There are 7 ways to get from Reutlingen to Essen by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Reutlingen Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain Re6 / ...
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Essen Hbftrain 47 / ...
4h 43m€79–91Drive 447 km
cheapest- Drive from Reutlingen to Essencar 447 km
4h 15m€64–92Bus
- Take the bus from Reutlingen Hbf/U.d.Linden to Flughafen/Messebus X3
- Take the bus from Stuttgart Airport Busterminal to Cologne Airport CGNbus N93 / ...
- Take the bus from Köln to Essenbus
8h 24mBus to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the bus from Reutlingen Stadtmitte to Flughafen/Messebus
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane STR - DUS
5h 15mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Reutlingen Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain Re6
- Take the bus from Stuttgart to Kölnbus
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbftrain Re
12h 21mBus to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the bus from Reutlingen Stadtmitte to Flughafen/Messebus
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane STR - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbftrain
4h 49mTrain, train to Frankfurt, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Reutlingen Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane FRA - DUS
5h 6m€132–304
Reutlingen to Essen by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Reutlingen to Essen is to drive which costs €60 - €95 and takes 4h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Reutlingen to Essen is to drive which takes 4h 15m and costs €60 - €95.
No, there is no direct bus from Reutlingen to Essen. However, there are services departing from Reutlingen Hbf/U.d.Linden and arriving at Essen via Stuttgart Airport Busterminal and Köln. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 24m.
No, there is no direct train from Reutlingen to Essen. However, there are services departing from Reutlingen Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Essen Hbf via Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 43m.
The distance between Reutlingen and Essen is 483 km. The road distance is 447 km.
The best way to get from Reutlingen to Essen without a car is to train which takes 4h 43m and costs €75 - €95.
It takes approximately 4h 43m to get from Reutlingen to Essen, including transfers.
Reutlingen to Essen bus services, operated by Rsv, depart from Reutlingen Hbf/U.d.Linden station.
Reutlingen to Essen train services, operated by DB Regio Stuttgart, depart from Reutlingen Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Reutlingen to Essen is to train which takes 4h 43m and costs €75 - €95. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 8h 24m.
What companies run services between Reutlingen, Germany and Essen, Germany?
You can take a train from Reutlingen Hauptbahnhof to Essen Hbf via Hauptbahnhof in around 4h 43m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Reutlingen Hbf/U.d.Linden to Essen via Stuttgart Airport Busterminal and Köln in around 8h 24m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–340
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–370
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–140
Flights from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €29–230
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–240
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €160–240
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–310
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–340
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €29–230
- Phone
- +49 711 2092-7087
- Website
- regional.bahn.de
Train from Reutlingen Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- regional.bahn.de
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Reutlingen Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–12
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–32
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €48–54
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €39–44
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €30–50
- Comfort
- €35–50
- Premium
- €55–70
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–95
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €28–45
- 1st Class
- €55–95
- Phone
- 07121 / 9430-0
- Website
- reutlinger-stadtverkehr.de
Bus from Reutlingen Hbf/U.d.Linden to Flughafen/Messe
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- Rsv
Bus from Reutlingen Stadtmitte to Flughafen/Messe
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- Rsv
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Stuttgart Airport Busterminal to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Köln to Essen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +380(67)-484-57-27
- support@pavluks-trans.com
- Website
- pavluks-trans.com
Bus from Köln to Essen
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://pavluks-trans.com/en/tickets/kyiv/goettingen?sort_by=departure&order_by=ASC&page=1
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Köln to Essen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +380 98 815 4444
- support@ewe.ua
- Website
- ewe.ua
Bus from Köln to Essen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–65
- Website
- https://ewe.ua/
- Phone
- +38 (044) 444 00 44
- Website
- grandes-tour.com.ua
Bus from Köln to Essen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Website
- https://grandes-tour.com.ua/en
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Stuttgart to Köln
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
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More Questions & Answers
Reutlingen to Essen bus services, operated by Rsv, arrive at Flughafen/Messe station.
Reutlingen to Essen train services, operated by DB Regio Stuttgart, arrive at Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Reutlingen to Essen is 447 km. It takes approximately 4h 15m to drive from Reutlingen to Essen.
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