There are 10 ways to get from Essen to Pontefract by train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, plane, car ferry, or train
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Train
best- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Bruxelles Miditrain Tha
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid to London St. Pancras Int.train
- Take the train from King's Cross to Pontefract Monkhilltrain
9h 2m£158–290Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Essen central train station to London Victoriabus N380 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Leeds City Bus & Coach Stationbus 426 / ...
18h 55m£59–158Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Essen to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Pontefractcar
8h 44mFly Düsseldorf International Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA)plane DUS - LBA
8h 13m£90–193Train via Wakefield Westgate
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Wakefield Westgatetrain
9h 7m£236–386Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Essen to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Pontefractcar
9h 50m£120–208Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane DUS - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Wakefield Kirkgatetrain
7h 10m£87–207Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane DUS - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Wakefield Westgatetrain
7h 50m£128–278Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane CGN - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Wakefield Kirkgatetrain
7h 42m£64–243Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Leeds Bradford International Airport
- Take the train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA)plane AMS - LBA
8h 22m£87–331
Essen to Pontefract by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Pontefract is to bus which costs £55 - £160 and takes 18h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Pontefract is to fly and train which takes 7h 10m and costs £85 - £210.
No, there is no direct bus from Essen station to Pontefract. However, there are services departing from Essen central train station and arriving at Stuart Road A via London Victoria and Leeds City Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Essen to Pontefract. However, there are services departing from Essen Hbf and arriving at Pontefract Monkhill via Brussel-Zuid and King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 2m.
The distance between Essen and Pontefract is 589 miles.
The best way to get from Essen to Pontefract without a car is to train which takes 9h 2m and costs £150 - £290.
It takes approximately 9h 2m to get from Essen to Pontefract, including transfers.
Essen to Pontefract bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Essen central train station.
Essen to Pontefract train services, operated by Eurostar, depart from Essen Hbf station.
The best way to get from Essen to Pontefract is to train which takes 9h 2m and costs £150 - £290. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £55 - £160 and takes 18h 55m, you could also fly, which costs £85 - £200 and takes 8h 13m.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Pontefract, England?
You can take a train from Essen Hbf to Pontefract Monkhill via Brussel-Zuid, London St. Pancras Int., and King's Cross in around 9h 2m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Essen central train station to Stuart Road A via London Victoria and Leeds City Bus Station in around 18h 55m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–280
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–220
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–220
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Leeds Bradford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–300
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Manchester Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–260
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–250
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Leeds Bradford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–300
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–150
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–170
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–260
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £75–150
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–160
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–250
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £110–200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–320
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–340
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–260
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £30–180
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Essen Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £80–140
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Essen Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £85–140
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £100–170
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Brussel-Zuid to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–80
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–20
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–22
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from King's Cross to Pontefract Monkhill
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- Website
- https://www.grandcentralrail.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from King's Cross to Wakefield Westgate
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–75
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Wakefield Kirkgate
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–24
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Wakefield Westgate
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–75
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £14–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- 069 450099650
- Kundenservice-Linie10@vias-online.de
- Website
- vias-online.de
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Schedules at
- vias-online.de
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Essen central train station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Leeds City Bus & Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Leeds City Bus & Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–90
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £20–27
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £6–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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More Questions & Answers
Essen to Pontefract bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Pontefract is 1h behind Essen. It is currently 5:55 AM in Essen and 4:55 AM in Pontefract.
Essen to Pontefract train services, operated by Eurostar, arrive at Bruxelles Midi station.
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