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

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  1. Train to Dortmund Airport, fly to Wroclaw, line 15 tram, train

    best
    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Dortmund Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Wroclaw (WRO)plane plane DTM - WRO
    3. Take the tram from Pl. Orląt Lwowskich to Dworzec Autobusowytram tram
    4. Take the train from Wroclaw Glowny to Opole Glownetrain train
    6h 40m

  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 33m
    zł 192–842

  3. Train via Hanover

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain train 10 / ...
    2. Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to S Spandau Bhftrain train 19 / ...
    3. Take the train from S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf to Rzepintrain train 95 / ...
    4. Take the train from Rzepin to Opole Glownetrain train Ic
    11h 30m
    zł 445–1,296

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Essen central train station to Opole, Bus stationbus bus N1360b
    14h 40m
    zł 380–600

  5. Drive  875.9 km

    1. Drive from Essen to Opolecar car 875.9 km
    8h 2m
    zł 567–819

  6. 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 2m
    zł 630–1,525

  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 2m
    zł 467–1,377

  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 Eindhoven Centraaltrain 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 30m
    zł 419–1,901

  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 15m
    zł 703–1,381

  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 Eindhoven Centraaltrain 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 14m
    zł 430–1,473

  11. 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 Eic / ...
    12h 57m
    zł 401–1,590

Essen to Opole by train

Calendar53Weekly Trains
Duration11h 30mAverage Duration
Ticketzł 445Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 789.2 km
  • Duration: 6h 40m

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

You can take a train from Essen Hbf to Opole Glowne via Hannover Hauptbahnhof, S Spandau Bhf, S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf, and Rzepin in around 11h 30m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Essen central train station to Opole, Bus station 5 times a week. Tickets cost zł 380–600 and the journey takes 14h 40m.

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