There are 7 ways to get from Essen to Stuttgart Hbf by train, car, plane, or rideshare
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Train
best- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Hauptbahnhoftrain 47 / ...
2h 57m€70–170Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Essen to Stuttgart407.7 km
4h 46m€18–30Drive 407 km
- Drive from Essen to Stuttgart Hbfcar 407 km
3h 58m€58–84Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane DUS - STR
4h 53m€112–276Train to Frankfurt, fly to Stuttgart Airport
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane FRA - STR
4h 7m€142–275Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane DUS - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Hauptbahnhoftrain
4h 10m€111–225Fly Düsseldorf International Airport 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 41m€115–338
Essen to Stuttgart Hbf by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Stuttgart Hbf is to rideshare which costs €18 - €30 and takes 4h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Stuttgart Hbf is to train which takes 2h 57m and costs €70 - €170.
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 Hbf is 427 km. The road distance is 407 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Stuttgart Hbf without a car is to train which takes 2h 57m and costs €70 - €170.
The train from Essen Hbf to Hauptbahnhof takes 2h 57m including transfers and departs hourly.
Essen to Stuttgart Hbf train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Essen Hbf station.
The best way to get from Essen to Stuttgart Hbf is to train which takes 2h 57m and costs €70 - €170. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €110 - €280 and takes 4h 53m.
Essen to Stuttgart Hbf train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Essen to Stuttgart Hbf is 407 km. It takes approximately 3h 58m to drive from Essen to Stuttgart Hbf.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Stuttgart Hbf, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Essen Hbf to Hauptbahnhof hourly. Tickets cost €70–170 and the journey takes 2h 57m. Alternatively, Lufthansa, KLM, and two other airlines fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Stuttgart Airport (STR) every 2 hours.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–380
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–400
Flights from Frankfurt to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–140
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €28–230
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–200
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–240
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–240
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–240
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €28–230
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–340
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–370
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €40–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- 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
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–45
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from München Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–60
- 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
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from München Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- 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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