There are 8 ways to get from Poitiers to Essen by train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, train, 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
best- Take the train from Poitiers to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Essen Hbftrain Thalys
7h 11m€129–328Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Poitiers - Bus Station to Paris - Massy-Palaiseau Vilmorin Busbus
- Take the train from Massy - Palaiseau to Aéroport CDG 1train B
- Take the bus from Paris - CDG Roissypole Bus Station to Essen - Bus Stationbus
15h 55m€54–122Drive 859.7 km
- Drive from Poitiers to Essencar 859.7 km
8h 7m€132–190Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Poitiers to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane CDG - DUS
6h 5m€165–465Bus
- Take the bus from Poitiers to Essen central train stationbus FlixBus N1153
16h 40m€70–110Train, train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Poitiers to St Pierre Des Corpstrain
- Take the train from Saint-Pierre-des-Corps to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane NTE - DUS
9h 58m€137–432Fly Poitiers–Biard Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Fly from Poitiers–Biard Airport (PIS) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane PIS - CGN
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Essen Hbftrain
6h 28m€100–374Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Take the train from Poitiers to Bordeaux St Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane BOD - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Oberhausen Hbftrain
10h 25m€150–470
Poitiers to Essen by train, foot, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Poitiers to Essen is to bus and train which costs €50 - €130 and takes 15h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Poitiers to Essen is to train and fly which takes 6h 5m and costs €160 - €470.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Poitiers and arriving at Essen central train station station. Services depart six times a week, and operate Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. The journey takes approximately 16h 40m.
No, there is no direct train from Poitiers to Essen. However, there are services departing from Poitiers and arriving at Essen Hbf via Montparnasse Bienvenue and Paris Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 11m.
The distance between Poitiers and Essen is 933 km. The road distance is 859.7 km.
The best way to get from Poitiers to Essen without a car is to train which takes 7h 11m and costs €120 - €330.
It takes approximately 7h 11m to get from Poitiers to Essen, including transfers.
Poitiers to Essen bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Poitiers station.
Poitiers to Essen train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Poitiers station.
The best way to get from Poitiers to Essen is to train which takes 7h 11m and costs €120 - €330. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €70 - €110 and takes 16h 40m.
What companies run services between Poitiers, France and Essen, Germany?
You can take a train from Poitiers to Essen Hbf via Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Gare du Nord, and Paris Nord in around 7h 11m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Poitiers to Essen central train station 6 times a week. Tickets cost €70–110 and the journey takes 16h 40m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–270
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–290
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–300
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–310
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–430
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–260
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–260
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Poitiers–Biard Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–330
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Poitiers to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–95
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Poitiers to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Poitiers to St Pierre Des Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–28
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Saint-Pierre-des-Corps to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–55
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Poitiers to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–70
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Poitiers to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €50–80
- Rail 1st Class
- €80–120
Train from Poitiers to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €65–95
- Rail 1st Class
- €100–140
Train from Poitiers to St Pierre Des Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €17–25
- Rail 1st Class
- €26–40
Train from Saint-Pierre-des-Corps to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–45
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Poitiers to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €40–60
- Rail 1st Class
- €60–90
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–210
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Massy - Palaiseau to Aéroport CDG 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12
- Website
- https://www.ratp.fr/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Schiphol Airport to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–29
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €10–16
- 1st Class
- €17–29
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–80
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €24–35
- 1st Class
- €45–80
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- arriva.nl
Train from Schiphol Airport to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €12–14
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €12–14
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Poitiers - Bus Station to Paris - Massy-Palaiseau Vilmorin Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €14–50
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - CDG Roissypole Bus Station to Essen - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–60
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Poitiers to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Poitiers to Essen bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Essen central train station.
Poitiers to Essen train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 station.
Yes, the driving distance between Poitiers to Essen is 860 km. It takes approximately 8h 7m to drive from Poitiers to Essen.
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