There are 9 ways to get from Essen to Sulzbach-Rosenberg by train, bus, night train, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain 41 / ...
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Sulzbach-Rosenbergtrain Re40 / ...
5h 24m€78–147Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Nuremberg central bus stationbus N885 / ...
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Sulzbach-Rosenbergtrain Re40 / ...
8h 51m€36–65Night train, train
- Take the night train from Essen Hbf to Nuernberg Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Sulzbach-Rosenbergtrain Re40 / ...
7h 26m€61–286Drive 513.5 km
- Drive from Essen to Sulzbach-Rosenbergcar 513.5 km
4h 36m€71–103Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Nuremberg Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Nuremberg Airport (NUE)plane DUS - NUE
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Sulzbach-Rosenbergtrain
5h 54m€134–305Train to Frankfurt, fly to Nuremberg Airport, train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Nuremberg Airport (NUE)plane FRA - NUE
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Sulzbach-Rosenbergtrain
5h 9m€122–270Fly 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 Muenchen Flughafen Terminal to Regensburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Regensburg Hbf to Sulzbach-Rosenbergtrain
6h 8m€118–305Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Munich International Airport, train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane CGN - MUC
- Take the train from Muenchen Flughafen Terminal to Regensburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Regensburg Hbf to Sulzbach-Rosenbergtrain
6h 35m€122–342Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane DUS - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Nürnberg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Sulzbach-Rosenbergtrain
6h 29m€122–271
Essen to Sulzbach-Rosenberg by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Sulzbach-Rosenberg is to bus and train which costs €35 - €70 and takes 8h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Sulzbach-Rosenberg is to drive which takes 4h 36m and costs €70 - €110.
No, there is no direct train from Essen to Sulzbach-Rosenberg. However, there are services departing from Essen Hbf and arriving at Sulzbach-Rosenberg via Nürnberg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 24m.
The distance between Essen and Sulzbach-Rosenberg is 539 km. The road distance is 513.5 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Sulzbach-Rosenberg without a car is to train which takes 5h 24m and costs €75 - €150.
It takes approximately 5h 24m to get from Essen to Sulzbach-Rosenberg, including transfers.
Essen to Sulzbach-Rosenberg train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Essen Hbf station.
Essen to Sulzbach-Rosenberg train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Nürnberg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Essen to Sulzbach-Rosenberg is 513 km. It takes approximately 4h 36m to drive from Essen to Sulzbach-Rosenberg.
There are 186+ hotels available in Sulzbach-Rosenberg.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Sulzbach-Rosenberg, Germany?
You can take a train from Essen Hbf to Sulzbach-Rosenberg via Nürnberg Hbf in around 5h 24m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–360
Flights from Frankfurt to Nuremberg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–160
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–280
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–260
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 Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–280
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–260
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €28–220
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–210
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–350
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Nuremberg Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €95–440
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–390
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €28–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Sulzbach-Rosenberg
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Muenchen Flughafen Terminal to Regensburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Regensburg Hbf to Sulzbach-Rosenberg
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Essen Hbf to Nuernberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–264
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €259–264
- Couchette Carriage
- €140–160
- Seating Carriage
- €45–60
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Night train from Essen Hbf to Nuernberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–270
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €75–120
- 1st Class
- €160–270
- Phone
- +49 800 589 28 40
- Website
- agilis.de
Train from Muenchen Flughafen Terminal to Regensburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €33–36
- Schedules at
- agilis.de
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.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 Nuremberg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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