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 Bambergtrain
- Take the train from Bamberg to Würzburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Würzburg Hbf to Essen Hbftrain 41 / ...
6h 56m€88–204Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Hof central train station to Leipzig central train stationbus 141
- Take the bus from Leipzig central train station to Essen central train stationbus 1304 / ...
8h 50m€34–47Drive 459.9 km
- Drive from Hof to Essencar 459.9 km
4h 38m€65–93Train to Nuremberg Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Hof Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain
- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane NUE - DUS
7h 16m€150–351Train, bus
- Take the train from Hof Hbf to Gera Hbftrain Rb
- Take the train from Gera Hbf to Göttingentrain Re1
- Take the bus from Göttingen to Essenbus
9h 20mTrain to Dresden Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Hof Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane DRS - DUS
6h 2mTrain, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Hof Hbf to Eggmühltrain
- Take the train from Eggmühl to Flughafen Münchentrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane MUC - DUS
6h 44m€130–312Train to Nuremberg Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Hof Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain
- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane NUE - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbftrain
6h 25m€140–293Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Hof Hbf to Bambergtrain
- Take the train from Bamberg to Würzburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Würzburg Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane FRA - DUS
7h 20m€146–292Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from Hof Hbf to Eggmühltrain
- Take the train from Eggmühl to Flughafen Münchentrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane MUC - CGN
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbftrain
7h 21m€129–366
Hof to Essen by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Hof to Essen is to bus which costs €30 - €50 and takes 8h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Hof to Essen is to drive which takes 4h 38m 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 8h 50m.
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 6h 56m.
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 6h 56m and costs €85 - €210.
It takes approximately 6h 56m 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 6h 56m and costs €85 - €210. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €30 - €50 and takes 8h 50m.
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 6h 56m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Hof central train station to Essen central train station via Leipzig central train station in around 8h 50m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–420
Flights from Dresden Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–380
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 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–190
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–160
Flights from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €28–230
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–270
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–260
Flights from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €28–230
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–270
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–280
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–340
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–370
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hof Hbf to Bamberg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 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 Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hof Hbf to Eggmühl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Eggmühl to Flughafen München
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- 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 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Würzburg Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- 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
- 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
Train from Hof Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- mitteldeutsche-regiobahn.de
- Phone
- +49 800 589 28 40
- Website
- agilis.de
Train from Eggmühl to Flughafen München
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- agilis.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
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- 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
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Leipzig central train station to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–28
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Hof central train station to Leipzig central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Leipzig central train station to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
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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 38m to drive from Hof to Essen.
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