There are 5 ways to get from Essen to Soltau by bus, train, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, train
best- Take the bus from Essen Hbf to Hannover Hbfbus Dnipro
- Take the train from Hannover Hbf to Soltau(Han)train Rb
3h 38mDrive 314 km
cheapest- Drive from Essen to Soltaucar 314 km
2h 46m€44–64Train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain 10 / ...
- Take the train from Hannover Hbf to Soltau(Han)train Rb
3h 54mTrain, fly
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane DUS - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Buchholz(Nordheide)train
- Take the train from Buchholz(Nordheide) to Soltau(Han)train
5h 11mBus, train via Hanover
- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Hanover central bus stationbus N3217 / ...
- Take the train from Hannover Hbf to Soltau(Han)train Rb
4h 57m
Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Hamburg Airport (HAM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Soltau is to drive which costs €40 - €65 and takes 2h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Soltau is to drive which takes 2h 46m and costs €40 - €65.
No, there is no direct train from Essen to Soltau. However, there are services departing from Essen Hbf and arriving at Soltau(Han) via Hannover Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 54m.
The distance between Essen and Soltau is 337 km. The road distance is 314 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Soltau without a car is to bus and train which takes 3h 38m and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 38m to get from Essen to Soltau, including transfers.
Essen to Soltau train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Essen Hbf station.
Essen to Soltau train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hannover Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Essen to Soltau is 314 km. It takes approximately 2h 46m to drive from Essen to Soltau.
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What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Soltau, Germany?
You can take a train from Essen Hbf to Soltau(Han) via Hannover Hbf in around 3h 54m.
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Phone
- +49 69 9999 3640
- info@startgmbh.com
- Website
- startgmbh.com
Train from Hannover Hbf to Soltau(Han)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- startgmbh.com
Train from Buchholz(Nordheide) to Soltau(Han)
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- startgmbh.com
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–25
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Essen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €23–55
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €23–35
- Comfort
- €24–35
- Premium
- €40–55
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- info@der-metronom.de
- Website
- der-metronom.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Buchholz(Nordheide)
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
- Phone
- +380 98 815 4444
- support@ewe.ua
- Website
- ewe.ua
Bus from Essen Hbf to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–65
- Website
- https://ewe.ua/
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 Hanover central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +38 (044) 444 00 44
- Website
- grandes-tour.com.ua
Bus from Essen central train station to Hanover central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Website
- https://grandes-tour.com.ua/en
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