There are 10 ways to get from Olten to Essen by train, bus, car, plane, or train (Trenitalia)
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Train
best- Take the train from Basel SBB to Essen Hbftrain 43
6h 21m€50–187Bus
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Düsseldorf central bus stationbus N487 / ...
- Take the bus from Düsseldorf central bus station to Essen central train stationbus 027 / ...
11h 31m€54–145Drive 587.8 km
- Drive from Olten to Essencar 587.8 km
5h 12m€101–146Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Olten to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane ZRH - DUS
4h 41m€95–284Train via Mannheim
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Essen Hbftrain 43 / ...
6h 30m€62–267Train via Oberhausen Hbf
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Oberhausen Hbftrain 43N
9h 23m€70–208Fly Basel to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane BSL - DUS
6h 37m€112–330Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Olten to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane ZRH - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbftrain
5h 1m€124–302Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Take the train from Olten to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane ZRH - CGN
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbftrain
5h 17m€100–318Fly Basel to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane BSL - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbftrain
6h 17m€146–397
Olten to Essen by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Olten to Essen is to bus which costs €50 - €150 and takes 11h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Olten to Essen is to train and fly which takes 4h 41m and costs €95 - €290.
No, there is no direct train from Olten to Essen. However, there are services departing from Olten and arriving at Essen Hbf via Basel SBB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 21m.
The distance between Olten and Essen is 614 km. The road distance is 587.8 km.
The best way to get from Olten to Essen without a car is to train which takes 6h 21m and costs €50 - €190.
It takes approximately 6h 21m to get from Olten to Essen, including transfers.
Olten to Essen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Basel SBB station.
The best way to get from Olten to Essen is to train which takes 6h 21m and costs €50 - €190. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €50 - €150 and takes 11h 31m, you could also fly, which costs €110 - €330 and takes 6h 37m.
Olten to Essen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Essen Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Olten to Essen is 588 km. It takes approximately 5h 12m to drive from Olten to Essen.
What companies run services between Olten, Switzerland and Essen, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Basel SBB to Essen Hbf every 4 hours. Tickets cost €45–130 and the journey takes 4h 42m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Olten to Essen central train station via Basel SBB, Basel SBB, and Düsseldorf central bus station in around 11h 31m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–300
Flights from Basel to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Basel to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–360
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–290
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–350
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–350
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–350
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–180
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–280
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–310
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–180
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Basel to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–320
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel SBB to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Olten to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €75–110
- 2nd Class
- €55–80
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €30–45
- Comfort
- €35–50
- Premium
- €50–70
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- fahrgaeste@train-rental.com
- Website
- train-rental.com
Train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- train-rental.com
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Basel SBB to Düsseldorf central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Düsseldorf central bus station to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Düsseldorf central bus station to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €3–4
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +380 98 815 4444
- support@ewe.ua
- Website
- ewe.ua
Bus from Düsseldorf central bus station to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–65
- Website
- https://ewe.ua/
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