There are 11 ways to get from Rottweil to Essen by train, bus, night train, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Rottweil Bahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain Ic87 / ...
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Essen Hbftrain 47 / ...
5h 11m€54–148Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Rottweil Bahnhof to Herrenbergbus Re14e
- Take the bus from Stuttgart, Vaihingen Bahnhof to Essen central train stationbus N27
10h 14m€38–76Train, night train
- Take the train from Schiltach Bahnhof to Offenburg Bahnhoftrain Rs1
- Take the night train from Offenburg to Koeln Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbftrain Re
10h 42mDrive 488 km
- Drive from Rottweil to Essencar 488 km
4h 30m€68–99Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Rottweil Bahnhof to Böblingentrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane STR - DUS
5h 50m€144–334Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Rottweil Bahnhof to Schaffhausentrain
- Take the train from Schaffhausen to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane ZRH - DUS
6h 10m€113–299Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Rottweil Bahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane FRA - DUS
5h 35m€119–321Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Rottweil Bahnhof to Böblingentrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane STR - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbftrain
5h 25m€144–271Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from Rottweil Bahnhof to Schaffhausentrain
- Take the train from Schaffhausen to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane ZRH - CGN
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbftrain
6h 42m€122–333Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Frankfurt
- Take the train from Rottweil Bahnhof to Schaffhausentrain
- Take the train from Schaffhausen to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane ZRH - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbftrain
6h 25m€148–306Train, train to Friedrichshafen Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Rottweil Bahnhof to Singentrain
- Take the train from Singen to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Friedrichshafen Airport (FDH) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane FDH - DUS
5h 53m€165–394
Rottweil to Essen by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rottweil to Essen is to bus which costs €35 - €80 and takes 10h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Rottweil to Essen is to drive which takes 4h 30m and costs €65 - €100.
No, there is no direct train from Rottweil to Essen. However, there are services departing from Rottweil Bahnhof and arriving at Essen Hbf via Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 11m.
The distance between Rottweil and Essen is 531 km. The road distance is 488 km.
The best way to get from Rottweil to Essen without a car is to train which takes 5h 11m and costs €50 - €150.
It takes approximately 5h 11m to get from Rottweil to Essen, including transfers.
Rottweil to Essen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Rottweil Bahnhof station.
The best way to get from Rottweil to Essen is to train which takes 5h 11m and costs €50 - €150. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €35 - €80 and takes 10h 14m.
Rottweil to Essen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Rottweil to Essen is 488 km. It takes approximately 4h 30m to drive from Rottweil to Essen.
What companies run services between Rottweil, Germany and Essen, Germany?
You can take a train from Rottweil Bahnhof to Essen Hbf via Hauptbahnhof in around 5h 11m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Rottweil Bahnhof to Essen central train station via Herrenberg, Herrenberg, Vaihingen, and Stuttgart, Vaihingen Bahnhof in around 10h 14m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–330
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–350
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–300
Flights from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €29–230
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–110
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–260
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–350
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–150
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–260
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–230
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €160–230
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Westerland
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €160–230
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- 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
- condor.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–160
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–260
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Friedrichshafen Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €180–430
- 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 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Rottweil Bahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Rottweil Bahnhof to Böblingen
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Rottweil Bahnhof to Schaffhausen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–22
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–85
- 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 Rottweil Bahnhof to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Rottweil Bahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Rottweil Bahnhof to Böblingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- 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 Rottweil Bahnhof to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Singen to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Rottweil Bahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €14–18
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
Train from Rottweil Bahnhof to Böblingen
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €12–15
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
Train from Rottweil Bahnhof to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €9–12
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
Train from Singen to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–13
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
- Phone
- +49 7821 9960770
- info@sweg.de
- Website
- sweg.de
Train from Schiltach Bahnhof to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- sweg.de
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Offenburg to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40–260
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €259–260
- Couchette Carriage
- €130–160
- Seating Carriage
- €40–50
- 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
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
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Schaffhausen to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–29
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- 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
- +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
- +49 711 400 534 44
- service@gabw-bahn.de
- Website
- go-ahead-bw.de
Bus from Rottweil Bahnhof to Herrenberg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €10–12
- Schedules at
- go-ahead-bw.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Bus from Rottweil Bahnhof to Herrenberg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €8–10
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Stuttgart, Vaihingen Bahnhof to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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