There are 13 ways to get from Essen to Oxford by train (Eurostar), train, bus, car, car train, plane, or car ferry
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Train
best- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Paddington to Oxfordtrain
7h 29m£195–346Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Essen central train station to London Victoriabus N380 / ...
- Take the bus from Green Line Coach Station to St Aldatesbus Tube
15h 11m£45–72Train, bus
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Bruxelles Miditrain Tha
- Take the bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to London Victoria Green Line Stationbus
- Take the bus from Green Line Coach Station to St Aldatesbus
12h 30m£68–122Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Essen to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Oxfordcar
7h 22m£201–240Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane DUS - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Oxfordtrain
5h 35m£104–307Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Essen to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Oxfordcar
8h 26m£90–172Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane DUS - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Oxfordtrain
5h 41m£101–227Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane DUS - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Oxfordtrain
6h 13m£96–235Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane CGN - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Oxfordtrain
6h 54m£105–279Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to London Stansted Airport, train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane CGN - STN
- Take the train from London Paddington to Oxfordtrain
7h 2m£92–308Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to London City Airport
- Take the train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to London City Airport (LCY)plane AMS - LCY
- Take the train from London Paddington to Oxfordtrain
7h 45m£151–520Fly Dortmund Airport to Luton Airport, train
- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane DTM - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdontrain
- Take the train from London Paddington to Oxfordtrain
7h 7m£87–248Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to London Stansted Airport
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Viersen Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Venlo to Eindhoven Centraaltrain
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane EIN - STN
- Take the train from London Paddington to Oxfordtrain
8h 32m£98–330
Essen to Oxford by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Oxford is to bus which costs £45 - £75 and takes 15h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Oxford is to fly and train which takes 5h 35m and costs £100 - £310.
No, there is no direct bus from Essen station to Oxford. However, there are services departing from Essen central train station and arriving at St Aldates via Green Line Coach Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 11m.
No, there is no direct train from Essen to Oxford. However, there are services departing from Essen Hbf and arriving at Oxford via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, King's Cross St. Pancras station and London Paddington. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 29m.
The distance between Essen and Oxford is 487 miles.
The best way to get from Essen to Oxford without a car is to train which takes 7h 29m and costs £190 - £350.
It takes approximately 7h 29m to get from Essen to Oxford, including transfers.
Essen to Oxford bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Essen central train station.
Essen to Oxford train services, operated by Eurostar, depart from Essen Hbf station.
The best way to get from Essen to Oxford is to train which takes 7h 29m and costs £190 - £350. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £45 - £75 and takes 15h 11m.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Oxford, England?
You can take a train from Essen Hbf to Oxford via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, London St Pancras Intl, King's Cross St. Pancras station, Paddington, and London Paddington in around 7h 29m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Essen central train station to St Aldates via London Victoria and Green Line Coach Station in around 15h 11m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £28–140
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–160
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–240
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–200
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–350
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–200
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–230
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–180
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–160
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–150
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–180
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–270
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–260
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–220
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–220
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–130
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £65–130
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £29–160
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £28–120
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Essen Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £70–130
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £90–160
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Oxford
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–55
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Oxford
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–55
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–45
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Oxford
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–23
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–45
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Oxford
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–23
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Oxford
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–55
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Oxford
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–55
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Oxford
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–55
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Oxford
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–55
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Essen Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £40–85
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham International to Oxford
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Reading to Oxford
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–21
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Reading to Oxford
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–21
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £14–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Viersen Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £8–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–18
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–20
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Venlo to Eindhoven Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £4–10
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 6078 966930
- [email protected]
- Website
- VIAS Rail GmbH
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Schedules at
- VIAS Rail GmbH
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–30
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Essen Hbf to Viersen Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £11–20
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to London Victoria Green Line Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £23–35
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- 0345 241 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stagecoach Oxfordshire
Bus from Green Line Coach Station to St Aldates
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3–4
- Website
- Stagecoach Oxfordshire
Bus from Green Line Coach Station to St Aldates
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3–4
- Website
- Stagecoach Oxfordshire
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Essen central train station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–45
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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More Questions & Answers
Essen to Oxford bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Oxford is 1h behind Essen. It is currently 10:10 PM in Essen and 9:10 PM in Oxford.
Essen to Oxford train services, operated by Eurostar, arrive at Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi station.
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