There are 5 ways to get from Essen to Verden by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Bremen Hbftrain 43 / ...
2h 50m€36–85Bus, train
- Take the bus from Essen Hbf to Hannover Hbfbus Dnipro
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Verden(Aller)train Re8 / ...
3h 10m€72–92Drive 280.5 km
- Drive from Essen to Verdencar 280.5 km
2h 22m€40–57Fly
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Bremen Airport (BRE)plane DUS - BRE
5h 18m€146–373Train via Löhne
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Loehne(Westf)train Re
- Take the train from Löhne, Remarqueplatz/Bhf to Nienburg(Weser)train Re78
4h 35m€50–82
Essen to Verden by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Verden is to drive which costs €35 - €60 and takes 2h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Verden is to drive which takes 2h 22m and costs €35 - €60.
No, there is no direct train from Essen to Verden. However, there are services departing from Essen Hbf and arriving at Verden(Aller) via Bremen Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 50m.
The distance between Essen and Verden is 296 km. The road distance is 280.5 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Verden without a car is to train which takes 2h 50m and costs €35 - €85.
It takes approximately 2h 50m to get from Essen to Verden, including transfers.
Essen to Verden train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Essen Hbf station.
The best way to get from Essen to Verden is to train which takes 2h 50m and costs €35 - €85. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €140 - €380 and takes 5h 18m.
Essen to Verden train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Bremen Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Essen to Verden is 281 km. It takes approximately 2h 22m to drive from Essen to Verden.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Verden, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Essen Hbf to Bremen Hbf hourly. Tickets cost €30–70 and the journey takes 2h 14m. Alternatively, Lufthansa, KLM, and two other airlines fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Bremen Airport (BRE) every 3 hours.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bremen Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–430
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bremen Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–470
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bremen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–360
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bremen Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–390
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Verden(Aller)
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–29
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Verden(Aller)
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Loehne(Westf)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Löhne, Remarqueplatz/Bhf to Nienburg(Weser)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- 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/
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