There are 6 ways to get from Soltau to Essen by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Soltau to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain Rb38
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Essen Hbftrain 10 / ...
3h 41m€28–94Train, bus
- Take the train from Soltau to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain Rb38
- Take the bus from Hannover Hbf to Essen Hbfbus Dnipro
4h€42–46Drive 314.8 km
- Drive from Soltau to Essencar 314.8 km
2h 41m€59–84Train, train to Hamburg Airport, fly
- Take the train from Soltau to Buchholztrain
- Take the train from Buchholz(Nordheide) to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane HAM - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Essen Hbftrain
4h 21m€117–307Train, bus via Hanover
- Take the train from Soltau to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain Rb38
- Take the bus from Hanover central bus station to Essen central train stationbus N1361 / ...
5h 44m€32–49Train to Hannover Airport, fly
- Take the train from Soltau to Langenhagen-Pferdemarkttrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane HAJ - DUS
5h 50m€184–319
Soltau to Essen by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Soltau to Essen is to train and bus via Hanover which costs €30 - €50 and takes 5h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Soltau to Essen is to drive which takes 2h 41m and costs €55 - €85.
No, there is no direct train from Soltau to Essen. However, there are services departing from Soltau and arriving at Essen Hbf via Hannover Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 41m.
The distance between Soltau and Essen is 327 km. The road distance is 314.8 km.
The best way to get from Soltau to Essen without a car is to train which takes 3h 41m and costs €27 - €95.
It takes approximately 3h 41m to get from Soltau to Essen, including transfers.
Soltau to Essen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), depart from Soltau station.
Soltau to Essen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), arrive at Hannover Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Soltau to Essen is 315 km. It takes approximately 2h 41m to drive from Soltau to Essen.
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What companies run services between Soltau, Germany and Essen, Germany?
You can take a train from Soltau to Essen Hbf via Hannover Hauptbahnhof in around 3h 41m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Hannover Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–410
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Soltau to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Soltau to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Soltau to Buchholz
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Soltau to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Soltau to Langenhagen-Pferdemarkt
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–11
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixtrain.de
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- info@der-metronom.de
- Website
- metronom
Train from Buchholz(Nordheide) to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €29
- Schedules at
- metronom
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- Eurobahn
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- fahrgaeste@train-rental.com
- Website
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
- Phone
- +380 98 815 4444
- support@ewe.ua
- Website
- East West Eurolines
Bus from Hannover Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €32
- Website
- East West Eurolines
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hanover central bus station to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Flixbus
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