There are 7 ways to get from Essen to Wesel by train, bus, car, taxi, or train (Eurostar)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Wesel Bahnhoftrain Re49
46 min€7Line 2040 bus
- Take the bus from Oberhausen Hbf to Weselbus 2040 / ...
1h 8mDrive 45.4 km
- Drive from Essen to Weselcar 45.4 km
35 min€9–12Taxi
- Take the taxi from Essen to Weseltaxi 45.4 km
35 min€120–150Train via Oberhausen Hbf
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Oberhausen Hbftrain S3 / ...
- Take the train from Oberhausen Hbf to Weseltrain Re / ...
49 min€7–14Train via Duisburg Hbf
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Duisburg Hbftrain Re / ...
- Take the train from Duisburg Hbf to Weseltrain Re / ...
51 min€13–24Train, bus
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Dorsten Bftrain Re14
- Take the bus from Dorsten ZOB Dorsten to Wesel Postbus X05 / ...
1h 56m
Essen to Wesel by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Wesel is to train which costs €7 and takes 46 min.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Wesel is to drive which takes 35 min and costs €8 - €12.
No, there is no direct bus from Essen to Wesel. However, there are services departing from Oberhausen Hbf and arriving at Wesel via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h 8m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Essen Hbf and arriving at Wesel Bahnhof. Services depart every four hours, and operate Monday to Friday. The journey takes approximately 46 min.
The distance between Essen and Wesel is 44 km. The road distance is 45.4 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Wesel without a car is to train which takes 46 min and costs €7.
The train from Essen Hbf to Wesel Bahnhof takes 46 min including transfers and departs every four hours.
Essen to Wesel bus services, operated by VIAS Rail GmbH, depart from Oberhausen Hbf station.
Essen to Wesel train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), depart from Essen Hbf station.
The best way to get from Essen to Wesel is to train which takes 46 min and costs €7. Alternatively, you can line 2040 bus, which costs and takes 1h 8m.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Wesel, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional) operates a train from Essen Hbf to Wesel Bahnhof every 4 hours. Tickets cost €7 and the journey takes 46 min. Alternatively, VIAS Rail GmbH operates a bus from Oberhausen Hbf to Wesel hourly, and the journey takes 40 min.
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Essen Hbf to Wesel Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Essen Hbf to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Wesel
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €5
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Essen Hbf to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Essen Hbf to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 13 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Wesel
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Essen Hbf to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 13 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Wesel
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €2–6
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 11 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 6078 966930
- service@vias-online.eu
- Website
- VIAS Rail GmbH
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Wesel
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9
- Schedules at
- VIAS Rail GmbH
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Wesel
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12
- Schedules at
- VIAS Rail GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixtrain.de
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Essen Hbf to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 12 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €1–3
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Essen Hbf to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 12 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Essen Hbf to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- Eurobahn
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- fahrgaeste@train-rental.com
- Website
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
Train from Essen Hbf to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
- Phone
- 0203 6688 9477
- dialog@rhein-ruhr-bahn.de
- Website
- RheinRuhrBahn
Train from Essen Hbf to Dorsten Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- RheinRuhrBahn
- Phone
- +49 6078 966930
- service@vias-online.eu
- Website
- VIAS Rail GmbH
Bus from Oberhausen Hbf to Wesel
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- VIAS Rail GmbH
Bus from Dorsten ZOB Dorsten to Wesel Post
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Schedules at
- BVR Busverkehr Rheinland GmbH
- Ave. Duration
- 35 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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Booking & Getting There
Essen to Wesel bus services, operated by VIAS Rail GmbH, arrive at Wesel station.
Essen to Wesel train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), arrive at Wesel Bahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Essen to Wesel is 45 km. It takes approximately 35 min to drive from Essen to Wesel.
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