There are 6 ways to get from Mannheim to Essen by train, bus, car, plane, or rideshare
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Train
best- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Essen Hbftrain 47 / ...
2h 15m€40–110Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Mannheim to Essen301.1 km
3h 17m€14–20Bus via Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)
- Take the bus from Mannheim central bus station to Cologne Airport CGNbus FlixBus 027 / ...
- Take the bus from Köln to Essenbus Kyiv-Genk / ...
3h 59m€24–92Drive 301.1 km
- Drive from Mannheim to Essencar 301.1 km
2h 42m€43–61Train, fly
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane FRA - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Essen Hbftrain
2h 57m€103–235Bus
- Take the bus from Mannheim central bus station to Essen central train stationbus FlixBus 027 / ...
6h 20m€18–30
Mannheim to Essen by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mannheim to Essen is to rideshare which costs €14 - €20 and takes 3h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Mannheim to Essen is to train which takes 2h 15m and costs €40 - €110.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Mannheim central bus station station and arriving at Essen central train station station. Services depart four times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 6h 20m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Essen Hbf. Services depart hourly, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 2h 15m.
The distance between Mannheim and Essen is 320 km. The road distance is 301.1 km.
The best way to get from Mannheim to Essen without a car is to train which takes 2h 15m and costs €40 - €110.
The train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Essen Hbf takes 2h 15m including transfers and departs hourly.
Mannheim to Essen bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Mannheim central bus station.
Mannheim to Essen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Mannheim to Essen is to train which takes 2h 15m and costs €40 - €110. Alternatively, you can bus via Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN), which costs €23 - €95 and takes 3h 59m.
What companies run services between Mannheim, Germany and Essen, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Essen Hbf hourly. Tickets cost €40–110 and the journey takes 2h 15m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Mannheim central bus station to Essen via Köln in around 3h 59m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €28–230
- 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 Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–19
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–40
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €12–19
- 1st Class
- €23–40
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €23–55
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €23–35
- Comfort
- €24–35
- Premium
- €40–55
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Mannheim central bus station to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- 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
Bus from Mannheim central bus station to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- 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
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.com
Rideshare from Mannheim to Essen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Schedules at
- blablacar.com
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More Questions & Answers
Mannheim to Essen bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Cologne Airport CGN station.
Mannheim to Essen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Essen Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Mannheim to Essen is 301 km. It takes approximately 2h 42m to drive from Mannheim to Essen.
Book your Mannheim to Essen train tickets online with Omio.
Book your Mannheim to Essen bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
There are 2399+ hotels available in Essen.
Check out Blablacar's carpooling service for rideshare options between Mannheim and Essen. A great option if you don't have a driver's licence or want to avoid public transport.