There are 14 ways to get from Linz to Essen by train, bus, night train, car, car train, or plane
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Train via Aschaffenburg
best- Take the train from Linz Hbf to Aschaffenburg Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Aschaffenburg Hbf to Essen Hbftrain 41 / ...
7h 57m€95–226Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Linz Wissensturm to Dusseldorf Central Bus Stationbus Union Ivkoni - Unibus 3631
- Take the bus from Düsseldorf central bus station to Essen central train stationbus N3204 / ...
12h 59m€32–51Night train
- Take the night train from Linz Hbf to Essen Hbfnighttrain Nj
10h 6m€65–270Drive 756.2 km
- Drive from Linz to Essencar 756.2 km
6h 40m€123–177Train
- Take the train from Linz Hbf to Essen Hbftrain Ice
8h 24m€65–220Train #2
- Take the train from Linz Hbf to Koln-Ehrenfeldtrain Nj
- Take the train from Koeln-Ehrenfeld to Essen Hbftrain Re
13h 17m€85–120Drive, car train
- Drive from Linz to Salzburg Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Salzburg Hbf to Würzburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Würzburg Hbf to Essencar
6h 47m€166–226Train to Salzburg Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Linz Hbf to Salzburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Salzburg Airport (SZG) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane SZG - DUS
5h 21m€92–336Train to Munich International Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Linz Hbf to Muenchen Osttrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane MUC - DUS
6h 1m€111–357Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Linz Hbf to Flughafen Wientrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane VIE - DUS
5h 49m€90–328Train to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Linz Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane PRG - DUS
8h 11m€100–310Train to Munich International Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Take the train from Linz Hbf to Muenchen Osttrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane MUC - CGN
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Essen Hbftrain
7h 12m€105–394Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Take the train from Linz Hbf to Flughafen Wientrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane VIE - CGN
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Essen Hbftrain
7h€79–315Train to Salzburg Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Linz Hbf to Salzburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Salzburg Airport (SZG) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane SZG - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbftrain
6h 54m€162–408
Linz to Essen by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Linz to Essen is to bus which costs €30 - €55 and takes 12h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Linz to Essen is to train and fly which takes 5h 21m and costs €90 - €340.
No, there is no direct bus from Linz to Essen station. However, there are services departing from Linz Wissensturm and arriving at Essen central train station via Düsseldorf central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 59m.
Yes, there is an overnight train departing from Linz Hbf and arriving at Essen Hbf. This train operates every day. The journey takes approximately 10h 6m.
The distance between Linz and Essen is 806 km. The road distance is 756.2 km.
The best way to get from Linz to Essen without a car is to train via Aschaffenburg which takes 7h 57m and costs €95 - €230.
It takes approximately 7h 57m to get from Linz to Essen, including transfers.
Linz to Essen bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, depart from Linz Wissensturm station.
Linz to Essen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Linz Hbf station.
The best way to get from Linz to Essen is to train via Aschaffenburg which takes 7h 57m and costs €95 - €230. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €30 - €55 and takes 12h 59m.
What companies run services between Linz, Austria and Essen, Germany?
You can take a train from Linz Hbf to Essen Hbf via Aschaffenburg Hbf in around 7h 57m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Linz Wissensturm to Essen central train station via Düsseldorf central bus station in around 12h 59m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–320
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–280
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–290
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–300
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–320
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–290
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–340
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–330
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–300
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–210
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–330
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–180
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–160
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–230
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- 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
- €40–280
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–290
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–290
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Linz Hbf to Aschaffenburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Aschaffenburg Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Linz Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–220
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Linz Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €33–37
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Linz Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–270
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €260–270
- Couchette Carriage
- €150–180
- Seating Carriage
- €65–85
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Linz Hbf to Koln-Ehrenfeld
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €65–100
- 1st Class
- €100–150
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln-Ehrenfeld to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Salzburg Hbf to Würzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
Train from Linz Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €22–35
Train from Linz Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €30–50
Train from Linz Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €40–65
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Linz Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Linz Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Linz Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
Train from Linz Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Linz Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Linz Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Linz Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €8–16
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €8–12
- 1st Class
- €12–16
Train from Linz Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–75
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Linz Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–90
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Linz Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–70
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Linz Wissensturm to Dusseldorf Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Düsseldorf central bus station to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Düsseldorf central bus station to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €3–4
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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More Questions & Answers
Linz to Essen bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, arrive at Dusseldorf Central Bus Station.
Linz to Essen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Aschaffenburg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Linz to Essen is 756 km. It takes approximately 6h 40m to drive from Linz to Essen.
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