There are 5 ways to get from Fulda to Gelsenkirchen by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain 25 / ...
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Dortmund Hbftrain Re
4h 1m€51–163Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain 25 / ...
- Take the bus from Kassel to Essen central train stationbus 023 / ...
5h 9m€31–65Drive 283.4 km
- Drive from Fulda to Gelsenkirchencar 283.4 km
2h 48m€40–57Train, fly
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane FRA - DUS
- Take the train from D-Flughafen Bf to Gelsenkirchen Hbftrain
4h 1m€113–209Train via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Offenbachtrain Re50
- Take the train from Frankfurt(Main)Hbf to Gelsenkirchen Hbftrain Ice
6h 9m€53–112
Fulda to Gelsenkirchen by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Fulda to Gelsenkirchen is to train and bus which costs €30 - €65 and takes 5h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Fulda to Gelsenkirchen is to drive which takes 2h 48m and costs €35 - €60.
No, there is no direct train from Fulda to Gelsenkirchen. However, there are services departing from Fulda Bahnhof and arriving at Gelsenkirchen Hbf via Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe and Dortmund Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 1m.
The distance between Fulda and Gelsenkirchen is 333 km. The road distance is 283.4 km.
The best way to get from Fulda to Gelsenkirchen without a car is to train which takes 4h 1m and costs €50 - €170.
It takes approximately 4h 1m to get from Fulda to Gelsenkirchen, including transfers.
Fulda to Gelsenkirchen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Fulda Bahnhof station.
Fulda to Gelsenkirchen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe station.
Yes, the driving distance between Fulda to Gelsenkirchen is 283 km. It takes approximately 2h 48m to drive from Fulda to Gelsenkirchen.
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What companies run services between Fulda, Germany and Gelsenkirchen, Germany?
You can take a train from Fulda Bahnhof to Gelsenkirchen Hbf via Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe and Dortmund Hbf in around 4h 1m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–240
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–240
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from D-Flughafen Bf to Gelsenkirchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €10–22
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt(Main)Hbf to Gelsenkirchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- info@cantus-bahn.de
- Website
- cantus-bahn.de
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from D-Flughafen Bf to Gelsenkirchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–120
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €30–50
- 1st Class
- €65–120
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from D-Flughafen Bf to Gelsenkirchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Offenbach
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from D-Flughafen Bf to Gelsenkirchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Kassel to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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