There are 5 ways to get from Essen to Soltau by bus, train, 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.
Bus, train
best- Take the bus from Essen Hbf to Hannover Hbfbus Dnipro
- Take the train from Hannover Hbf to Soltau(Han)train Rb
3h 17m€33–49Train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain 10 / ...
- Take the train from Hannover Hbf to Soltau(Han)train Rb
3h 33m€43–205Drive 314 km
- Drive from Essen to Soltaucar 314 km
2h 47m€45–65Train, fly to Hamburg Airport
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane DUS - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Buchholz(Nordheide)train
- Take the train from Buchholz(Nordheide) to Soltau(Han)train
4h 38m€110–302Fly to Hannover Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane DUS - HAJ
- Take the train from Langenhagen Mitte to Soltau(Han)train
5h 50m€153–350
Essen to Soltau by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Soltau is to bus and train which costs €30 - €50 and takes 3h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Soltau is to drive which takes 2h 47m and costs €40 - €65.
No, there is no direct train from Essen to Soltau. However, there are services departing from Essen Hbf and arriving at Soltau(Han) via Hannover Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 33m.
The distance between Essen and Soltau is 337 km. The road distance is 314 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Soltau without a car is to bus and train which takes 3h 17m and costs €30 - €50.
It takes approximately 3h 17m to get from Essen to Soltau, including transfers.
Essen to Soltau train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Essen Hbf station.
Essen to Soltau train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hannover Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Essen to Soltau is 314 km. It takes approximately 2h 47m to drive from Essen to Soltau.
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What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Soltau, Germany?
You can take a train from Essen Hbf to Soltau(Han) via Hannover Hbf in around 3h 33m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Friday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–440
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Friday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
- Phone
- +49 69 9999 3640
- [email protected]
- Website
- startgmbh.com
Train from Hannover Hbf to Soltau(Han)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Schedules at
- startgmbh.com
Train from Hannover Hbf to Soltau(Han)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Schedules at
- startgmbh.com
Train from Buchholz(Nordheide) to Soltau(Han)
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Schedules at
- startgmbh.com
Train from Langenhagen Mitte to Soltau(Han)
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Schedules at
- startgmbh.com
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €40–190
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Essen Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- [email protected]
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- [email protected]
- Website
- train-rental.com
Train from Essen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- train-rental.com
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- [email protected]
- Website
- der-metronom.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Buchholz(Nordheide)
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–35
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
- Phone
- +380 98 815 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- ewe.ua
Bus from Essen Hbf to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–27
- Website
- https://ewe.ua/
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