There are 7 ways to get from Essen to Potsdam by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Essen Hbf to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhoftrain 10
4h 39m€90–250Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Berlin Wannseebus N1361
7h 41m€38–64Bus via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Take the bus from Südviertel, Essen to Masurenallee - Berlinbus Mykolayiv
6h 27mDrive 491 km
- Drive from Essen to Potsdamcar 491 km
4h 19m€72–103Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane DUS - BER
- Take the train from Flughafen BER to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhoftrain
4h 17m€93–266Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane CGN - BER
- Take the train from Flughafen BER to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhoftrain
5h 2m€92–278Train to Frankfurt, fly, train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane FRA - BER
- Take the train from Flughafen BER to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhoftrain
5h 29m€130–318
Essen to Potsdam by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Potsdam is to bus which costs €35 - €65 and takes 7h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Potsdam is to fly and train which takes 4h 17m and costs €90 - €270.
No, there is no direct bus from Essen to Potsdam station. However, there are services departing from Südviertel, Essen and arriving at Potsdam central train station via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 27m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Essen Hbf and arriving at S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof. Services depart hourly, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 4h 39m.
The distance between Essen and Potsdam is 499 km. The road distance is 491 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Potsdam without a car is to train which takes 4h 39m and costs €90 - €250.
The train from Essen Hbf to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof takes 4h 39m including transfers and departs hourly.
Essen to Potsdam bus services, operated by OrionBus, depart from Südviertel, Essen station.
Essen to Potsdam train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Essen Hbf station.
The best way to get from Essen to Potsdam is to train which takes 4h 39m and costs €90 - €250. Alternatively, you can bus via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof, which costs and takes 6h 27m.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Potsdam, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Essen Hbf to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof hourly. Tickets cost €90–250 and the journey takes 4h 39m. Alternatively, OrionBus operates a bus from Südviertel, Essen to Masurenallee - Berlin once daily, and the journey takes 5h 7m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–380
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Thursday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–400
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–380
Flights from Frankfurt to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–280
Flights from Frankfurt to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–290
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–210
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–170
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €50–300
Flights from Frankfurt to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–250
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–290
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €90–250
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Flughafen BER to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +38 (050) 010-01-04
- orionbilet@gmail.com
- Website
- orionbus.net
Bus from Südviertel, Essen to Masurenallee - Berlin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://orionbus.net/en
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 Berlin Wannsee
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Essen to Potsdam bus services, operated by OrionBus, arrive at Masurenallee - Berlin station.
Essen to Potsdam train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Essen to Potsdam is 491 km. It takes approximately 4h 19m to drive from Essen to Potsdam.
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