There are 9 ways to get from Lindau to Essen by train (Eurostar), bus, car, train, or plane
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Train via Neu-Ulm
best- Take the train from Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain Re5 / ...
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain 42 / ...
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbftrain Ice / ...
7h 15m€99–290Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Lindau to Munich central bus stationbus FlixBus 456 / ...
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Essen central train stationbus N885 / ...
12h 55m€70–108Drive 583.6 km
- Drive from Lindau to Essencar 583.6 km
6h 14m€86–124Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Lindau-Insel to Pasingtrain
- Take the train from Pasing to Flughafen Münchentrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane MUC - DUS
6h 23m€128–397Train
- Take the train from Lindau-Reutin to Essen Hbftrain Ice / ...
7h 51m€110–248Train, bus
- Take the train from Lindau-Insel to Hauptbahnhoftrain Re3
- Take the bus from Stuttgart to Kölnbus
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Essen Süd Strain S6
15h 59m€109–158Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Bregenz to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane ZRH - DUS
6h 20m€115–314Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from Lindau-Insel to Pasingtrain
- Take the train from Pasing to Flughafen Münchentrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane MUC - CGN
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbftrain
7h 11m€124–442Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Take the train from Bregenz to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane ZRH - CGN
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbftrain
7h 3m€111–319
Lindau to Essen by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Lindau to Essen is to bus which costs €70 - €110 and takes 12h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Lindau to Essen is to drive which takes 6h 14m and costs €85 - €130.
No, there is no direct bus from Lindau to Essen station. However, there are services departing from Lindau and arriving at Essen central train station via Munich central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Lindau to Essen. However, there are services departing from Lindau-Insel and arriving at Essen Hbf via Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof, Ulm Hauptbahnhof and Koeln Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 15m.
The distance between Lindau and Essen is 644 km. The road distance is 583.6 km.
The best way to get from Lindau to Essen without a car is to train via Neu-Ulm which takes 7h 15m and costs €95 - €290.
It takes approximately 7h 15m to get from Lindau to Essen, including transfers.
Lindau to Essen bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lindau station.
Lindau to Essen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), depart from Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Lindau to Essen is to train via Neu-Ulm which takes 7h 15m and costs €95 - €290. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €70 - €110 and takes 12h 55m.
What companies run services between Lindau, Bavaria, Germany and Essen, Germany?
You can take a train from Lindau-Insel to Essen Hbf via Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof, Ulm Hauptbahnhof, and Koeln Hbf in around 7h 15m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lindau to Essen central train station via Munich central bus station in around 12h 55m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–280
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–310
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Friday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–320
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–200
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Friday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–280
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–290
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–280
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Lindau-Insel to Pasing
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Pasing to Flughafen München
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–29
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Köln Hbf to Essen Süd S
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Lindau-Insel to Pasing
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Pasing to Flughafen München
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–29
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–160
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Lindau-Reutin to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–240
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB)
Train from Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €14–18
- Schedules at
- DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB)
Train from Lindau-Insel to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €26–35
- Schedules at
- DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB)
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- Phone
- +49 821 899 825 44
- servus@arverio.de
- Website
- Arverio Bayern GmbH
Train from Lindau-Insel to Pasing
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- Arverio Bayern GmbH
Train from Lindau-Insel to Pasing
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- Arverio Bayern GmbH
Train from Bregenz to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bregenz to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Bregenz to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €26–31
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Bregenz to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €26–31
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lindau to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Munich central bus station to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Stuttgart to Köln
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–75
- Website
- Grand Bus
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Booking & Getting There
Lindau to Essen bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Munich central bus station.
Lindau to Essen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), arrive at Ulm Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lindau to Essen is 584 km. It takes approximately 6h 14m to drive from Lindau to Essen.
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