There are 7 ways to get from Essen to Poznań by train, bus, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Berlin Hbftrain 10 / ...
- Take the train from S+U Lichtenberg Bhf to Rzepintrain 95 / ...
- Take the train from Rzepin to Poznan Glownytrain 95 / ...
9h 57mzł 604–2,473Bus via Kunowice
cheapest- Take the bus from ESSEN, Hbf - Südseite, Freiheit to SŁUBICE, Port Świecko, Świecko 39bus
- Take the bus from SŁUBICE, Port Świecko, Świecko 39 to POZNAŃ, Dworzec PKS Galeria Avenidabus
13h 45mzł 298–592Bus
- Take the bus from Essen Hbf to Poznańbus Ivano-Frankivsk
10h 40mzł 350–600Drive 763.4 km
- Drive from Essen to Poznańcar 763.4 km
6h 26mzł 470–679Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Poznań–Ławica Henryk Wieniawski Airport (POZ)plane DUS - POZ
6h 26mzł 431–1,034Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Poznań–Ławica Henryk Wieniawski Airport (POZ)plane FRA - POZ
5h 27mzł 632–1,777Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
- 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 Poznań–Ławica Henryk Wieniawski Airport (POZ)plane AMS - POZ
6h 57mzł 513–1,673
Essen to Poznań by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Poznań is to bus via Kunowice which costs 290 zł - 600 zł and takes 13h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Poznań is to train and fly which takes 5h 27m and costs 600 zł - 1 800 zł.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Essen Hbf and arriving at Poznań. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 10h 40m.
No, there is no direct train from Essen to Poznań. However, there are services departing from Essen Hbf and arriving at Poznan Glowny via Berlin Hbf, S+U Lichtenberg Bhf and Rzepin. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 57m.
The distance between Essen and Poznań is 792 km. The road distance is 763.4 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Poznań without a car is to train which takes 9h 57m and costs 600 zł - 2 500 zł.
It takes approximately 9h 57m to get from Essen to Poznań, including transfers.
Essen to Poznań bus services, operated by GrandBus, depart from Essen Hbf station.
Essen to Poznań train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Essen Hbf station.
The best way to get from Essen to Poznań is to train which takes 9h 57m and costs 600 zł - 2 500 zł. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 350 zł - 600 zł and takes 10h 40m, you could also fly, which costs 430 zł - 1 100 zł and takes 6h 26m.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Poznań, Poland?
You can take a train from Essen Hbf to Poznan Glowny via Berlin Hbf, S+U Lichtenberg Bhf, and Rzepin in around 9h 57m. Alternatively, GrandBus operates a bus from Essen Hbf to Poznań once daily, and the journey takes 10h 40m. FlixBus also services this route once daily.
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Poznań–Ławica Henryk Wieniawski Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 440–1,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Poznań–Ławica Henryk Wieniawski Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 380–900
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Poznań–Ławica Henryk Wieniawski Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 600–1,300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Poznań–Ławica Henryk Wieniawski Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 460–1,700
Flights from Frankfurt to Poznań–Ławica Henryk Wieniawski Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 380–900
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Poznań–Ławica Henryk Wieniawski Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 280–1,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Poznań–Ławica Henryk Wieniawski Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 300–1,700
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Poznań–Ławica Henryk Wieniawski Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 430–1,700
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Poznań–Ławica Henryk Wieniawski Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 410–900
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Poznań–Ławica Henryk Wieniawski Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Sunday and Monday
- Estimated price
- zł 480–1,700
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 410–1,800
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from S+U Lichtenberg Bhf to Rzepin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 75–340
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 190–850
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 70–310
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Rzepin to Poznan Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 100–380
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 40–90
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 45–100
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 6078 966930
- [email protected]
- Website
- vias-online.de
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 133
- Schedules at
- vias-online.de
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Essen Hbf to Poznań
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Essen Hbf to Poznań
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 350–600
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +48 77 443 44 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- sindbad.pl
Bus from ESSEN, Hbf - Südseite, Freiheit to SŁUBICE, Port Świecko, Świecko 39
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 230–470
- Website
- https://www.sindbad.pl/en/home
Bus from SŁUBICE, Port Świecko, Świecko 39 to POZNAŃ, Dworzec PKS Galeria Avenida
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 65–130
- Website
- https://www.sindbad.pl/en/home
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More Questions & Answers
Essen to Poznań bus services, operated by GrandBus, arrive at Poznań station.
Essen to Poznań train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Berlin Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Essen to Poznań is 763 km. It takes approximately 6h 26m to drive from Essen to Poznań.
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