There are 11 ways to get from Hallstatt to Essen by train, bus, night train, car, car train, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Hallstatt to Attnang-Puchheimtrain Re
- Take the train from Attnang-Puchheim to Muenchen Hbftrain 968 / ...
- Take the train from München Hbf to Essen Hbftrain 47 / ...
10h 43m€100–254Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Bad Ischl Bahnhof to Salzburg Hbfbus 150 / ...
- Take the train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Essen Hbftrain 62 / ...
11h 24m€74–202Bus
- Take the bus from Bad Ischl Bahnhof to Salzburg Hbfbus 150 / ...
- Take the bus from Salzburg Hbf to Duisburg Hbfbus
16h 42mBus, night train
- Take the bus from Bad Ischl Bahnhof to Salzburg Hbfbus 150 / ...
- Take the night train from Salzburg Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbfnighttrain
13h 41m€118–636Drive 811.5 km
- Drive from Hallstatt to Essencar 811.5 km
7h 30m€129–186Drive, car train
- Drive from Hallstatt to Salzburg Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Salzburg Hbf to Würzburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Würzburg Hbf to Essencar
6h 39m€152–212Bus to Salzburg Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the bus from Bad Ischl Bahnhof to Salzburg Mirabellplatz Cbus
- Fly from Salzburg Airport (SZG) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane SZG - DUS
6h 47m€96–312Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Hallstatt to Attnang-Puchheimtrain
- Take the train from Attnang-Puchheim to Muenchen Osttrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane MUC - DUS
8h 19m€119–364Train, train to Graz Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Hallstatt to Selzthaltrain
- Take the train from Selzthal to Graz Hbftrain
- Fly from Graz Airport (GRZ) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane GRZ - DUS
8h 31m€168–502Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from Hallstatt to Attnang-Puchheimtrain
- Take the train from Attnang-Puchheim to Muenchen Osttrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane MUC - CGN
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbftrain
8h 56m€118–408Bus to Salzburg Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the bus from Bad Ischl Bahnhof to Salzburg Mirabellplatz Cbus
- Fly from Salzburg Airport (SZG) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane SZG - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbftrain
8h 17m€166–389
Hallstatt to Essen by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Hallstatt to Essen is to bus and train which costs €70 - €210 and takes 11h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Hallstatt to Essen is to drive and car train which takes 6h 39m and costs €150 - €220.
No, there is no direct train from Hallstatt to Essen. However, there are services departing from Hallstatt and arriving at Essen Hbf via Attnang-Puchheim and München Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 43m.
The distance between Hallstatt and Essen is 943 km. The road distance is 811.5 km.
The best way to get from Hallstatt to Essen without a car is to train which takes 10h 43m and costs €100 - €260.
It takes approximately 10h 43m to get from Hallstatt to Essen, including transfers.
Hallstatt to Essen train services, operated by ÖBB, depart from Hallstatt station.
The best way to get from Hallstatt to Essen is to train which takes 10h 43m and costs €100 - €260. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 16h 42m.
Hallstatt to Essen train services, operated by ÖBB, arrive at Attnang-Puchheim station.
Yes, the driving distance between Hallstatt to Essen is 811 km. It takes approximately 7h 30m to drive from Hallstatt to Essen.
What companies run services between Hallstatt, Austria and Essen, Germany?
You can take a train from Hallstatt to Essen Hbf via Attnang-Puchheim, Muenchen Hbf, and München Hbf in around 10h 43m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Hallstatt Nord to Essen Hbf via Hallstatt Gosaumühle, Bad Ischl Bahnhof, Salzburg Hbf, Duisburg Hbf, and Duisburg Hbf in around 16h 42m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–210
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–260
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–190
Flights from Graz Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–470
Flights from Graz Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–600
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–270
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–380
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Graz Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Graz Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–380
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–260
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–270
Train from Hallstatt to Attnang-Puchheim
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Hallstatt to Selzthal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Selzthal to Graz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €57–61
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Hallstatt to Attnang-Puchheim
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–29
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
Train from Attnang-Puchheim to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
Train from Attnang-Puchheim to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Attnang-Puchheim to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–75
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Attnang-Puchheim to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–75
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Attnang-Puchheim to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–60
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Attnang-Puchheim to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Attnang-Puchheim to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–27
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- €13–19
- 1st Class
- €20–27
- Business
- €22–24
Train from Attnang-Puchheim to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–27
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- €13–18
- 1st Class
- €20–27
- Business
- €22–24
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from München Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Night train from Salzburg Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–600
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Single Bed
- €95–180
- Compartment
- €360–600
Car train from Salzburg Hbf to Würzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Selzthal to Graz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Selzthal to Graz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–95
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €30–45
- Comfort
- €35–50
- Premium
- €50–70
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- fahrgaeste@train-rental.com
- Website
- train-rental.com
Train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- train-rental.com
- Phone
- 0662 632900
- office@salzburg-verkehr.at
- Website
- salzburg-verkehr.at
Bus from Bad Ischl Bahnhof to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://salzburg-verkehr.at/en/
Bus from Bad Ischl Bahnhof to Salzburg Mirabellplatz C
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–14
- Website
- https://salzburg-verkehr.at/en/
- Phone
- +381 20 333 733
- garoreisen@gmail.com
- Website
- garo-reisen.rs
Bus from Salzburg Hbf to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- garo-reisen.rs
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