There are 7 ways to get from Sargans to Essen by train (Eurostar), car, train, plane, or bus
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Train
best- Take the train from Sargans to Köln Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbftrain Ice / ...
7h 2m€228–425Train via Basel
cheapest- Take the train from Sargans to Basel SBBtrain Ic3 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Essen Hbftrain 43
7h 41m€100–268Drive 653.1 km
- Drive from Sargans to Essencar 653.1 km
6h 49m€126–181Train, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Sargans to Zuerich Hbtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane ZRH - DUS
4h 56m€108–283Bus, train
- Take the bus from Sargans, Post to Feldkirch, Bahnhofbus 11
- Take the train from Feldkirch to Essen Hbftrain Ice
9h 58mTrain, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from Sargans to Zuerich Hbtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane ZRH - CGN
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbftrain
5h 41m€104–297Train, fly to Frankfurt
- Take the train from Sargans to Zuerich Hbtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane ZRH - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf to Essen Hbftrain
6h 44m€161–341
Sargans to Essen by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sargans to Essen is to drive which costs €120 - €190 and takes 6h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Sargans to Essen is to train and fly which takes 4h 56m and costs €100 - €290.
No, there is no direct train from Sargans to Essen. However, there are services departing from Sargans and arriving at Essen Hbf via Koeln Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 2m.
The distance between Sargans and Essen is 746 km. The road distance is 653.1 km.
The best way to get from Sargans to Essen without a car is to train which takes 7h 2m and costs €220 - €430.
It takes approximately 7h 2m to get from Sargans to Essen, including transfers.
Sargans to Essen train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Sargans station.
Sargans to Essen train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Köln Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Sargans to Essen is 653 km. It takes approximately 6h 49m to drive from Sargans to Essen.
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What companies run services between Sargans, Switzerland and Essen, Germany?
You can take a train from Sargans to Essen Hbf via Koeln Hbf in around 7h 2m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–380
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Friday, Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–380
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–170
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–210
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–220
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–380
Train from Sargans to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €220–370
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Sargans to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–24
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–170
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Feldkirch to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–200
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–24
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixtrain.de
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Sargans to Zuerich Hb
- *
- €18–27
Train from Sargans to Zuerich Hb
- *
- €18–27
Train from Sargans to Zuerich Hb
- *
- €18–27
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Sargans to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €23
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Sargans to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €23
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Sargans to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €23
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Sargans to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–19
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +423 237 94 94
- support@liemobil.li
- Website
- Verkehrsbetrieb Liechtensteinmobil
Bus from Sargans, Post to Feldkirch, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Verkehrsbetrieb Liechtensteinmobil
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