There are 6 ways to get from Essen to Simmern by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train, bus via Frankfurt Airport (FRA)
best- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt43 / ...
- Take the bus from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to SimmernFlughafenbus
3h 49m€47–124Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Düsseldorf central bus station180 / ...
- Take the bus from Düsseldorf central bus station to Frankfurt AirportN61 / ...
- Take the bus from Frankfurt to Simmern
6h 58m€28–49Train, bus
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Koblenz Hauptbahnhof39 / ...
- Take the bus from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Simmern620
4h 40mDrive 201.2 km
- Drive from Essen to Simmern201.2 km
2h 23m€29–42Fly, bus
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Frankfurt (FRA)DUS - FRA
- Take the bus from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Simmern
4h 20m€107–228Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Leverkusen MitteRe
- Take the train from Leverkusen Mitte to Koblenz StadtmitteRe
- Take the bus from Koblenz Bahnhof Stadtmitte/Löhr-Center to Simmern620
5h 40m
Essen to Simmern by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Simmern is to drive which costs €28 - €45 and takes 2h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Simmern is to drive which takes 2h 23m and costs €28 - €45.
No, there is no direct bus from Essen station to Simmern. However, there are services departing from Essen central train station and arriving at Simmern via Düsseldorf central bus station and Frankfurt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 58m.
The distance between Essen and Simmern is 344 km. The road distance is 201.2 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Simmern without a car is to train and bus via Frankfurt Airport (FRA) which takes 3h 49m and costs €45 - €130.
It takes approximately 3h 49m to get from Essen to Simmern, including transfers.
Essen to Simmern bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Essen central train station.
Essen to Simmern bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Düsseldorf central bus station.
Yes, the driving distance between Essen to Simmern is 201 km. It takes approximately 2h 23m to drive from Essen to Simmern.
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What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Simmern, Germany?
You can take a bus from Essen central train station to Simmern via Düsseldorf central bus station and Frankfurt in around 6h 58m.
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- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €28–220
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €28–220
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Koblenz Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Leverkusen Mitte
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Leverkusen Mitte to Koblenz Stadtmitte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- fahrgaeste@train-rental.com
- Website
- train-rental.com
Train from Essen Hbf to Leverkusen Mitte
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- train-rental.com
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Leverkusen Mitte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 6543 5010
- info@bohr.de
- Website
- bohr.de
Bus from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Simmern
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–16
- Schedules at
- bohr.de
Bus from Frankfurt to Simmern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–16
- Schedules at
- bohr.de
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Simmern
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
Bus from Frankfurt to Simmern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €20
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- service@zickenheiner.de
- Website
- zickenheiner.de
Bus from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Simmern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- zickenheiner.de
Bus from Koblenz Bahnhof Stadtmitte/Löhr-Center to Simmern
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- zickenheiner.de
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Essen central train station to Düsseldorf central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Düsseldorf central bus station to Frankfurt Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Essen central train station to Düsseldorf central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €3–4
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Düsseldorf central bus station to Frankfurt Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–13
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
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