There are 7 ways to get from Leonberg to Essen by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Essen Hbftrain 47 / ...
4h 20m€86–198Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Stuttgart Airport Busterminal to Cologne Airport CGNbus N93 / ...
- Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Essen central train stationbus FlixBus N710 / ...
9h 17m€31–55Drive 402 km
- Drive from Leonberg to Essencar 402 km
3h 44m€57–82Fly Stuttgart Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane STR - DUS
5h 30m€113–258Bus, train
- Take the bus from Stuttgart to Kölnbus Ivano-Frankivsk
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbftrain Re
11h 59mFly Stuttgart Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane STR - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbftrain
4h 35m€140–252Train to Frankfurt, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane FRA - DUS
4h 41m€118–240
Leonberg to Essen by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Leonberg to Essen is to bus which costs €30 - €55 and takes 9h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Leonberg to Essen is to drive which takes 3h 44m and costs €55 - €85.
No, there is no direct bus from Leonberg to Essen station. However, there are services departing from Leonberg Altstadt and arriving at Essen central train station via Stuttgart Airport Busterminal and Cologne Airport CGN. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 17m.
No, there is no direct train from Leonberg to Essen. However, there are services departing from Leonberg and arriving at Essen Hbf via Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 20m.
The distance between Leonberg and Essen is 448 km. The road distance is 402 km.
The best way to get from Leonberg to Essen without a car is to train which takes 4h 20m and costs €85 - €200.
It takes approximately 4h 20m to get from Leonberg to Essen, including transfers.
Leonberg to Essen bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Stuttgart Airport Busterminal station.
Leonberg to Essen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Leonberg to Essen is to train which takes 4h 20m and costs €85 - €200. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €30 - €55 and takes 9h 17m, you could also fly, which costs €110 - €260 and takes 5h 30m.
What companies run services between Leonberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany and Essen, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Hauptbahnhof to Essen Hbf every 2 hours. Tickets cost €80–190 and the journey takes 2h 56m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Leonberg Altstadt to Essen central train station via Stuttgart Airport Busterminal and Cologne Airport CGN in around 9h 17m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–360
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–140
Flights from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €26–220
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €26–220
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–190
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–45
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Stuttgart Airport Busterminal to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–11
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–11
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +380 98 815 4444
- support@ewe.ua
- Website
- ewe.ua
Bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- https://ewe.ua/
- Phone
- +38 (044) 444 00 44
- Website
- grandes-tour.com.ua
Bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Website
- https://grandes-tour.com.ua/en
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Stuttgart to Köln
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
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More Questions & Answers
Leonberg to Essen bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Cologne Airport CGN station.
Leonberg to Essen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Essen Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Leonberg to Essen is 402 km. It takes approximately 3h 44m to drive from Leonberg to Essen.
There are 2530+ hotels available in Essen.