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There are 11 ways to get from Essen to Opole by train, bus, car, or plane

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  1. Train via Berlin

    best
    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhoftrain train 10 / ...
    2. Take the train from S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof to Rzepintrain train 95 / ...
    3. Take the train from Rzepin to Opole Glownetrain train 96 / ...
    10h 44m
    zł 665–1,512

  2. Fly Dortmund Airport to Katowice International Airport, train

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Katowice International Airport (KTW)plane plane DTM - KTW
    2. Take the train from Katowice to Opole Glownetrain train
    7h 53m
    zł 196–737

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Essen central train station to Opole, Bus stationbus bus N1360b
    14h 40m
    zł 280–480

  4. Drive 874.2 km

    1. Drive from Essen to Opolecar car 874.2 km
    8h 3m
    zł 533–770

  5. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Wroclaw, train

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Wroclaw (WRO)plane plane FRA - WRO
    3. Take the train from Wroclaw Glowny to Opole Glownetrain train
    7h
    zł 567–1,398

  6. Train

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain train 55 / ...
    2. Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Zgorzelec Bahnhoftrain train Re1
    3. Take the train from Zgorzelec to Wroclaw Glownytrain train Os
    4. Take the train from Wroclaw Glowny to Opole Glownetrain train Ic / ...
    13h 31m
    zł 704–1,774

  7. Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, train

    1. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane plane DUS - KRK
    2. Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Opole Glownetrain train
    8h 11m
    zł 448–1,258

  8. Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Wroclaw

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Viersen Bahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Venlo to Eindhoventrain train
    3. Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Wroclaw (WRO)plane plane EIN - WRO
    4. Take the train from Wroclaw Glowny to Opole Glownetrain train
    8h 33m
    zł 361–1,089

  9. Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague, train

    1. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane plane DUS - PRG
    2. Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Wroclaw Glownytrain train
    3. Take the train from Wroclaw Glowny to Opole Glownetrain train
    10h 28m
    zł 633–1,361

  10. Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Katowice International Airport

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Viersen Bahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Venlo to Eindhoventrain train
    3. Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Katowice International Airport (KTW)plane plane EIN - KTW
    4. Take the train from Katowice to Opole Glownetrain train
    9h 35m
    zł 433–1,582

  11. Train to Maastricht Aachen Airport, fly to Katowice International Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Herzogenrath, Bftrain train
    2. Fly from Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST) to Katowice International Airport (KTW)plane plane MST - KTW
    3. Take the train from Katowice to Opole Glownetrain train
    9h 46m
    zł 319–1,169

Essen to Opole by train

Calendar43Weekly Trains
Duration10h 44mAverage Duration
Ticketzł 665Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Opole, Poland?

You can take a train from Essen Hbf to Opole Glowne via S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof and Rzepin in around 10h 44m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Essen central train station to Opole, Bus station once daily. Tickets cost zł 280–480 and the journey takes 14h 40m.

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