There are 6 ways to get from Essen to Baden-Baden by train, bus, night train, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Baden-Badentrain 43
3h 18m€70–160Train, night train
cheapest- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutztrain Re
- Take the nighttrain from Koeln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12 to Baden-Badennighttrain Nj
7h 27m€57–149Bus, train
- Take the bus from Essen Hbf to Mannheim, ZOBbus
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Baden-Badentrain 43 / ...
6h 40mDrive 396.4 km
- Drive from Essen to Baden-Badencar 396.4 km
3h 26m€59–85Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane DUS - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Baden-Badentrain
4h 48m€120–224Fly to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane DUS - STR
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
6h 33m€148–432
Essen to Baden-Baden by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Baden-Baden is to train and night train which costs €55 - €150 and takes 7h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Baden-Baden is to train which takes 3h 18m and costs €70 - €160.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Essen Hbf and arriving at Baden-Baden. Services depart every three hours, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 3h 18m.
The distance between Essen and Baden-Baden is 404 km. The road distance is 396.4 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Baden-Baden without a car is to train which takes 3h 18m and costs €70 - €160.
The train from Essen Hbf to Baden-Baden takes 3h 18m including transfers and departs every three hours.
Essen to Baden-Baden train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Essen Hbf station.
Essen to Baden-Baden train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Baden-Baden station.
Yes, the driving distance between Essen to Baden-Baden is 396 km. It takes approximately 3h 26m to drive from Essen to Baden-Baden.
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What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Baden-Baden, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Essen Hbf to Baden-Baden every 3 hours. Tickets cost €70–160 and the journey takes 3h 18m.
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Tuesday to Monday
- Estimated price
- €150–300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €29–230
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–380
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €29–230
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Sunday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–340
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–340
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–370
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Baden-Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Baden-Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Baden-Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–30
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Baden-Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–19
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Night train from Koeln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12 to Baden-Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt to Baden-Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Baden-Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–24
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +49 6131 4975 022
- [email protected]
- Website
- dbregiobus-mitte.de
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Baden-Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Schedules at
- dbregiobus-mitte.de
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Essen Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Essen Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- [email protected]
- Website
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
Train from Essen Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–27
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €14–18
- 1st Class Ticket
- €19–27
- Phone
- +389 75 209 209
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hak Bus
Bus from Essen Hbf to Mannheim, ZOB
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- Hak Bus
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