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How to get fromEssen to Chamby train, bus, car, or plane

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

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Basel SBBtrain train 43
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Luzerntrain train Ic21 / ...
    7h 9m
    CHF 137–484

  2. Train, bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Leverkusen Mittetrain train Re
    2. Take the bus from Leverkusen to Zurich Bus Stationbus bus FlixBus N11
    13h 29m
    CHF 79–132

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Dusseldorf Central Bus Station to Basel, Bahnhofbus bus Ivano-Frankivsk
    2. Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Luzern, Bahnhofbus bus
    12h 21m

  4. Drive 621.4 km

    1. Drive from Essen to Chamcar car 621.4 km
    6h 11m
    CHF 102–148

  5. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane DUS - ZRH
    3. Take the train from Baar to Cham Alpenblicktrain train
    4h 57m
    CHF 84–265

  6. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Zurich Airport

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane FRA - ZRH
    4h 59m
    CHF 129–415

  7. Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Zurich Airport

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train
    2. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane CGN - ZRH
    5h 34m
    CHF 93–291

  8. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Basel, train

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Basel (BSL)plane plane FRA - BSL
    3. Take the train from Basel SBB to Luzerntrain train
    6h 27m
    CHF 184–513

Essen to Cham by train

Calendar59Weekly Trains
Duration7h 9mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 137Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 692 km
  • Duration: 7h 9m

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

You can take a train from Essen Hbf to Cham Alpenblick via Basel SBB and Luzern in around 7h 9m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Essen central train station to Cham, Neudorf via Dusseldorf Central Bus Station, Basel, Bahnhof, Luzern, Bahnhof, Rotkreuz, Bahnhof Süd, and Rotkreuz, Bahnhof Nord in around 12h 21m.

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