There are 7 ways to get from Stuttgart to Erkelenz by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Düsseldorf Hbftrain 47 / ...
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Erkelenztrain Re
3h 43m€45–255Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 42 / ...
- Take the bus from Mannheim central bus station to Mönchengladbach central train stationbus N94
5h 36m€42–112Drive 387.4 km
- Drive from Stuttgart to Erkelenzcar 387.4 km
3h 57m€55–79Fly Stuttgart Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane STR - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Erkelenztrain
5h 52m€133–315Train via Cologne
- Take the train from Esslingen(Neckar) to Koeln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12train Ice
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to MG Rheydt Hbftrain Rb27 / ...
5h 43m€80–130Train to Frankfurt, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane FRA - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Erkelenztrain
4h 37m€110–297Fly Stuttgart Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane STR - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf Hbftrain
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Erkelenztrain
5h 6m€127–316
Stuttgart to Erkelenz by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Stuttgart to Erkelenz is to train and bus which costs €40 - €120 and takes 5h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Stuttgart to Erkelenz is to train which takes 3h 43m and costs €45 - €260.
No, there is no direct train from Stuttgart to Erkelenz. However, there are services departing from Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Erkelenz via Duesseldorf Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 43m.
The distance between Stuttgart and Erkelenz is 428 km. The road distance is 387.4 km.
The best way to get from Stuttgart to Erkelenz without a car is to train which takes 3h 43m and costs €45 - €260.
It takes approximately 3h 43m to get from Stuttgart to Erkelenz, including transfers.
Stuttgart to Erkelenz train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Hauptbahnhof station.
Stuttgart to Erkelenz train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Düsseldorf Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Stuttgart to Erkelenz is 387 km. It takes approximately 3h 57m to drive from Stuttgart to Erkelenz.
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What companies run services between Stuttgart, Germany and Erkelenz, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany?
You can take a train from Hauptbahnhof to Erkelenz via Düsseldorf Hbf and Duesseldorf Hbf in around 3h 43m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–350
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–350
Flights from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–240
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €150–210
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €150–210
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–320
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–360
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–240
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Erkelenz
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €19–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Esslingen(Neckar) to Koeln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €55–90
- 1st Class
- €120–200
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–60
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €18–27
- 1st Class
- €30–60
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
Train from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €30–50
- 1st Class
- €65–110
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Erkelenz
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to MG Rheydt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- 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 Mannheim central bus station to Mönchengladbach central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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