There are 7 ways to get from Essen to Wedel by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain 43 / ...
4h€67–74Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus N74 / ...
6h 10m€27–45Bus via S Blankenese
- Take the bus from Essen Hbf to Hamburgbus Ivano-Frankivsk
6h€64–73Drive 367.3 km
- Drive from Essen to Wedelcar 367.3 km
3h 14m€53–76Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane DUS - HAM
3h 48m€88–248Train via Altona
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Hamburg-Altonatrain 43 / ...
4h 6m€68–75Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane FRA - HAM
5h 7m€111–217
Essen to Wedel by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Wedel is to bus which costs €27 - €45 and takes 6h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Wedel is to drive which takes 3h 14m and costs €50 - €80.
No, there is no direct bus from Essen to Wedel. However, there are services departing from Essen Hbf and arriving at S Wedel via HBF/Spitalerstraße and S Blankenese. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h.
No, there is no direct train from Essen to Wedel. However, there are services departing from Essen Hbf and arriving at Wedel via Hamburg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h.
The distance between Essen and Wedel is 398 km. The road distance is 367.3 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Wedel without a car is to train which takes 4h and costs €65 - €75.
It takes approximately 4h to get from Essen to Wedel, including transfers.
Essen to Wedel bus services, operated by GrandBus, depart from Essen Hbf station.
Essen to Wedel train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Essen Hbf station.
The best way to get from Essen to Wedel is to train which takes 4h and costs €65 - €75. Alternatively, you can bus via S Blankenese, which costs €60 - €75 and takes 6h.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Wedel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Essen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf hourly. Tickets cost €60–75 and the journey takes 3h 15m. Alternatively, GrandBus operates a bus from Essen Hbf to Hamburg once daily, and the journey takes 4h 14m. East West Eurolines also services this route once daily.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–160
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–240
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport via Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–240
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–25
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €48–54
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Essen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €23–55
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €23–35
- Comfort
- €24–35
- Premium
- €40–55
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Essen Hbf to Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Phone
- +380 98 815 4444
- support@ewe.ua
- Website
- ewe.ua
Bus from Essen Hbf to Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–65
- Website
- https://ewe.ua/
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 Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Essen to Wedel bus services, operated by GrandBus, arrive at Hamburg station.
Essen to Wedel train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hamburg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Essen to Wedel is 367 km. It takes approximately 3h 14m to drive from Essen to Wedel.
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