There are 8 ways to get from Luthern to Essen Hbf by train (Trenitalia), bus, car, train, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Luzern to Basel SBBtrain Ir27 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Essen Hbftrain 43
6h 57m€66–199Bus
- Take the bus from Luzern to Basel SBBbus 1524 / ...
- Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Dusseldorf Central Bus Stationbus Ivano-Frankivsk
10h 18mDrive 642.1 km
- Drive from Luthern to Essen Hbfcar 642.1 km
5h 32m€109–157Train, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Luzern to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane ZRH - DUS
4h 45m€94–286Train via Mannheim
- Take the train from Luzern to Basel SBBtrain Ec / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Essen Hbftrain 43 / ...
7h 6m€78–269Train via Oberhausen Hbf
- Take the train from Luzern to Basel SBBtrain Ir27 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Oberhausen Hbftrain 43N
9h 59m€86–210Train, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from Luzern to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane ZRH - CGN
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbftrain
5h 21m€99–320Train, fly to Frankfurt
- Take the train from Luzern to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane ZRH - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbftrain
5h 5m€125–298
Luthern to Essen Hbf by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Luthern to Essen Hbf is to train which costs €65 - €200 and takes 6h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Luthern to Essen Hbf is to train and fly which takes 4h 45m and costs €90 - €290.
No, there is no direct bus from Luthern to Essen Hbf station. However, there are services departing from Luzern and arriving at Essen central train station via Basel, Bahnhof and Düsseldorf central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 18m.
No, there is no direct train from Luthern to Essen Hbf. However, there are services departing from Luzern and arriving at Essen Hbf via Basel SBB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 57m.
The distance between Luthern and Essen Hbf is 668 km. The road distance is 642.1 km.
The best way to get from Luthern to Essen Hbf without a car is to train which takes 6h 57m and costs €65 - €200.
It takes approximately 6h 57m to get from Luthern to Essen Hbf, including transfers.
Luthern to Essen Hbf bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Luzern station.
Luthern to Essen Hbf train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Luzern station.
The best way to get from Luthern to Essen Hbf is to train which takes 6h 57m and costs €65 - €200. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 10h 18m.
What companies run services between Luthern, Switzerland and Essen Hbf, Germany?
You can take a train from Luzern to Essen Hbf via Basel SBB in around 6h 57m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Luzern to Essen central train station via Basel SBB, Basel, Bahnhof, and Düsseldorf central bus station in around 10h 18m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–240
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–240
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–180
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–240
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Luzern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Luzern to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Luzern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Luzern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–70
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €50–70
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
Train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €75–110
- 2nd Class
- €55–80
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel SBB to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €30–45
- Comfort
- €35–50
- Premium
- €50–70
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- fahrgaeste@train-rental.com
- Website
- train-rental.com
Train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- train-rental.com
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Luzern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Dusseldorf Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
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More Questions & Answers
Luthern to Essen Hbf bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Basel SBB station.
Essen Hbf is 1h behind Luthern. It is currently 11:19 PM in Luthern and 10:19 PM in Essen Hbf.
Luthern to Essen Hbf train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Basel SBB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Luthern to Essen Hbf is 642 km. It takes approximately 5h 32m to drive from Luthern to Essen Hbf.
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