There are 5 ways to get from Essen to Wolfach by train, bus, night train, or car
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Train
best- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Offenburg Bahnhoftrain 43
4h 47m€60–130Train, night train
cheapest- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain Re
- Take the night train from Koeln Hbf to Offenburgnighttrain Nj
8h 29m€57–330Bus, train
- Take the bus from Essen Hbf to Mannheim, ZOBbus
- Take the bus from Mannheim central bus station to Karlsruhe central train stationbus 108 / ...
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Offenburg Bahnhoftrain 20 / ...
- Take the bus from Offenburg ZOB to Wolfach Bahnhofbus
9h 20mDrive 471 km
- Drive from Essen to Wolfachcar 471 km
4h 7m€66–95Train via Mannheim
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Offenburg Bahnhoftrain 20 / ...
5h 8m€61–173
Essen to Wolfach by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Wolfach is to drive which costs €65 - €95 and takes 4h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Wolfach is to drive which takes 4h 7m and costs €65 - €95.
No, there is no direct train from Essen to Wolfach. However, there are services departing from Essen Hbf and arriving at Wolfach Bahnhof via Offenburg Bahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 47m.
The distance between Essen and Wolfach is 489 km. The road distance is 471 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Wolfach without a car is to train which takes 4h 47m and costs €60 - €130.
It takes approximately 4h 47m to get from Essen to Wolfach, including transfers.
Essen to Wolfach train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Essen Hbf station.
Essen to Wolfach train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Offenburg Bahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Essen to Wolfach is 471 km. It takes approximately 4h 7m to drive from Essen to Wolfach.
There are 1270+ hotels available in Wolfach.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Wolfach, Baden-Württemberg, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Essen Hbf to Offenburg Bahnhof twice daily. Tickets cost €60–130 and the journey takes 3h 35m.
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–40
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €12–19
- 1st Class
- €22–40
Night train from Koeln Hbf to Offenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–190
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €55–85
- 1st Class
- €110–190
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–70
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €21–35
- 1st Class
- €40–70
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Essen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €30–50
- Comfort
- €35–50
- Premium
- €55–70
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Koeln Hbf to Offenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–260
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €259–260
- Couchette Carriage
- €130–160
- Seating Carriage
- €40–50
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- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +389 75 209 209
- hakkomerc@gmail.com
- Website
- hakbus.org
Bus from Essen Hbf to Mannheim, ZOB
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://www.hakbus.org/
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Mannheim central bus station to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Mannheim central bus station to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Mannheim central bus station to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €4–12
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Mannheim central bus station to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- 03544/5001-0
- info@rvs-lds.de
- Website
- rvs-lds.de
Bus from Offenburg ZOB to Wolfach Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- rvs-lds.de
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