There are 8 ways to get from Weil am Rhein to Essen by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Essen Hbftrain 43
5h 36m€78–140Bus via Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)
cheapest- Take the bus from Lörrach central train station to Cologne Airport CGNbus 007
- Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Essen central train stationbus FlixBus N710 / ...
10h 52m€32–108Bus
- Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Dusseldorf Central Bus Stationbus Ivano-Frankivsk
8h 47mDrive 545.7 km
- Drive from Weil am Rhein to Essencar 545.7 km
4h 34m€76–110Fly Basel to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane BSL - DUS
6h 28m€106–267Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane ZRH - DUS
6h€102–291Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane ZRH - CGN
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbftrain
6h 32m€106–325Fly Basel to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane BSL - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbftrain
6h 3m€146–329
Weil am Rhein to Essen by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Weil am Rhein to Essen is to bus via Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) which costs €30 - €110 and takes 10h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Weil am Rhein to Essen is to drive which takes 4h 34m and costs €75 - €110.
No, there is no direct bus from Weil am Rhein to Essen station. However, there are services departing from Weil am Rhein Turmstraße and arriving at Essen central train station via Basel, Badischer Bahnhof, Basel, Bahnhof and Düsseldorf central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 47m.
No, there is no direct train from Weil am Rhein to Essen. However, there are services departing from Weil am Rhein Bahnhof and arriving at Essen Hbf via Basel Bad Bf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 36m.
The distance between Weil am Rhein and Essen is 574 km. The road distance is 545.7 km.
The best way to get from Weil am Rhein to Essen without a car is to train which takes 5h 36m and costs €75 - €140.
It takes approximately 5h 36m to get from Weil am Rhein to Essen, including transfers.
Weil am Rhein to Essen bus services, operated by GrandBus, depart from Basel, Bahnhof station.
Weil am Rhein to Essen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Basel Bad Bf station.
The best way to get from Weil am Rhein to Essen is to train which takes 5h 36m and costs €75 - €140. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 8h 47m, you could also fly, which costs €100 - €270 and takes 6h 28m.
What companies run services between Weil am Rhein, Germany and Essen, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Basel Bad Bf to Essen Hbf every 4 hours. Tickets cost €75–120 and the journey takes 4h 33m. Alternatively, GrandBus operates a bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Dusseldorf Central Bus Station once daily, and the journey takes 6h 19m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–330
Flights from Basel to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–280
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–300
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–150
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–280
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–300
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Basel to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–310
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €30–45
- Comfort
- €35–50
- Premium
- €50–70
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- fahrgaeste@train-rental.com
- Website
- train-rental.com
Train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- train-rental.com
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Dusseldorf Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Lörrach central train station to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Lörrach central train station to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €4–5
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +380 98 815 4444
- support@ewe.ua
- Website
- ewe.ua
Bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–65
- Website
- https://ewe.ua/
- Phone
- +38 (044) 444 00 44
- Website
- grandes-tour.com.ua
Bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Website
- https://grandes-tour.com.ua/en
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More Questions & Answers
Weil am Rhein to Essen bus services, operated by GrandBus, arrive at Dusseldorf Central Bus Station.
Weil am Rhein to Essen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Essen Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Weil am Rhein to Essen is 546 km. It takes approximately 4h 34m to drive from Weil am Rhein to Essen.
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