There are 6 ways to get from Gelsenkirchen to Fulda by train, bus, car, plane, or car train
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Train
best- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain Re
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Fulda Bahnhoftrain 25 / ...
3h 55m€50–174Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Kasselbus 023 / ...
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Fulda Bahnhoftrain 25 / ...
5h 9m€32–72Drive 284.1 km
- Drive from Gelsenkirchen to Fuldacar 284.1 km
2h 40m€40–58Train, fly
- Take the train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane DUS - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
4h 38m€104–208Train via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain 41 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhoftrain 50 / ...
4h 16m€47–133Drive, car train
- Drive from Gelsenkirchen to Göttingencar
- Take the car train from Göttingen to Fuldacartrain 1393
3h 24m€121–155
Gelsenkirchen to Fulda by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Gelsenkirchen to Fulda is to drive which costs €35 - €60 and takes 2h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Gelsenkirchen to Fulda is to drive which takes 2h 40m and costs €35 - €60.
No, there is no direct train from Gelsenkirchen to Fulda. However, there are services departing from Gelsenkirchen Hbf and arriving at Fulda Bahnhof via Dortmund Hbf and Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 55m.
The distance between Gelsenkirchen and Fulda is 333 km. The road distance is 284.1 km.
The best way to get from Gelsenkirchen to Fulda without a car is to train which takes 3h 55m and costs €45 - €180.
It takes approximately 3h 55m to get from Gelsenkirchen to Fulda, including transfers.
Gelsenkirchen to Fulda train services, operated by National Express, depart from Dortmund Hbf station.
Gelsenkirchen to Fulda train services, operated by National Express, arrive at Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe station.
Yes, the driving distance between Gelsenkirchen to Fulda is 284 km. It takes approximately 2h 40m to drive from Gelsenkirchen to Fulda.
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What companies run services between Gelsenkirchen, Germany and Fulda, Germany?
You can take a train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to Fulda Bahnhof via Dortmund Hbf and Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe in around 3h 55m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €28–220
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €28–220
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–32
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €23–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–120
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €30–50
- 1st Class
- €65–120
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- info@cantus-bahn.de
- Website
- cantus-bahn.de
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Phone
- +31 85 004 3110
- Website
- traincharter.eu
Train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://traincharter.eu/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Göttingen to Fulda
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
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 Kassel
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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