.
The train from Essen Hbf to Offenburg Bahnhof takes 3h 35m including transfers and departs twice daily.
Essen to Offenburg train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Essen Hbf station.
Essen to Offenburg train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Offenburg Bahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Essen to Offenburg is 431 km. It takes approximately 3h 38m to drive from Essen to Offenburg.
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What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Offenburg, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Essen Hbf to Offenburg Bahnhof twice daily. Tickets cost €60–130 and the journey takes 3h 35m.
- 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
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €27–220
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–40
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €12–19
- 1st Class
- €22–40
Night train from Koeln Hbf to Offenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–190
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €55–85
- 1st Class
- €110–190
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–70
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €21–35
- 1st Class
- €40–70
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- 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
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Koeln Hbf to Offenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–260
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €259–260
- Couchette Carriage
- €130–160
- Seating Carriage
- €40–50
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- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +389 75 209 209
- hakkomerc@gmail.com
- Website
- hakbus.org
Bus from Essen Hbf to Mannheim, ZOB
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://www.hakbus.org/
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Mannheim central bus station to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Mannheim central bus station to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Mannheim central bus station to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €4–12
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Mannheim central bus station to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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