There are 9 ways to get from Wittenberg to Essen by train, bus, night train, car, taxi, or plane
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf to Berlin Suedkreuztrain Ice
- Take the bus from Masurenallee - Berlin to Südviertel, Essenbus Mykolayiv
7h 6mTrain, bus via Hanover
cheapest- Take the train from Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf to Berlin Suedkreuztrain Ice
- Take the bus from Berlin Südkreuz train station to Hanover central bus stationbus 060 / ...
- Take the bus from Hannover Hbf to Essen Hbfbus
7h 56m€51–99Train
- Take the train from Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf to Berlin Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Bündetrain Ice
- Take the train from Herford to Essen Hbftrain Re
7h 25mNight train, train
- Take the night train from Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Suednighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Frankfurt(Main)Hbf to Essen Hbftrain Ice
11h 6m€88–232Drive 470.2 km
- Drive from Wittenberg to Essencar 470.2 km
4h 37m€66–96Taxi to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the taxi from Wittenberg to Leipzig-Airport-LEJtaxi
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane LEJ - DUS
5h 23m€359–559Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf to Berlin Suedkreuztrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane BER - DUS
4h 55m€76–257Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Take the train from Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf to Berlin Suedkreuztrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane BER - CGN
- Take the train from Koeln/Bonn Flughafen to Essen Hbftrain
5h 43mTaxi to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the taxi from Wittenberg to Leipzig-Airport-LEJtaxi
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane LEJ - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt Flughafen Fernb to Oberhausen Hbftrain
5h 15m€317–675
Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Wittenberg to Essen is to train and bus via Hanover which costs €50 - €100 and takes 7h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Wittenberg to Essen is to drive which takes 4h 37m and costs €65 - €95.
No, there is no direct train from Wittenberg to Essen. However, there are services departing from Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf and arriving at Essen Hbf via Berlin Hbf, Buende(Westf) and Herford. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 25m.
The distance between Wittenberg and Essen is 686 km. The road distance is 470.2 km.
The best way to get from Wittenberg to Essen without a car is to train and bus which takes 7h 6m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 6m to get from Wittenberg to Essen, including transfers.
Wittenberg to Essen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf station.
Wittenberg to Essen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Berlin Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Wittenberg to Essen is 470 km. It takes approximately 4h 37m to drive from Wittenberg to Essen.
Book your Wittenberg to Essen train tickets online with Omio.
What companies run services between Wittenberg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany and Essen, Germany?
You can take a train from Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf to Essen Hbf via Berlin Hbf, Buende(Westf), and Herford in around 7h 25m.
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–480
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–180
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–310
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–320
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–250
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–270
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–480
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–750
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf to Berlin Suedkreuz
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt(Main)Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt Flughafen Fernb to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Berlin Hbf to Bünde
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–90
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Frankfurt Flughafen Fernb to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–65
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Herford to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln/Bonn Flughafen to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Sued
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–100
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €96–100
- Couchette Carriage
- €60–75
- Seating Carriage
- €30–40
- Phone
- +38 (050) 010-01-04
- orionbilet@gmail.com
- Website
- orionbus.net
Bus from Masurenallee - Berlin to Südviertel, Essen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://orionbus.net/en
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Masurenallee - Berlin to Südviertel, Essen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Phone
- +38 (044) 444 00 44
- Website
- grandes-tour.com.ua
Bus from Masurenallee - Berlin to Südviertel, Essen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 13m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Website
- https://grandes-tour.com.ua/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Berlin Südkreuz train station to Hanover central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +380 98 815 4444
- support@ewe.ua
- Website
- ewe.ua
Bus from Hannover Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- https://ewe.ua/
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Estimated price
- €200–250
Taxi-Stand Bahnhof
- Phone
- +49 34901 82330
Lothar Saack
- Phone
- +49 34901 82351
Taxi-Stand Bahnhof
- Phone
- +49 34901 82330
Lothar Saack
- Phone
- +49 34901 82351
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