There are 5 ways to get from Offenburg to Essen by train, night train, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Offenburg Bahnhof to Essen Hbftrain 43
3h 34m€80–120Night train, train
cheapest- Take the night train from Offenburg to Koeln Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbftrain Re
6h 39m€57–330Drive 431.1 km
- Drive from Offenburg to Essencar 431.1 km
3h 40m€61–87Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Offenburg Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane FRA - DUS
4h 18m€109–266Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly
- Take the train from Offenburg Bahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane STR - DUS
6h 34m€144–368
Offenburg to Essen by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Offenburg to Essen is to drive which costs €60 - €90 and takes 3h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Offenburg to Essen is to train which takes 3h 34m and costs €80 - €120.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Offenburg Bahnhof and arriving at Essen Hbf. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 3h 34m.
The distance between Offenburg and Essen is 451 km. The road distance is 431.1 km.
The best way to get from Offenburg to Essen without a car is to train which takes 3h 34m and costs €80 - €120.
The train from Offenburg Bahnhof to Essen Hbf takes 3h 34m including transfers and departs twice daily.
Offenburg to Essen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Offenburg Bahnhof station.
Offenburg to Essen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Essen Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Offenburg to Essen is 431 km. It takes approximately 3h 40m to drive from Offenburg to Essen.
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What companies run services between Offenburg, Germany and Essen, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Offenburg Bahnhof to Essen Hbf twice daily. Tickets cost €80–120 and the journey takes 3h 34m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €28–230
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–350
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–350
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–240
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Westerland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €160–240
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–240
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–310
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–340
- 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 Offenburg Bahnhof to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Offenburg Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Offenburg Bahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–29
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Offenburg to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €40–260
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €259–260
- Couchette Carriage
- €130–160
- Seating Carriage
- €40–50
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- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €30–50
- Comfort
- €35–50
- Premium
- €55–70
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Offenburg Bahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- service@gabw-bahn.de
- Website
- go-ahead-bw.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–27
- Schedules at
- go-ahead-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €14–18
- 1st Class Ticket
- €18–27
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- arverio-by.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–30
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 711 2092-7087
- Website
- regional.bahn.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- regional.bahn.de
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €11–15
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
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