There are 6 ways to get from Hanau to Essen by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Hanau-Steinheim to Frankfurttrain S9 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbftrain 47 / ...
2h 52m€57–67Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Cologne Airport CGNbus FlixBus 007 / ...
- Take the bus from Köln to Essenbus Kyiv-Genk / ...
4h 17m€22–116Drive 250.9 km
- Drive from Hanau to Essencar 250.9 km
2h 31m€36–51Fly, train
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane FRA - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Essen Hbftrain
3h 3m€99–211Train via Frankfurt
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbftrain 41 / ...
2h 58m€57–78Train via Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Take the train from Frankfurt(Main)Hbf to Essen Hbftrain Ice
4h 45m€63–76
Hanau to Essen by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Hanau to Essen is to drive which costs €35 - €55 and takes 2h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Hanau to Essen is to drive which takes 2h 31m and costs €35 - €55.
No, there is no direct train from Hanau to Essen. However, there are services departing from Hanau-Steinheim and arriving at Essen Hbf via Frankfurt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 52m.
The distance between Hanau and Essen is 281 km. The road distance is 250.9 km.
The best way to get from Hanau to Essen without a car is to train which takes 2h 52m and costs €55 - €70.
It takes approximately 2h 52m to get from Hanau to Essen, including transfers.
Hanau to Essen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), depart from Hanau-Steinheim station.
The best way to get from Hanau to Essen is to train which takes 2h 52m and costs €55 - €70. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €21 - €120 and takes 4h 17m.
Hanau to Essen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), arrive at Frankfurt station.
Yes, the driving distance between Hanau to Essen is 251 km. It takes approximately 2h 31m to drive from Hanau to Essen.
What companies run services between Hanau, Germany and Essen, Germany?
You can take a train from Hanau-Steinheim to Essen Hbf via Frankfurt in around 2h 52m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Hanau Marktplatz to Essen via Hanau Hauptbahnhof, Hanau Hauptbahnhof, Frankfurt, Frankfurt central train station, and Köln in around 4h 17m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €28–230
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €28–230
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hanau-Steinheim to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €48–54
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–25
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt(Main)Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €23–55
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €23–35
- Comfort
- €24–35
- Premium
- €40–55
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Köln to Essen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €20–28
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Köln to Essen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +380(67)-484-57-27
- support@pavluks-trans.com
- Website
- pavluks-trans.com
Bus from Köln to Essen
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://pavluks-trans.com/en/tickets/kyiv/goettingen?sort_by=departure&order_by=ASC&page=1
- Phone
- +380 98 815 4444
- support@ewe.ua
- Website
- ewe.ua
Bus from Köln to Essen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–65
- Website
- https://ewe.ua/
- Phone
- +38 (044) 444 00 44
- Website
- grandes-tour.com.ua
Bus from Köln to Essen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Website
- https://grandes-tour.com.ua/en
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