There are 7 ways to get from Ulm to Esslingen by train, bus, rideshare, car, or taxi
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Train
best- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Esslingentrain Re5
54 min€11–29Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Ulm to Esslingen80.3 km
1h 24m€5Bus, line 122 bus
- Take the bus from Ulm to Stuttgart Airport Busterminalbus N136 / ...
- Take the bus from Flughafen/Messe to Pliensauv. Weilstraßebus 122
1h 51m€7–19Train via Wendlingen
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Wendlingentrain Re200
- Take the train from Wendlingen to Esslingentrain S1
57 min€20–27Bus
- Take the bus from Ulm ZOB to Esslingenbus Mex16e
3h 20m€12–15Drive 80 km
- Drive from Ulm to Esslingencar 80 km
59 min€12–17Taxi
- Take the taxi from Ulm to Esslingentaxi 80 km
59 min€280–340
Ulm to Esslingen by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ulm to Esslingen is to rideshare which costs €5 and takes 1h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Ulm to Esslingen is to train which takes 54 min and costs €11 - €29.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Ulm ZOB and arriving at Esslingen. Services depart twice a week, and operate Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. The journey takes approximately 3h 20m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Ulm Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Esslingen. Services depart hourly, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 54 min.
The distance between Ulm and Esslingen is 80 km. The road distance is 80 km.
The best way to get from Ulm to Esslingen without a car is to train which takes 54 min and costs €11 - €29.
The train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Esslingen takes 54 min including transfers and departs hourly.
Ulm to Esslingen bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Ulm station.
Ulm to Esslingen train services, operated by DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB), depart from Ulm Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Ulm to Esslingen is to train which takes 54 min and costs €11 - €29. Alternatively, you can bus and line 122 bus, which costs €6 - €19 and takes 1h 51m.
What companies run services between Ulm, Germany and Esslingen, Germany?
DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB) operates a train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Esslingen hourly. Tickets cost €11–15 and the journey takes 54 min. Two other operators also service this route. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Ulm to Pliensauv. Weilstraße via Flughafen/Messe in around 1h 51m.
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Esslingen
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–15
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- service@gabw-bahn.de
- Website
- go-ahead-bw.de
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Esslingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–27
- Schedules at
- go-ahead-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €14–17
- 1st Class Ticket
- €18–27
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Esslingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–29
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Wendlingen
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Wendlingen to Esslingen
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 7821 9960770
- info@sweg.de
- Website
- sweg.de
Train from Wendlingen to Esslingen
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- sweg.de
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Ulm to Stuttgart Airport Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Ulm to Stuttgart Airport Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €7–16
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Ulm to Stuttgart Airport Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- 0711 19449
- Website
- vvs.de
Bus from Flughafen/Messe to Pliensauv. Weilstraße
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3
- Schedules at
- vvs.de
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- service@gabw-bahn.de
- Website
- go-ahead-bw.de
Bus from Ulm ZOB to Esslingen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €12–15
- Schedules at
- go-ahead-bw.de
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.com
Rideshare from Ulm to Esslingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5
- Schedules at
- blablacar.com
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Estimated price
- €280–340
Taxi Neu Ulm
- Phone
- +49 731/1458504
- Website
- taxi-neu-ulm.de
Taxi Gündogan
- Phone
- +49 731 60262888
Danube - Taxis Neu-Ulm e.G.
- Phone
- +49 731/79000
- Website
- donau-taxen.de
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More Questions & Answers
Ulm to Esslingen bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Stuttgart Airport Busterminal station.
Ulm to Esslingen train services, operated by DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB), arrive at Esslingen station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ulm to Esslingen is 80 km. It takes approximately 59 min to drive from Ulm to Esslingen.
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