There are 8 ways to get from Essen to Konstanz by train, car, plane, or ferry
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Train
best- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Baden-Badentrain 43
- Take the train from Baden-Baden to Konstanz Bahnhoftrain Re2
6h 52m€111–467Drive 566.4 km
cheapest- Drive from Essen to Konstanzcar 566.4 km
5h 11m€81–117Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane DUS - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Konstanztrain
5h 2m€90–314Train via Mannheim
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Offenburg Bahnhoftrain 12 / ...
- Take the train from Offenburg Bahnhof to Konstanz Bahnhoftrain Re2
6h 55m€87–471Train via Cologne
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Koeln-Ehrenfeldtrain Re
- Take the train from Köln-Ehrenfeld to Baden-Badentrain
- Take the train from Baden-Baden to Konstanz Bahnhoftrain Re2
10h 27mTrain to Frankfurt, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane FRA - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Konstanztrain
5h 4m€143–470Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane CGN - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Konstanztrain
5h 39m€99–342Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Friedrichshafen Airport, ferry
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Friedrichshafen Airport (FDH)plane DUS - FDH
- Take the ferry from Friedrichshafen Faehre to Romanshorn Autoquaiferry
5h 7m€152–465
Essen to Konstanz by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Konstanz is to drive which costs €80 - €120 and takes 5h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Konstanz is to fly and train which takes 5h 2m and costs €90 - €320.
No, there is no direct train from Essen to Konstanz. However, there are services departing from Essen Hbf and arriving at Konstanz Bahnhof via Baden-Baden. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 52m.
The distance between Essen and Konstanz is 623 km. The road distance is 566.4 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Konstanz without a car is to train which takes 6h 52m and costs €110 - €470.
It takes approximately 6h 52m to get from Essen to Konstanz, including transfers.
Essen to Konstanz train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Essen Hbf station.
Essen to Konstanz train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Baden-Baden station.
Yes, the driving distance between Essen to Konstanz is 566 km. It takes approximately 5h 11m to drive from Essen to Konstanz.
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What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Konstanz, Germany?
You can take a train from Essen Hbf to Konstanz Bahnhof via Baden-Baden in around 6h 52m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–380
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–190
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–350
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–380
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–350
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–190
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–190
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Friedrichshafen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €140–410
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–380
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Baden-Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–310
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Baden-Baden to Konstanz Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €35–160
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–250
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Offenburg Bahnhof to Konstanz Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Baden-Baden to Konstanz Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €35–160
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–190
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Baden-Baden to Konstanz Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Offenburg Bahnhof to Konstanz Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Baden-Baden to Konstanz Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Konstanz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–85
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Konstanz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–85
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Konstanz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–85
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Konstanz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Offenburg Bahnhof to Konstanz Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €14–19
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Konstanz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Konstanz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–30
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Köln-Ehrenfeld to Baden-Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Koeln-Ehrenfeld
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 3640-0
- [email protected]
- Website
- bsb.de
Ferry from Friedrichshafen Faehre to Romanshorn Autoquai
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–12
- Schedules at
- bsb.de
- Phone
- +41 71 466 78 88
- [email protected]
- Website
- bodensee-schiffe.ch
Ferry from Friedrichshafen Faehre to Romanshorn Autoquai
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- bodensee-schiffe.ch
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