There are 12 ways to get from Villach to Essen by train, plane, bus, car, or car train
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Train to Graz Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
best- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Graz Hbftrain
- Fly from Graz Airport (GRZ) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane GRZ - DUS
5h 55m€130–431Train via Sankt Johann im Pongau
cheapest- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Schwarzach-St.Veittrain Ice
- Take the train from Schwarzach-St.Veit to Dortmund Hbftrain Drf
13h 9m€62–237Train
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Essen Hbftrain Ice
10h 25m€180–430Bus
- Take the bus from Villach Hbf to Kasselbus N73
- Take the bus from Kassel to Essen central train stationbus 023 / ...
15h 40m€68–114Drive 918.9 km
- Drive from Villach to Essencar 918.9 km
8h 43m€149–215Fly Klagenfurt Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Fly from Klagenfurt Airport (KLU) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane KLU - DUS
8h 5m€123–490Train to Salzburg Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Salzburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Salzburg Airport (SZG) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane SZG - DUS
6h 42m€115–325Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Salzburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Osttrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane MUC - DUS
7h 44m€145–432Train to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Venezia Mestretrain
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane VCE - DUS
7h 52m€112–303Fly Klagenfurt Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Fly from Klagenfurt Airport (KLU) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane KLU - CGN
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Essen Hbftrain
6h 32m€102–424Train to Salzburg Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Salzburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Salzburg Airport (SZG) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane SZG - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbftrain
8h€197–523Car train, drive
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf to Fuldacartrain
- Drive from Fulda to Essencar
11h 59m€140–175
Villach to Essen by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Villach to Essen is to bus which costs €65 - €120 and takes 15h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Villach to Essen is to train and fly which takes 5h 55m and costs €130 - €440.
No, there is no direct bus from Villach to Essen station. However, there are services departing from Villach Hbf and arriving at Essen central train station via Kassel. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 40m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Villach Hbf and arriving at Essen Hbf. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 10h 25m.
The distance between Villach and Essen is 1008 km. The road distance is 918.9 km.
The best way to get from Villach to Essen without a car is to train which takes 10h 25m and costs €180 - €430.
It takes approximately 5h 55m to get from Villach to Essen, including transfers.
Villach to Essen bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Villach Hbf station.
Villach to Essen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Villach Hbf station.
The best way to get from Villach to Essen is to train which takes 10h 25m and costs €180 - €430. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €65 - €120 and takes 15h 40m, you could also fly, which costs €120 - €490 and takes 8h 5m.
What companies run services between Villach, Austria and Essen, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Villach Hbf to Essen Hbf twice daily. Tickets cost €180–430 and the journey takes 10h 25m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Villach Hbf to Essen central train station via Kassel in around 15h 40m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Graz Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–950
Flights from Graz Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–340
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–320
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–300
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–210
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–210
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–330
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–330
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–320
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Graz Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–310
Flights from Graz Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–310
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–190
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Klagenfurt Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Klagenfurt Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–480
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–190
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–320
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–410
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–310
- Website
- corendonairlines.com
Flights from Klagenfurt Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–410
Train from Villach Hbf to Graz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €28–45
Train from Villach Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €29–45
Train from Villach Hbf to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €35–55
Train from Villach Hbf to Schwarzach-St.Veit
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €21–35
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Villach Hbf to Graz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Villach Hbf to Graz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
Train from Villach Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
Train from Villach Hbf to Schwarzach-St.Veit
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–28
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Villach Hbf to Graz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Villach Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €180–430
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Villach Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Villach Hbf to Schwarzach-St.Veit
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Villach Hbf to Graz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Villach Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Villach Hbf to Schwarzach-St.Veit
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Villach Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Villach Hbf to Schwarzach-St.Veit
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Train from Villach Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–90
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €80–90
- Couchette Carriage
- €50–60
- Seating Carriage
- €20–24
Train from Villach Hbf to Schwarzach-St.Veit
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–90
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €75–90
- Couchette Carriage
- €50–60
- Seating Carriage
- €17–21
Train from Schwarzach-St.Veit to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–130
- Couchette Carriage
- €75–90
- Seating Carriage
- €45–60
- Phone
- +49 8024 997171
- info@brb.de
- Website
- brb.de
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Schedules at
- brb.de
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Villach Hbf to Fulda
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 14m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Villach Hbf to Kassel
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Kassel to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €13–23
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Villach to Essen bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Kassel station.
Villach to Essen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Essen Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Villach to Essen is 919 km. It takes approximately 8h 43m to drive from Villach to Essen.
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