There are 6 ways to get from Essen to Stuttgart by train, rideshare, plane, or car
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Train
best- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Hauptbahnhoftrain 47 / ...
2h 57m€75–190Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Essen to Stuttgart407.6 km
4h 33m€18–30Fly to Stuttgart Airport
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane DUS - STR
4h 58m€132–327Drive 406.6 km
- Drive from Essen to Stuttgartcar 406.6 km
3h 57m€58–84Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane DUS - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Hauptbahnhoftrain
4h 11m€117–251Fly to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane DUS - MUC
- Take the train from Flughafen München to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from München Hbf to Hauptbahnhoftrain
5h 45m€127–374
Essen to Stuttgart by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Stuttgart is to rideshare which costs €18 - €30 and takes 4h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Stuttgart is to train which takes 2h 57m and costs €75 - €190.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Essen Hbf and arriving at Hauptbahnhof. Services depart hourly, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 2h 57m.
The distance between Essen and Stuttgart is 427 km. The road distance is 406.6 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Stuttgart without a car is to train which takes 2h 57m and costs €75 - €190.
The train from Essen Hbf to Hauptbahnhof takes 2h 57m including transfers and departs hourly.
Essen to Stuttgart train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Essen Hbf station.
The best way to get from Essen to Stuttgart is to train which takes 2h 57m and costs €75 - €190. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €130 - €330 and takes 4h 58m.
Essen to Stuttgart train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Essen to Stuttgart is 407 km. It takes approximately 3h 57m to drive from Essen to Stuttgart.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Stuttgart, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Essen Hbf to Hauptbahnhof hourly. Tickets cost €75–190 and the journey takes 2h 57m. Alternatively, Lufthansa, Eurowings, and two other airlines fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Stuttgart Airport (STR) every 3 hours.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–480
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €27–220
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–290
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Westerland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €140–260
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, Friday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €140–260
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- When
- Friday, Thursday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €140–260
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–260
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €27–220
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Friday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €40–290
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–350
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–440
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–190
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Frankfurt to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–45
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from München Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–60
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Flughafen München to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- service@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from München Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.com
Rideshare from Essen to Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Schedules at
- blablacar.com
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