There are 8 ways to get from Thale to Essen by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Thale Musestieg to Magdeburg Hbftrain Re
- Take the train from Magdeburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain 55 / ...
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Essen Hbftrain 10 / ...
6h€82–182Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Thale Musestieg to Magdeburg Hbftrain Re
- Take the bus from Magdeburg central bus station to Essen central train stationbus N3217
7h 53m€42–67Drive 325.8 km
- Drive from Thale to Essencar 325.8 km
4h 6m€47–68Train to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Thale Musestieg to Halle(Saale)Hbftrain
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane LEJ - DUS
6h 6m€180–374Line 250 bus, train
- Take the bus from Thale, Brückenstr. to Wernigerode, Hauptbahnhofbus 250
- Take the train from Goslar to Hannover Hbftrain Re
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Essen Hbftrain 10 / ...
6h 33m€82–146Bus
- Take the bus from Oschersleben to Magdeburg, ZOBbus 603
- Take the bus from Magdeburg to Südviertel, Essenbus Mykolayiv
8h 12mTrain to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Thale Musestieg to Halle(Saale)Hbftrain
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane LEJ - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbftrain
6h 6m€147–454Train, train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Thale Musestieg to Halle(Saale)Hbftrain
- Take the train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane BER - DUS
6h 12m€118–330
Thale to Essen by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Thale to Essen is to train and bus which costs €40 - €70 and takes 7h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Thale to Essen is to drive which takes 4h 6m and costs €45 - €70.
No, there is no direct train from Thale to Essen. However, there are services departing from Thale Musestieg and arriving at Essen Hbf via Magdeburg Hbf and Hannover Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h.
The distance between Thale and Essen is 468 km. The road distance is 325.8 km.
The best way to get from Thale to Essen without a car is to train which takes 6h and costs €80 - €190.
It takes approximately 6h to get from Thale to Essen, including transfers.
Thale to Essen train services, operated by Regionalverkehre Start Deutschland GmbH, depart from Thale Musestieg station.
The best way to get from Thale to Essen is to train which takes 6h and costs €80 - €190. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 8h 12m.
Thale to Essen train services, operated by Regionalverkehre Start Deutschland GmbH, arrive at Magdeburg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Thale to Essen is 326 km. It takes approximately 4h 6m to drive from Thale to Essen.
What companies run services between Thale, Germany and Essen, Germany?
You can take a train from Thale Musestieg to Essen Hbf via Magdeburg Hbf and Hannover Hauptbahnhof in around 6h. Alternatively, you can take a train from Thale Musestieg to Südviertel, Essen via Halberstadt Hbf, Oschersleben(Bode), Oschersleben, Magdeburg, ZOB, and Magdeburg in around 8h 12m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–310
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–280
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–320
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–490
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–280
- Phone
- +49 69 9999 3640
- info@startgmbh.com
- Website
- startgmbh.com
Train from Thale Musestieg to Magdeburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Schedules at
- startgmbh.com
Train from Thale Musestieg to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Schedules at
- startgmbh.com
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Magdeburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 581 97164183
- info@erixx.de
- Website
- erixx.de
Train from Goslar to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29
- Schedules at
- erixx.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- 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 Magdeburg central bus station to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +38 (044) 444 00 44
- Website
- grandes-tour.com.ua
Bus from Magdeburg central bus station to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Website
- https://grandes-tour.com.ua/en
- Phone
- +49 3943 564 – 110
- info@hvb-harz.de
- Website
- hvb-harz.de
Bus from Thale, Brückenstr. to Wernigerode, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Schedules at
- hvb-harz.de
- Phone
- 03 92 02 8920
- info@boerde-bus.de
- Website
- boerde-bus.de
Bus from Oschersleben to Magdeburg, ZOB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- boerde-bus.de
- Phone
- +38 (050) 010-01-04
- orionbilet@gmail.com
- Website
- orionbus.net
Bus from Magdeburg to Südviertel, Essen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://orionbus.net/en
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