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

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There are 9 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 130–249

  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 28m
    CHF 69–136

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Südviertel, Essen to Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleisbus bus Mykolayiv
    2. Take the bus from Köln to Zürich Bus Stationbus bus Ivano-Frankivsk
    9h 59m

  4. Drive  621.4 km

    1. Drive from Essen to Chamcar car 621.4 km
    6h 10m
    CHF 104–150

  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
    5h
    CHF 83–253

  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 57m
    CHF 136–304

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

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane CGN - ZRH
    5h 50m
    CHF 86–242

  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 25m
    CHF 189–472

  9. Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Zurich Airport

    1. Take the train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain train
    2. Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    3. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane AMS - ZRH
    7h 28m
    CHF 137–355

Essen to Cham by train

Calendar69Weekly Trains
Duration7h 9mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 130Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 685.2 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 Südviertel, Essen to Cham, Städtli via Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis, Köln Ehrenfeld Bf Ehrenfeld, Cologne Hbf, Köln, Zürich Bus Station, Zürich HB, Zug, and Zug, Landis & Gyr/Bahnhof in around 9h 59m.

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