There are 10 ways to get from Mitte to Essen by train, bus, car, plane, or rideshare
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Train via Wolfsburg
best- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Wolfsburg, Hauptbahnhoftrain 10 / ...
- Take the train from Wolfsburg, Hauptbahnhof to Essen Hbftrain 10 / ...
4h 38m€79–170Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Berlin to Essen525.8 km
5h 36m€20–35Bus via Masurenallee - Berlin
- Take the bus from Masurenallee - Berlin to Südviertel, Essenbus Mykolayiv
6h 37m€55–59Drive 527 km
- Drive from Mitte to Essencar 527 km
4h 26m€98–142Fly Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane BER - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Essen Hbftrain
3h 9m€88–281Train
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Essen Hbftrain 10 / ...
4h 59m€40–180Bus
- Take the bus from Berlin Alexanderplatz to Essen central train stationbus N1387
9h 15m€55–90Bus, train
- Take the bus from Berlin to Dortmundbus
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Essen Hbftrain S2
9h 43m€25–47Fly Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane BER - CGN
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbftrain
3h 57m€80–295Train to Dresden Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane DRS - DUS
4h 53m€130–439
Mitte to Essen by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Mitte to Essen is to rideshare which costs €20 - €35 and takes 5h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Mitte to Essen is to fly and train which takes 3h 9m and costs €85 - €290.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Berlin Alexanderplatz and arriving at Essen central train station station. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 9h 15m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Berlin Hbf and arriving at Essen Hbf. Services depart hourly, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 4h 59m.
The distance between Mitte and Essen is 494 km. The road distance is 527 km.
The best way to get from Mitte to Essen without a car is to train via Wolfsburg which takes 4h 38m and costs €75 - €170.
It takes approximately 4h 38m to get from Mitte to Essen, including transfers.
Mitte to Essen bus services, operated by OrionBus, depart from Masurenallee - Berlin station.
Mitte to Essen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Berlin Hbf station.
The best way to get from Mitte to Essen is to train via Wolfsburg which takes 4h 38m and costs €75 - €170. Alternatively, you can bus via Masurenallee - Berlin, which costs €54 - €60 and takes 6h 37m.
What companies run services between Mitte, Germany and Essen, Germany?
You can take a train from Berlin Hbf to Essen Hbf via Wolfsburg, Hauptbahnhof in around 4h 38m. Alternatively, OrionBus operates a bus from Masurenallee - Berlin to Südviertel, Essen once daily, and the journey takes 5h 7m. GrandBus also services this route once daily.
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Dresden Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–260
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–330
Flights from Dresden Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–420
Flights from Dresden Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–460
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–420
Flights from Dresden Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–460
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Berlin Hbf to Wolfsburg, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Wolfsburg, Hauptbahnhof to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–12
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Berlin Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €85–180
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–28
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Berlin Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- Eurobahn
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- fahrgaeste@train-rental.com
- Website
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixtrain.de
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Berlin Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Berlin Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Berlin Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +38 (050) 010-01-04
- orionbilet@gmail.com
- Website
- OrionBus
Bus from Masurenallee - Berlin to Südviertel, Essen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- OrionBus
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Masurenallee - Berlin to Südviertel, Essen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €54–58
- Website
- Grand Bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Berlin Alexanderplatz to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- Flixbus
- helpline.svs@gmail.com
- Website
- SVS
Bus from Berlin to Dortmund
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- SVS
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar
Rideshare from Berlin to Essen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Schedules at
- BlaBlaCar
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Booking & Getting There
Mitte to Essen bus services, operated by OrionBus, arrive at Südviertel, Essen station.
Mitte to Essen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Wolfsburg, Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Mitte to Essen is 527 km. It takes approximately 4h 26m to drive from Mitte to Essen.
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