There are 5 ways to get from Essen to Waltrop by train, bus, car, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, bus
best- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Dortmund Mengede Bftrain S2
- Take the bus from Dortmund Mengede Bf to Waltrop Am Mühlenteichbus X13 / ...
56 minDrive 43.2 km
cheapest- Drive from Essen to Waltropcar 43.2 km
32 min€7–10Train, line 231 bus
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Recklinghausen Hbftrain Re42 / ...
- Take the bus from Recklinghausen Hbf to WAL Am Moselbachbus 231 / ...
1h 24mTaxi
- Take the taxi from Essen to Waltroptaxi 43.2 km
32 min€120–150Bus
- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Dortmund central bus stationbus N79 / ...
- Take the bus from Dortmund Hbf to Dortmund Mengede Bfbus 475
2h 16m€16–19
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Waltrop is to drive which costs €6 - €10 and takes 32 min.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Waltrop is to drive which takes 32 min and costs €6 - €10.
No, there is no direct bus from Essen station to Waltrop. However, there are services departing from Essen central train station and arriving at Waltrop Am Mühlenteich via Dortmund Hbf and Dortmund Mengede Bf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 16m.
The distance between Essen and Waltrop is 38 km. The road distance is 43.2 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Waltrop without a car is to train and bus which takes 56 min and costs .
It takes approximately 56 min to get from Essen to Waltrop, including transfers.
Essen to Waltrop bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Essen central train station.
Essen to Waltrop bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Dortmund central bus station.
Yes, the driving distance between Essen to Waltrop is 43 km. It takes approximately 32 min to drive from Essen to Waltrop.
There are 1354+ hotels available in Waltrop.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Waltrop, Germany?
You can take a bus from Essen central train station to Waltrop Am Mühlenteich via Dortmund central bus station, Dortmund Hbf, and Dortmund Mengede Bf in around 2h 16m.
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Essen Hbf to Dortmund Mengede Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–20
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Essen Hbf to Recklinghausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–17
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Recklinghausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €4–10
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- 49 (0) 2366 186 - 0
- info@vestische.de
- Website
- Vestische Strassenbahnen GmbH
Bus from Dortmund Mengede Bf to Waltrop Am Mühlenteich
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- Vestische Strassenbahnen GmbH
Bus from Recklinghausen Hbf to WAL Am Moselbach
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- Vestische Strassenbahnen GmbH
Bus from Dortmund Mengede Bf to Waltrop Am Mühlenteich
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- DSW21-Dortmunder Stadtwerke AG
Bus from Dortmund Hbf to Dortmund Mengede Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- DSW21-Dortmunder Stadtwerke AG
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Essen central train station to Dortmund central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +380 98 815 4444
- support@ewe.ua
- Website
- East West Eurolines
Bus from Essen central train station to Dortmund central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €5
- Website
- East West Eurolines
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Essen central train station to Dortmund central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €2–5
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Essen central train station to Dortmund central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–14
- Website
- Grand Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 311682904
- Website
- DB Bus
Bus from Dortmund Hbf to Dortmund Mengede Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- DB Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Estimated price
- €120–150
Taxi Essen e.G.
- Phone
- +49 201 777 777
- Website
- taxiessen.de
Taxi Harris
- Phone
- +49 160 7668813
- Website
- taxiharris.de
Taxi Steele e.V.
- Phone
- +49 201 54954
- Website
- taxi-steele.de
Trans-Port-Essen
- Phone
- +49 201 706090
- Website
- trans-port-essen.de
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