There are 7 ways to get from Esslingen to Berlin by train, plane, bus, or car
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Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Esslingen to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane STR - BER
3h 39m€75–214Bus via Berlin Südkreuz train station
cheapest- Take the bus from Stuttgart Airport Busterminal to Berlin Südkreuz train stationbus FlixBus N42
11h 29m€27–54Train via Hauptbahnhof
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Berlin Hbftrain 11 / ...
6h 58m€40–221Drive 625.8 km
- Drive from Esslingen to Berlincar 625.8 km
5h 51m€87–126Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane FRA - BER
4h 56m€91–278Train
- Take the train from Esslingen to Berlin Hbftrain 11
7h 30m€80–150Bus
- Take the bus from Stuttgart Airport to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
15h 19m€29–48
Esslingen to Berlin by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Esslingen to Berlin is to bus via Berlin Südkreuz train station which costs €26 - €55 and takes 11h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Esslingen to Berlin is to train and fly which takes 3h 39m and costs €70 - €220.
No, there is no direct bus from Esslingen to Berlin. However, there are services departing from Pliensauv. Weilstraße and arriving at Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof via Stuttgart Airport Busterminal and Berlin Südkreuz train station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 29m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Esslingen and arriving at Berlin Hbf. Services depart three times a week, and operate Sunday. The journey takes approximately 7h 30m.
The distance between Esslingen and Berlin is 570 km. The road distance is 625.8 km.
The best way to get from Esslingen to Berlin without a car is to train via Hauptbahnhof which takes 6h 58m and costs €35 - €230.
It takes approximately 3h 39m to get from Esslingen to Berlin, including transfers.
Esslingen to Berlin bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Stuttgart Airport Busterminal station.
Esslingen to Berlin train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Esslingen station.
The best way to get from Esslingen to Berlin is to train via Hauptbahnhof which takes 6h 58m and costs €35 - €230. Alternatively, you can bus via Berlin Südkreuz train station, which costs €26 - €55 and takes 11h 29m.
What companies run services between Esslingen, Germany and Berlin, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Hauptbahnhof to Berlin Hbf every 3 hours. Tickets cost €35–130 and the journey takes 5h 41m. Österreichische Bundesbahnen also services this route once daily. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Stuttgart Airport Busterminal to Berlin Südkreuz train station once daily. Tickets cost €21–45 and the journey takes 9h 35m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Frankfurt to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–210
Flights from Frankfurt to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–210
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Esslingen to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- arverio-by.de
Train from Esslingen to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 12 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- service@gabw-bahn.de
- Website
- go-ahead-bw.de
Train from Esslingen to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–11
- Schedules at
- go-ahead-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €5–7
- 1st Class Ticket
- €7–11
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Esslingen to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
- Phone
- +49 711 2092-7087
- Website
- regional.bahn.de
Train from Esslingen to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 11 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- regional.bahn.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Esslingen to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–210
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–95
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €28–45
- 1st Class
- €55–95
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Stuttgart Airport Busterminal to Berlin Südkreuz train station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Stuttgart Airport to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
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More Questions & Answers
Esslingen to Berlin bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Berlin Südkreuz train station.
Esslingen to Berlin train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Berlin Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Esslingen to Berlin is 626 km. It takes approximately 5h 51m to drive from Esslingen to Berlin.
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