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How to get fromPassau to Essenby train, bus, night train, car, car train, or plane

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There are 11 ways to get from Passau to Essen by train, bus, night train, car, car train, or plane

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  1. Train via Frankfurt Airport (FRA)

    best
    1. Take the train from Passau Hbf to Frankfurttrain train 91
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbftrain train 47 / ...
    7h 12m
    €141–482

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Passau central train station to Essen central train stationbus bus N161
    12h 55m
    €55–95

  3. Bus, night train

    1. Take the bus from Passau Hbf to Regensburg Hbfbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Regensburg Hbf to Nürnberg Hbfbus bus
    3. Take the night train from Nuernberg Hbf to Essen Hbfnighttrain night train Nj
    9h 40m

  4. Drive 674.1 km

    1. Drive from Passau to Essencar car 674.1 km
    5h 36m
    €98–141

  5. Train

    1. Take the train from Passau Hbf to Essen Hbftrain train 91
    8h 14m
    €140–500

  6. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Passau to Salzburg Hbfcar car
    2. Take the car train from Salzburg Hbf to Fuldacartrain train
    3. Drive from Fulda to Essencar car
    10h 23m
    €152–205

  7. Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    1. Take the train from Passau Hbf to Landshuttrain train
    2. Take the train from Landshut(Bay)Hbf to Muenchen Flughafen Terminaltrain train
    3. Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane MUC - DUS
    5h 11m
    €128–367

  8. Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport

    1. Take the train from Passau Hbf to Landshuttrain train
    2. Take the train from Landshut(Bay)Hbf to Muenchen Flughafen Terminaltrain train
    3. Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane plane MUC - CGN
    4. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Essen Hbftrain train
    6h 18m
    €132–403

  9. Train, train to Salzburg Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    1. Take the train from Passau Hbf to Wels Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Wels Hbf to Salzburg Hbftrain train
    3. Fly from Salzburg Airport (SZG) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane SZG - DUS
    6h 29m
    €124–408

  10. Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Münster Osnabrück International Airport

    1. Take the train from Passau Hbf to Landshuttrain train
    2. Take the train from Landshut(Bay)Hbf to Muenchen Flughafen Terminaltrain train
    3. Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO)plane plane MUC - FMO
    4. Take the train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Essen Hbftrain train
    6h 43m
    €185–461

  11. Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Frankfurt

    1. Take the train from Passau Hbf to Landshuttrain train
    2. Take the train from Landshut(Bay)Hbf to Muenchen Flughafen Terminaltrain train
    3. Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane MUC - FRA
    4. Take the train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbftrain train
    6h 23m
    €150–472

Passau to Essen by train

Calendar16Weekly Trains
Duration7h 12mAverage Duration
Ticket€141Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 764.2 km
  • Duration: 7h 12m

What companies run services between Passau, Germany and Essen, Germany?

You can take a train from Passau Hbf to Essen Hbf via Frankfurt in around 7h 12m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Passau central train station to Essen central train station once daily. Tickets cost €55–95 and the journey takes 12h 55m.

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