There are 10 ways to get from Hof to Essen by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Hof Hbf to Bamberg
- Take the train from Bamberg to Würzburg Hbf
- Take the train from Würzburg Hbf to Essen Hbf41 / ...
7h 6m€108–204Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Hof central train station to Leipzig central train station141
- Take the bus from Leipzig central train station to Essen central train station023 / ...
9h 55m€34–66Drive 459.9 km
- Drive from Hof to Essen459.9 km
4h 36m€65–93Train to Nuremberg Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Hof Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)NUE - DUS
7h 3m€140–361Train via Troisdorf
- Take the train from Hof Hbf to Bamberg
- Take the train from Bamberg to Würzburg Hbf
- Take the train from Würzburg Hbf to Siegburg Bf41 / ...
- Take the train from Siegburg Bf to Essen Hbf42 / ...
8h 6m€99–171Train via Heilbad Heiligenstadt
- Take the train from Hof Hbf to Gera HbfRe
- Take the train from Gera Hbf to Heilbad HeiligenstadtRe1
- Take the train from Heilbad Heiligenstadt to Kassel-WilhelmshoeheRe
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to KamenRe
- Take the train from Kamen to Essen HbfRe
9h 46mTrain to Nuremberg Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Hof Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Frankfurt (FRA)NUE - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbf
6h 25m€140–303Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Hof Hbf to Hauptbahnhof West
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof West to Flughafen München
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)MUC - DUS
6h 53m€130–341Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Hof Hbf to Bamberg
- Take the train from Bamberg to Würzburg Hbf
- Take the train from Würzburg Hbf to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)FRA - DUS
7h 26m€148–312Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from Hof Hbf to Hauptbahnhof West
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof West to Flughafen München
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)MUC - CGN
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbf
7h 29m€139–380
Hof to Essen by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Hof to Essen is to bus which costs €30 - €70 and takes 9h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Hof to Essen is to drive which takes 4h 36m and costs €60 - €95.
No, there is no direct bus from Hof station to Essen station. However, there are services departing from Hof central train station and arriving at Essen central train station via Leipzig central train station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Hof to Essen. However, there are services departing from Hof Hbf and arriving at Essen Hbf via Bamberg and Würzburg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 6m.
The distance between Hof and Essen is 608 km. The road distance is 459.9 km.
The best way to get from Hof to Essen without a car is to train which takes 7h 6m and costs €100 - €210.
It takes approximately 7h 6m to get from Hof to Essen, including transfers.
Hof to Essen bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Hof central train station.
Hof to Essen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), depart from Hof Hbf station.
The best way to get from Hof to Essen is to train which takes 7h 6m and costs €100 - €210. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €30 - €70 and takes 9h 55m.
What companies run services between Hof, Bavaria, Germany and Essen, Germany?
You can take a train from Hof Hbf to Essen Hbf via Bamberg and Würzburg Hbf in around 7h 6m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Hof central train station to Essen central train station via Leipzig central train station in around 9h 55m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–420
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–160
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–280
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–230
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–290
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–280
Flights from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–230
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–290
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–340
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–210
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €40–210
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–370
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–450
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hof Hbf to Bamberg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–29
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bamberg to Würzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hof Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Gera Hbf to Heilbad Heiligenstadt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Heilbad Heiligenstadt to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hof Hbf to Hauptbahnhof West
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof West to Flughafen München
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Würzburg Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Würzburg Hbf to Siegburg Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Siegburg Bf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Würzburg Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 37343 808037
- verein@pressnitztalbahn.de
- Website
- pressnitztalbahn.de
Train from Hof Hbf to Gera Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- pressnitztalbahn.de
- Phone
- +49 30 21300130
- info@abellio-mitteldeutschland.de
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Heilbad Heiligenstadt to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
- Phone
- 0800 2235546
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Heilbad Heiligenstadt to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Kamen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Kamen to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- 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
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- train-rental.com
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Hof central train station to Leipzig central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Leipzig central train station to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Hof to Essen bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Leipzig central train station.
Hof to Essen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), arrive at Bamberg station.
Yes, the driving distance between Hof to Essen is 460 km. It takes approximately 4h 36m to drive from Hof to Essen.
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