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 Stuttgart Hbf to Essen Hbftrain Ice
4h 1m€130–249Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Stuttgart West to Karlsruhe central train stationbus N1316 / ...
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Düsseldorf central bus stationbus FlixBus N177 / ...
8h 18m€31–57Bus, train via Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)
- Take the bus from Stuttgart West to Karlsruhe central train stationbus
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Cologne Airport CGNbus N93 / ...
- Take the train from Koeln/Bonn Flughafen to Essen Hbftrain Re
8h 12mDrive 402 km
- Drive from Leonberg to Essencar 402 km
3h 44m€57–82Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane STR - DUS
5h 2m€167–321Bus, train
- Take the bus from Stuttgart West to Karlsruhe central train stationbus
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Mannheim central bus stationbus N94 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim Hbf to Essen Hbftrain Ice
6h 18m€68–157Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane STR - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt Flughafen Fernb to Oberhausen Hbftrain
4h 23m€185–327
Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Leonberg to Essen is to bus which costs €30 - €60 and takes 8h 18m.
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 Stuttgart West and arriving at Essen central train station via Karlsruhe central train station and Düsseldorf central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 18m.
The distance between Leonberg and Essen is 443 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 1m and costs €130 - €250.
It takes approximately 4h 1m to get from Leonberg to Essen, including transfers.
Leonberg to Essen bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Stuttgart West station.
The best way to get from Leonberg to Essen is to train which takes 4h 1m and costs €130 - €250. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €160 - €330 and takes 5h 2m, you could also bus, which costs €30 - €60 and takes 8h 18m.
Leonberg to Essen bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Karlsruhe central train station.
Yes, the driving distance between Leonberg to Essen is 402 km. It takes approximately 3h 44m to drive from Leonberg to Essen.
What companies run services between Leonberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany and Essen, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Stuttgart Hbf to Essen Hbf twice daily. Tickets cost €80–190 and the journey takes 3h 41m. Alternatively, Lufthansa flies from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) 4 times a day.
- 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
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–190
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt Flughafen Fernb to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln/Bonn Flughafen to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Frankfurt Flughafen Fernb to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–65
- 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 West to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Mannheim central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Düsseldorf central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Mannheim central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Mannheim central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
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