There are 5 ways to get from Essen to Wesel by train, bus, car, or taxi
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Train via Oberhausen Hbf
best- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Oberhausen Hbftrain Re
- Take the train from Oberhausen Hbf to Weseltrain Re / ...
43 min€8–28Drive 45.4 km
cheapest- Drive from Essen to Weselcar 45.4 km
35 min€7–10Train, bus
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Dorsten Bftrain Re14
- Take the bus from Dorsten ZOB Dorsten to Wesel Postbus X05 / ...
1h 56mTaxi
- Take the taxi from Essen to Weseltaxi 45.4 km
35 min€110–140Train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Wesel Bahnhoftrain Re49
46 min€9–14
Essen to Wesel by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Wesel is to drive which costs €6 - €10 and takes 35 min.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Wesel is to drive which takes 35 min and costs €6 - €10.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Essen Hbf and arriving at Wesel Bahnhof. Services depart every four hours, and operate Monday to Friday. The journey takes approximately 46 min.
The distance between Essen and Wesel is 44 km. The road distance is 45.4 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Wesel without a car is to train via Oberhausen Hbf which takes 43 min and costs €8 - €28.
It takes approximately 43 min to get from Essen to Wesel, including transfers.
Essen to Wesel train services, operated by National Express, depart from Essen Hbf station.
Essen to Wesel train services, operated by National Express, arrive at Oberhausen Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Essen to Wesel is 45 km. It takes approximately 35 min to drive from Essen to Wesel.
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What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Wesel, Germany?
You can take a train from Essen Hbf to Wesel via Oberhausen Hbf in around 43 min.
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 13 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Wesel
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Wesel
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Wesel Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 12 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €3–13
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- [email protected]
- Website
- train-rental.com
Train from Essen Hbf to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- train-rental.com
- Phone
- +49 6078 966930
- [email protected]
- Website
- vias-online.de
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Wesel
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Schedules at
- vias-online.de
- Phone
- 0203 6688 9477
- [email protected]
- Website
- rhein-ruhr-bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Dorsten Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- rhein-ruhr-bahn.de
- Phone
- 01806 607085
- [email protected]
- Website
- bahn.de
Bus from Dorsten ZOB Dorsten to Wesel Post
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Schedules at
- bahn.de
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Estimated price
- €110–140
Taxi Essen e.G.
- Phone
- +49 201 777 777
- Website
- taxiessen.de
Taxi Harris
- Phone
- +49 160 7668813
- Website
- taxiharris.de
Taxi Steele e.V.
- Phone
- +49 201 54954
- Website
- taxi-steele.de
Trans-Port-Essen
- Phone
- +49 201 706090
- Website
- trans-port-essen.de
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