There are 6 ways to get from Weimar to Essen by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Weimar to Essen Hbftrain 51
4h 34m€70–80Drive 357.8 km
cheapest- Drive from Weimar to Essencar 357.8 km
3h 33m€50–72Bus
- Take the bus from Erfurt to Essenbus Hasselt-Kyiv
5h 48mTrain to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly
- Take the train from Weimar to Halle(Saale)Hbftrain
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane LEJ - DUS
6h 6m€184–383Train via Kassel
- Take the train from Weimar to Heilbad Heiligenstadttrain Re1
- Take the train from Heilbad Heiligenstadt to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain Re / ...
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Kamentrain Re
- Take the train from Kamen to Essen Hbftrain Re
6h 27m€73–115Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane FRA - DUS
5h 45m€118–290
Weimar to Essen by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Weimar to Essen is to drive which costs €45 - €75 and takes 3h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Weimar to Essen is to drive which takes 3h 33m and costs €45 - €75.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Weimar and arriving at Essen Hbf. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 4h 34m.
The distance between Weimar and Essen is 423 km. The road distance is 357.8 km.
The best way to get from Weimar to Essen without a car is to train which takes 4h 34m and costs €70 - €80.
The train from Weimar to Essen Hbf takes 4h 34m including transfers and departs twice daily.
Weimar to Essen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Weimar station.
The best way to get from Weimar to Essen is to train which takes 4h 34m and costs €70 - €80. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 5h 48m.
Weimar to Essen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Essen Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Weimar to Essen is 358 km. It takes approximately 3h 33m to drive from Weimar to Essen.
What companies run services between Weimar, Germany and Essen, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Weimar to Essen Hbf twice daily. Tickets cost €70–80 and the journey takes 4h 34m. Alternatively, operates a bus from Erfurt to Essen once daily, and the journey takes 4h 31m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–300
Flights from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €29–230
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–470
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €29–230
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Weimar to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +49 30 21300130
- info@abellio-mitteldeutschland.de
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Weimar to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
Train from Heilbad Heiligenstadt to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
- Phone
- 0800 2235546
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Weimar to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
Train from Heilbad Heiligenstadt to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Weimar to Heilbad Heiligenstadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Kamen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Kamen to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
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