There are 11 ways to get from Olomouc to Essen by train, plane, bus, or car
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Train to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
best- Take the train from Olomouc Hlavni Nadrazi to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane PRG - DUS
6h 48m€90–274Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Olomouc Fakultní nem to Brno Benesova Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Brno to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus 850 / ...
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Essen central train stationbus 084 / ...
18h 18m€43–119Train
- Take the train from Olomouc Hlavni Nadrazi to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain Ic
- Take the train from Praha-Holesovice to Berlin Hbftrain Rj
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Essen Hbftrain 10 / ...
11h 40m€95–233Train, bus
- Take the train from Olomouc Hlavni Nadrazi to Praha-Zahradni Mestotrain Ic
- Take the bus from Prague to Cologne Airport CGNbus
- Take the train from Köln Hansaring to Essen Hbftrain S6
16h 16m€78–125Drive 874.9 km
- Drive from Olomouc to Essencar 874.9 km
9h 3m€133–192Bus to Katowice International Airport, fly to Dortmund Airport
- Take the bus from Olomouc Main Train Station to Pyrzowice Katowice Airportbus
- Fly from Katowice International Airport (KTW) to Dortmund Airport (DTM)plane KTW - DTM
7h 50m€49–243Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Prerov to Wien Hbftrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane VIE - DUS
8h 9m€95–323Train to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Olomouc Hlavni Nadrazi to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane PRG - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbftrain
8h 11m€104–276Train, train to Dresden Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Olomouc Hlavni Nadrazi to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Dresden Hbftrain
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane DRS - DUS
9h 5m€131–444Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Take the train from Prerov to Wien Hbftrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane VIE - CGN
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Essen Hbftrain
9h 18m€84–310Train via Erfurt
- Take the train from Olomouc Hlavni Nadrazi to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain Ic
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Erfurt Hbftrain Ec
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Essen Hbftrain 51
15h 18m€129–271
Olomouc to Essen by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Olomouc to Essen is to bus which costs €40 - €120 and takes 18h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Olomouc to Essen is to train and fly which takes 6h 48m and costs €85 - €280.
No, there is no direct bus from Olomouc to Essen station. However, there are services departing from Olomouc Fakultní nem and arriving at Essen central train station via Brno and Praha, ÚAN Florenc. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 18m.
No, there is no direct train from Olomouc to Essen. However, there are services departing from Olomouc Hlavni Nadrazi and arriving at Essen Hbf via Praha Hlavní nádraží, Praha-Holesovice and Berlin Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 40m.
The distance between Olomouc and Essen is 844 km. The road distance is 874.9 km.
The best way to get from Olomouc to Essen without a car is to train which takes 11h 40m and costs €90 - €240.
It takes approximately 6h 48m to get from Olomouc to Essen, including transfers.
Olomouc to Essen bus services, operated by RegioJet, depart from Olomouc Fakultní nem station.
Olomouc to Essen train services, operated by RegioJet, depart from Olomouc Hlavni Nadrazi station.
The best way to get from Olomouc to Essen is to train which takes 11h 40m and costs €90 - €240. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €40 - €120 and takes 18h 18m.
What companies run services between Olomouc, Czechia and Essen, Germany?
You can take a train from Olomouc Hlavni Nadrazi to Essen Hbf via Praha Hlavni Nadrazi, Praha Hlavní nádraží, Nádraží Holešovice, Praha-Holesovice, and Berlin Hbf in around 11h 40m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Olomouc Fakultní nem to Essen central train station via Brno and Praha, ÚAN Florenc in around 18h 18m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–320
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–280
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–300
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–270
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–170
Flights from Dresden Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–360
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–300
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–300
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–200
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–160
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Dresden Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–260
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–140
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Katowice International Airport to Dortmund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–160
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–270
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–290
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Olomouc Hlavni Nadrazi to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–24
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Train from Olomouc Hlavni Nadrazi to Praha-Zahradni Mesto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–18
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Olomouc Hlavni Nadrazi to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- €15–21
- 1st Class
- €23–35
- Business
- €25–28
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- €22–35
- 1st Class
- €30–45
- Business
- €37–41
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–24
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- €11–16
- 1st Class
- €18–24
- Business
- €19–21
- Phone
- +420 220 311 700
- info@le.cz
- Website
- leoexpress.com
Train from Olomouc Hlavni Nadrazi to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–35
- Website
- https://www.leoexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- info@slovakrail.sk
- Website
- zssk.sk
Train from Olomouc Hlavni Nadrazi to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Olomouc Hlavni Nadrazi to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–100
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Olomouc Hlavni Nadrazi to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €11–16
- 1st Class
- €15–20
Train from Prerov to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–18
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €9–14
- 1st Class
- €14–18
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €50–80
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Berlin Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hansaring to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Prague to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Brno to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–18
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Olomouc Main Train Station to Pyrzowice Katowice Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Bus from Olomouc Fakultní nem to Brno Benesova Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Bus from Brno to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
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Olomouc to Essen bus services, operated by RegioJet, arrive at Brno Benesova Bus Station.
Olomouc to Essen train services, operated by RegioJet, arrive at Praha Hlavni Nadrazi station.
Yes, the driving distance between Olomouc to Essen is 875 km. It takes approximately 9h 3m to drive from Olomouc to Essen.
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