There are 7 ways to get from Gelsenkirchen to Stuttgart by train, car, or plane
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Train via Düsseldorf
best- Take the train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf35 / ...
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Hauptbahnhof47 / ...
3h 38m€56–222Train #2
cheapest- Take the train from Bochum Hbf to Hauptbahnhof47 / ...
4h 31m€42–142Drive 415.9 km
- Drive from Gelsenkirchen to Stuttgart415.9 km
4h 3m€59–86Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Stuttgart Airport
- Take the train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)DUS - STR
4h 59m€118–265Train
- Take the train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to Hauptbahnhof62 / ...
4h 3m€80–150Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Frankfurt (FRA)DUS - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Hauptbahnhof
4h 3m€114–259Train to Frankfurt, fly to Stuttgart Airport
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)FRA - STR
4h 30m€130–262
Gelsenkirchen to Stuttgart by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Gelsenkirchen to Stuttgart is to drive which costs €55 - €85 and takes 4h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Gelsenkirchen to Stuttgart is to train via Düsseldorf which takes 3h 38m and costs €55 - €230.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Gelsenkirchen Hbf and arriving at Hauptbahnhof. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 4h 3m.
The distance between Gelsenkirchen and Stuttgart is 433 km. The road distance is 415.9 km.
The best way to get from Gelsenkirchen to Stuttgart without a car is to train via Düsseldorf which takes 3h 38m and costs €55 - €230.
It takes approximately 3h 38m to get from Gelsenkirchen to Stuttgart, including transfers.
Gelsenkirchen to Stuttgart train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Gelsenkirchen Hbf station.
Gelsenkirchen to Stuttgart train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Düsseldorf Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Gelsenkirchen to Stuttgart is 416 km. It takes approximately 4h 3m to drive from Gelsenkirchen to Stuttgart.
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What companies run services between Gelsenkirchen, Germany and Stuttgart, Germany?
You can take a train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to Hauptbahnhof via Düsseldorf Hbf in around 3h 38m.
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- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–350
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–350
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–220
Flights from Frankfurt to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–210
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–210
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–360
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–350
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–220
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–22
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bochum Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- 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
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
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
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €55–90
- 1st Class
- €120–200
Train from Frankfurt to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–95
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €28–45
- 1st Class
- €55–95
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