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 21m€48–121Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Stuttgart Airport Busterminal to Cologne Airport CGNbus N93 / ...
- Take the bus from Köln to Essenbus Kyiv-Genk / ...
8h 12m€34–106Drive 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€126–290Bus, 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 34m€121–236Train 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 44m€118–304
Leonberg to Essen by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Leonberg to Essen is to bus which costs €30 - €110 and takes 8h 12m.
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. However, there are services departing from Leonberg Altstadt and arriving at Essen via Stuttgart Airport Busterminal and Köln. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 12m.
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 21m.
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 21m and costs €45 - €130.
It takes approximately 4h 21m 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 21m and costs €45 - €130. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €30 - €110 and takes 8h 12m, you could also fly, which costs €120 - €290 and takes 5h.
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 3 hours. Tickets cost €40–110 and the journey takes 2h 56m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Leonberg Altstadt to Essen via Stuttgart Airport Busterminal and Köln in around 8h 12m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–360
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–140
Flights from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €28–230
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–230
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Westerland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €160–230
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–230
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–310
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–340
- 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 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- 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
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €30–50
- Comfort
- €35–50
- Premium
- €55–70
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–95
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €28–45
- 1st Class
- €55–95
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
- €29–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Köln to Essen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Köln to Essen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €4–5
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- 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
- 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.
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