There are 11 ways to get from Olomouc to Essen by train, bus, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Reinickendorf
best- Take the train from Olomouc Hlavni Nadrazi to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain Re / ...
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Berlin-Spandautrain Rj
- Take the train from S Spandau Bhf to Hammtrain 10 / ...
- Take the train from Hamm(Westf)Hbf to Essen Hbftrain Re / ...
12h 6m€115–279Bus to Katowice International Airport, fly to Dortmund Airport
cheapest- 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 46m€45–183Bus via Prague
- Take the bus from Olomouc to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus N913 / ...
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Essen central train stationbus 084 / ...
17h 50m€96–148Drive 875.7 km
- Drive from Olomouc to Essencar 875.7 km
8h 59m€163–235Train to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- 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
7h 18m€86–272Train
- Take the train from Olomouc Hlavni Nadrazi to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain Re / ...
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain Ec
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Essen Hbftrain Re
14h 55m€187–285Bus
- Take the bus from Olomouc Pionýrská to Brno, hotel Grandbus Arriva Express
- Take the bus from Brno Hlavní Nádraží to Dusseldorf Central Bus Stationbus Ivano-Frankivsk
24h 52m€158–182Train 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 1m€110–325Train 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 Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbftrain
8h 48m€82–329Train, train to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Olomouc Hlavni Nadrazi to Bohumintrain
- Take the train from Bohumin to Krakow Glownytrain
- Fly from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane KRK - DUS
9h 48m€93–342Train 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
9h 11m€101–265
Olomouc to Essen by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Olomouc to Essen is to bus and fly which costs €45 - €190 and takes 7h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Olomouc to Essen is to train and fly which takes 7h 18m and costs €85 - €280.
No, there is no direct bus from Olomouc to Essen station. However, there are services departing from Olomouc and arriving at Essen central train station via Praha, ÚAN Florenc. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 50m.
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 Hlavni Nadrazi, S Spandau Bhf and Hamm(Westf)Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 6m.
The distance between Olomouc and Essen is 1111 km. The road distance is 875.7 km.
The best way to get from Olomouc to Essen without a car is to train via Reinickendorf which takes 12h 6m and costs €110 - €280.
It takes approximately 12h 6m to get from Olomouc to Essen, including transfers.
Olomouc to Essen bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Olomouc station.
Olomouc to Essen train services, operated by České dráhy (ČD), depart from Olomouc Hlavni Nadrazi station.
The best way to get from Olomouc to Essen is to train via Reinickendorf which takes 12h 6m and costs €110 - €280. Alternatively, you can bus via Prague, which costs €95 - €150 and takes 17h 50m.
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, S Spandau Bhf, Hamm, and Hamm(Westf)Hbf in around 12h 6m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Olomouc to Essen central train station via Praha, ÚAN Florenc in around 17h 50m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–460
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–330
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–370
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–300
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–320
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–230
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–230
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–390
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–140
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Düsseldorf International Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–340
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–370
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Düsseldorf International Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
- 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
- €70–180
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Katowice International Airport to Dortmund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €29–140
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Düsseldorf International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–270
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- 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
- €50–310
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–330
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–390
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Olomouc Hlavni Nadrazi to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Berlin-Spandau
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Olomouc Hlavni Nadrazi to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Olomouc Hlavni Nadrazi to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Prerov to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Prerov to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Olomouc Hlavni Nadrazi to Bohumin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Bohumin to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Olomouc Hlavni Nadrazi to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Olomouc Hlavni Nadrazi to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
Train from Olomouc Hlavni Nadrazi to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
Train from Olomouc Hlavni Nadrazi to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
Train from Olomouc Hlavni Nadrazi to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Olomouc Hlavni Nadrazi to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Olomouc Hlavni Nadrazi to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Olomouc Hlavni Nadrazi to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Olomouc Hlavni Nadrazi to Bohumin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Olomouc Hlavni Nadrazi to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +420 220 311 700
- info@le.cz
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Olomouc Hlavni Nadrazi to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Olomouc Hlavni Nadrazi to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Olomouc Hlavni Nadrazi to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Olomouc Hlavni Nadrazi to Bohumin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Bohumin to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Olomouc Hlavni Nadrazi to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Olomouc Hlavni Nadrazi to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €63
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Olomouc Hlavni Nadrazi to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €63
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Olomouc Hlavni Nadrazi to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €63
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €142
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Olomouc Hlavni Nadrazi to Bohumin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Bohumin to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €43
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Olomouc Hlavni Nadrazi to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €63
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- sekretariat@intercity.pl
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Olomouc Hlavni Nadrazi to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Olomouc Hlavni Nadrazi to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Olomouc Hlavni Nadrazi to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Prerov to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Prerov to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Olomouc Hlavni Nadrazi to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from S Spandau Bhf to Hamm
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamm(Westf)Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–27
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Hamm(Westf)Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Hamm(Westf)Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- Eurobahn
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixtrain.de
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Hamm(Westf)Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- 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
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Olomouc to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +420 725 100 725
- info@arriva.cz
- Website
- arriva.cz
Bus from Olomouc Pionýrská to Brno, hotel Grand
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Schedules at
- arriva.cz
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Brno Hlavní Nádraží to Dusseldorf Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €150–170
- Website
- Grand Bus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Olomouc Main Train Station to Pyrzowice Katowice Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–21
- Website
- RegioJet
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Booking & Getting There
Olomouc to Essen bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Praha, ÚAN Florenc station.
Olomouc to Essen train services, operated by České dráhy (ČD), arrive at Praha Hlavni Nadrazi station.
Yes, the driving distance between Olomouc to Essen is 876 km. It takes approximately 8h 59m to drive from Olomouc to Essen.
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