There are 11 ways to get from Ostrava to Essen by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava to Düsseldorf International Airport
best- Fly from Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava (OSR) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane OSR - DUS
7h 18m€112–250Bus to Katowice International Airport, fly to Dortmund Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Ostrava to Katowice, Bus Station Sadowabus
- Fly from Katowice International Airport (KTW) to Dortmund Airport (DTM)plane KTW - DTM
7h 1m€39–192Train via Poznań
- Take the train from Bohumin to Poznan Glownytrain Ic
- Take the train from Poznan Glowny to Berlin Hbftrain Eic / ...
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Essen Hbftrain 10 / ...
12h 20m€80–191Bus
- Take the bus from Ostrava to Gliwice, Centrum Przesiadkowebus N1395
- Take the bus from Gliwice, Centrum Przesiadkowe to Essen central train stationbus N1361
16h 22m€83–121Drive 972.9 km
- Drive from Ostrava to Essencar 972.9 km
9h 27m€146–210Train to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazi to Krakow Glownytrain
- Fly from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane KRK - DUS
8h 6m€130–361Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbftrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane VIE - DUS
7h 42m€88–308Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Take the train from Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbftrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane VIE - CGN
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbftrain
8h 19m€82–332Bus to Katowice International Airport, fly to Eindhoven Airport, train
- Take the bus from Ostrava to Katowice, Bus Station Sadowabus
- Fly from Katowice International Airport (KTW) to Eindhoven Airport (EIN)plane KTW - EIN
- Take the train from Eindhoven to Venlotrain
- Take the train from Viersen Bahnhof to Essen Hbftrain
8h 47m€107–363Train
- Take the train from Ostrava 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
16h 27m€129–347Bus via Katowice
- Take the bus from Ostrava to Katowice, Bus Station Sadowabus N918 / ...
- Take the bus from Katowice to Essenbus Kyiv-Hasselt / ...
16h 46m€52–91
Ostrava to Essen by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ostrava to Essen is to bus via Katowice which costs €50 - €95 and takes 16h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Ostrava to Essen is to bus and fly which takes 7h 1m and costs €35 - €200.
No, there is no direct bus from Ostrava to Essen station. However, there are services departing from Ostrava and arriving at Essen central train station via Gliwice, Centrum Przesiadkowe. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 22m.
No, there is no direct train from Ostrava to Essen. However, there are services departing from Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazi and arriving at Essen Hbf via Bohumin, Poznan Glowny and Berlin Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 20m.
The distance between Ostrava and Essen is 890 km. The road distance is 972.9 km.
The best way to get from Ostrava to Essen without a car is to train via Poznań which takes 12h 20m and costs €75 - €200.
It takes approximately 7h 18m to get from Ostrava to Essen, including transfers.
Ostrava to Essen bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Ostrava station.
Ostrava to Essen train services, operated by České dráhy (ČD), depart from Bohumin station.
The best way to get from Ostrava to Essen is to fly which takes 7h 18m and costs €110 - €250. Alternatively, you can train via Poznań, which costs €75 - €200 and takes 12h 20m, you could also bus, which costs €80 - €130 and takes 16h 22m.
What companies run services between Ostrava, Czechia and Essen, Germany?
LOT flies from Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava (OSR) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazi to Essen Hbf via Bohumin, Poznan Glowny, and Berlin Hbf in around 12h 20m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Düsseldorf International Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–290
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–300
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–200
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–270
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–300
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–280
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, 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
- €60–190
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava to Düsseldorf International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–190
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Düsseldorf International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Katowice International Airport to Eindhoven Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–340
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Katowice International Airport to Dortmund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–120
Flights from Katowice International Airport to Eindhoven Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–270
- Website
- klm.com
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
- €55–300
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Bohumin to Poznan Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
Train from Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–40
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
Train from Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazi to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–25
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Poznan Glowny to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €12–17
- 1st Class
- €16–21
Train from Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazi to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €87
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Berlin Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–90
- 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
Train from Viersen Bahnhof to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–160
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazi to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- 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
- +420 220 311 700
- info@le.cz
- Website
- leoexpress.com
Train from Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazi to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–11
- Website
- https://www.leoexpress.com/en
Train from Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazi to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–35
- Website
- https://www.leoexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazi to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €5–11
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Train from Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazi to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–26
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- 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
Train from Viersen Bahnhof to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- 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
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Eindhoven to Venlo
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- info@slovakrail.sk
- Website
- zssk.sk
Train from Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazi to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Ostrava to Gliwice, Centrum Przesiadkowe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Gliwice, Centrum Przesiadkowe to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Ostrava to Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Katowice to Essen
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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Ostrava to Essen bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Gliwice, Centrum Przesiadkowe station.
Ostrava to Essen train services, operated by České dráhy (ČD), arrive at Poznan Glowny station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ostrava to Essen is 973 km. It takes approximately 9h 27m to drive from Ostrava to Essen.
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