There are 14 ways to get from Passau to Essen by train, bus, night train, car, car train, or plane
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Train via Nuremberg
best- Take the train from Passau Hbf to Nuernberg Hbftrain Ice / ...
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Essen Hbftrain 41 / ...
6h 36m€78–202Bus via Düsseldorf
cheapest- Take the bus from Passau Bahnhofstrasse to Dusseldorf Central Bus Stationbus Union Ivkoni - Unibus 3631
10h 43m€29–102Bus, train
- Take the bus from Passau to Frankfurtbus
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbftrain 41 / ...
8h 31m€47–97Night train
- Take the night train from Passau Hbf to Essen Hbfnighttrain Nj
8h 48m€60–270Drive 674.1 km
- Drive from Passau to Essencar 674.1 km
5h 39m€94–136Train
- Take the train from Passau Hbf to Aschaffenburg Hbftrain Ice / ...
- Take the train from Aschaffenburg Hbf to Essen Hbftrain 41 / ...
6h 46m€102–183Train #2
- Take the train from Passau Hbf to Essen Hbftrain 91 / ...
7h 24m€45–160Bus
- Take the bus from Passau central train station to Essen central train stationbus N161
12h 55m€30–45Drive, car train
- Drive from Passau to Salzburg Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Salzburg Hbf to Würzburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Würzburg Hbf to Essencar
7h 9m€157–219Train to Munich International Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Passau Hbf to Freisingtrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane MUC - DUS
5h€112–286Train to Munich International Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Take the train from Passau Hbf to Freisingtrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane MUC - CGN
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbftrain
5h 36m€111–340Train to Munich International Airport, fly to Münster Osnabrück International Airport, train
- Take the train from Passau Hbf to Freisingtrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO)plane MUC - FMO
- Take the train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Essen Hbftrain
6h 32m€147–302Train, train to Salzburg Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Passau Hbf to Wels Hbftrain
- Take the train from Wels Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Salzburg Airport (SZG) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane SZG - DUS
6h 35m€105–363Train to Munich International Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Passau Hbf to Freisingtrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane MUC - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbftrain
6h 19m€127–258
Passau to Essen by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Passau to Essen is to bus which costs €30 - €45 and takes 12h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Passau to Essen is to train and fly which takes 5h and costs €110 - €290.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Passau central train station station and arriving at Essen central train station station. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 12h 55m.
Yes, there is an overnight train departing from Passau Hbf and arriving at Essen Hbf. This train operates Monday to Saturday. The journey takes approximately 8h 48m.
The distance between Passau and Essen is 700 km. The road distance is 674.1 km.
The best way to get from Passau to Essen without a car is to train via Nuremberg which takes 6h 36m and costs €75 - €210.
It takes approximately 6h 36m to get from Passau to Essen, including transfers.
Passau to Essen bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Passau central train station.
Passau to Essen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Passau Hbf station.
The best way to get from Passau to Essen is to train via Nuremberg which takes 6h 36m and costs €75 - €210. Alternatively, you can bus via Düsseldorf, which costs €29 - €110 and takes 10h 43m.
What companies run services between Passau, Germany and Essen, Germany?
You can take a train from Passau Hbf to Essen Hbf via Nuernberg Hbf and Nürnberg Hbf in around 6h 36m. Alternatively, Union Ivkoni operates a bus from Passau Bahnhofstrasse to Dusseldorf Central Bus Station once a week. Tickets cost €26–40 and the journey takes 9h 45m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–260
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–190
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–270
Flights from Munich International Airport to Münster Osnabrück International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–430
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–210
Flights from Munich International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–260
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–260
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–270
Flights from Munich International Airport to Münster Osnabrück International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–430
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–220
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–140
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Passau Hbf to Nuernberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Passau Hbf to Aschaffenburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Aschaffenburg Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Passau Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–160
- 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 Münster Hauptbahnhof to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Passau Hbf to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €27–31
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Passau Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–270
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €260–270
- Couchette Carriage
- €140–170
- Seating Carriage
- €60–75
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Salzburg Hbf to Würzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Passau Hbf to Freising
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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 Münster Hauptbahnhof to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- 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
Train from Passau Hbf to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–29
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Wels Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–30
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Passau Hbf to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–40
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Standard Ticket
- €16–24
- First Class
- €30–40
Train from Wels Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–29
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Passau Hbf to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–45
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €14–21
- 1st Class
- €25–45
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wels Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–26
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
Train from Wels Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–30
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €19–29
- Phone
- 0745 638 910
- transnicolaescu@yahoo.com
- Website
- transnicolaescu.ro
Bus from Passau to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €12
- Schedules at
- transnicolaescu.ro
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Passau Bahnhofstrasse to Dusseldorf Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Passau central train station to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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Passau to Essen bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Essen central train station.
Passau to Essen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Nuernberg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Passau to Essen is 674 km. It takes approximately 5h 39m to drive from Passau to Essen.
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