There are 5 ways to get from Strasbourg to Essen by train (TGV), bus, train, night train, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Strasbourg to Mannheim Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the train from Mannheim Hbf to Essen Hbftrain Ice
5h 21m€88–202Night train, train
cheapest- Take the night train from Offenburg to Koeln Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbftrain Re
8h 9m€48–156Bus, train
- Take the bus from Strasbourg to Leverkusenbus FlixBus N11
- Take the train from Leverkusen Mitte to Essen Hbftrain Re
6h 55mDrive 408 km
- Drive from Strasbourg to Essencar 408 km
4h 11m€63–90Train, bus, fly
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbftrain
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Stuttgart Airport Busterminalbus
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane STR - DUS
8h 6m€121–288
Strasbourg to Essen by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Strasbourg to Essen is to drive which costs €60 - €90 and takes 4h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Strasbourg to Essen is to drive which takes 4h 11m and costs €60 - €90.
No, there is no direct train from Strasbourg to Essen. However, there are services departing from Strasbourg and arriving at Essen Hbf via Mannheim Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 21m.
The distance between Strasbourg and Essen is 462 km. The road distance is 408 km.
The best way to get from Strasbourg to Essen without a car is to train which takes 5h 21m and costs €85 - €210.
It takes approximately 5h 21m to get from Strasbourg to Essen, including transfers.
Strasbourg to Essen train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Strasbourg station.
Strasbourg to Essen train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Mannheim Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Strasbourg to Essen is 408 km. It takes approximately 4h 11m to drive from Strasbourg to Essen.
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What companies run services between Strasbourg, France and Essen, Germany?
You can take a train from Strasbourg to Essen Hbf via Mannheim Hbf in around 5h 21m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–360
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Strasbourg to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–25
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Strasbourg to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Leverkusen Mitte to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Offenburg to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €27–95
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €94–95
- Couchette Carriage
- €60–70
- Seating Carriage
- €27–33
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Strasbourg to Leverkusen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Stuttgart Airport Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Stuttgart Airport Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Stuttgart Airport Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
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