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How to get fromEssen to Košiceby plane, train, bus, night train, shuttle, car, or car train

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There are 9 ways to get from Essen to Košice by plane, train, bus, night train, shuttle, car, or car train

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  1. Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Košice International Airport

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    1. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Košice International Airport (KSC)plane plane DUS - KSC
    5h 51m
    €116–256

  2. Night train, train

    cheapest
    1. Take the nighttrain from Essen Hbf to Wien Hbfnighttrain night train Nj
    2. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain train Re
    3. Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Kosicetrain train 525 / ...
    19h 50m
    €94–209

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Hamm(Westf)Hbftrain train Re
    2. Take the train from Hamm to S Südkreuz Bhftrain train 10
    3. Take the train from Berlin Suedkreuz to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain train Rj
    4. Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Kosicetrain train Ic
    18h 51m
    €140–473

  4. Bus via Kraków

    1. Take the bus from Essen central train station to Krakow, MDA Bus Stationbus bus N1360b
    2. Take the bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Košicebus bus 1365 / ...
    23h 50m
    €123–187

  5. Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Košice International Airport

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Košice International Airport (KSC)plane plane CGN - KSC
    8h 4m
    €99–387

  6. Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, shuttle

    1. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane plane DUS - BUD
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Budapest Airport to Košiceshuttle bus
    7h 46m
    €111–281

  7. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Dusseldorf Central Bus Station to Košicebus bus
    26h 45m

  8. Drive  1,272.5 km

    1. Drive from Essen to Košicecar car 1,272.5 km
    12h 48m
    €195–282

  9. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Essen to Fuldacar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Fulda to Salzburg Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Salzburg Hbf to Košicecar car
    16h 53m
    €257–371

Essen to Košice by train

Calendar22Weekly Trains
Duration18h 51mAverage Duration
Ticket€140Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,109.4 km
  • Duration: 5h 51m

What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Košice, Slovakia?

Austrian Airlines, LOT, and two other airlines fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Košice International Airport (KSC) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Essen Hbf to Kosice via Hamm, S Südkreuz Bhf, Berlin Suedkreuz, and Praha Hlavni Nadrazi in around 18h 51m.

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