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There are 8 ways to get from Winterthur to Essen by plane, train, bus, car, or ferry

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  1. Fly Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport, train

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    1. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane ZRH - DUS
    2. Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Essen Hbftrain train
    4h 13m
    €87–251

  2. Bus, train

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Zurich Airport bus station to Leverkusenbus bus FlixBus N11
    2. Take the train from Leverkusen Mitte to Essen Hbftrain train Re
    12h 13m
    €71–140

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Schaffhausen to Hauptbahnhoftrain train 87
    2. Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Essen Hbftrain train 47 / ...
    7h 33m
    €110–522

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Zurich - Airport Bus Station to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB)bus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    2. Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Dusseldorf Central Bus Stationbus bus Ivano-Frankivsk
    10h 39m

  5. Drive 573 km

    1. Drive from Winterthur to Essencar car 573 km
    5h 33m
    €99–143

  6. Fly Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport, train

    1. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane plane ZRH - CGN
    2. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Essen Hbftrain train
    5h 6m
    €96–272

  7. Fly Zurich Airport to Frankfurt, train

    1. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane ZRH - FRA
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbftrain train
    5h 28m
    €129–421

  8. Train, ferry to Friedrichshafen Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    1. Take the train from Winterthur to Romanshorntrain train
    2. Take the ferry from Romanshorn Autoquai to Friedrichshafen Faehreferry ferry
    3. Fly from Friedrichshafen Airport (FDH) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane FDH - DUS
    5h 22m
    €154–502

Winterthur to Essen by train

Calendar67Weekly Trains
Duration7h 33mAverage Duration
Ticket€110Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 501.9 km
  • Duration: 4h 13m

What companies run services between Winterthur, Switzerland and Essen, Germany?

You can take a train from Winterthur to Essen Hbf via Schaffhausen and Hauptbahnhof in around 7h 33m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Winterthur to Essen central train station via Zürich Flughafen, Zurich - Airport Bus Station, Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB), Basel, Bahnhof, and Düsseldorf central bus station in around 10h 39m.

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