There are 5 ways to get from Much to Essen by bus, train, or car
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Bus, train via Cologne
best- Take the bus from Much Rathaus to Overath Bfbus 594
- Take the train from Overath Bf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Essen Hbftrain 47 / ...
2h 36mDrive 96.3 km
cheapest- Drive from Much to Essencar 96.3 km
57 min€14–20Bus
- Take the bus from Much Rathaus to Siegburg Bfbus
- Take the bus from Siegburg Bf to Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bfbus S19
- Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Essen central train stationbus N79 / ...
4h 33mBus, train
- Take the bus from Much Rathaus to Siegburg Bfbus Sb56
- Take the train from Siegburg Bf to Essen Hbftrain 41 / ...
2h 36mBus, train via Essen-Altenessen
- Take the bus from Overath Bf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bahnhofbus Rb25x / ...
- Take the train from Koeln Messe/Deutz to Essen-Altenessentrain Re
3h 6m
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Much to Essen is to drive which costs €13 - €20 and takes 57 min.
The fastest way to get from Much to Essen is to drive which takes 57 min and costs €13 - €20.
No, there is no direct bus from Much to Essen station. However, there are services departing from Much Rathaus and arriving at Essen central train station via Siegburg Bf and Cologne Airport CGN. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 33m.
The distance between Much and Essen is 121 km. The road distance is 96.3 km.
The best way to get from Much to Essen without a car is to bus and train via Cologne which takes 2h 36m and costs .
It takes approximately 2h 36m to get from Much to Essen, including transfers.
Much to Essen bus services, operated by RSVG, depart from Much Rathaus station.
Much to Essen bus services, operated by RSVG, arrive at Siegburg Bf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Much to Essen is 96 km. It takes approximately 57 min to drive from Much to Essen.
There are 2584+ hotels available in Essen.
What companies run services between Much, Germany and Essen, Germany?
You can take a bus from Much Rathaus to Essen central train station via Siegburg Bf, Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf, and Cologne Airport CGN in around 4h 33m.
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Overath Bf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Siegburg Bf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Koeln Messe/Deutz to Essen-Altenessen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- 02241 / 499-0
- Website
- RSVG
Bus from Much Rathaus to Overath Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- RSVG
Bus from Much Rathaus to Siegburg Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- RSVG
Bus from Much Rathaus to Siegburg Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- RSVG
- Phone
- +49 30 311682904
- Website
- DB Bus
Bus from Siegburg Bf to Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- DB Bus
Bus from Overath Bf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- DB Bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–11
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–14
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +380 98 815 4444
- support@ewe.ua
- Website
- East West Eurolines
Bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- East West Eurolines
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