There are 9 ways to get from Essen to Wrocław 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 via Reinickendorf
best- Take the train from Essen Hbf to S Spandau Bhftrain 10 / ...
- Take the train from S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf to Rzepintrain 95 / ...
- Take the train from Rzepin to Wroclaw Glownytrain Ic / ...
10h 18mzł 602–2,535Train to Dortmund Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Dortmund Hbftrain
- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Wroclaw (WRO)plane DTM - WRO
5h 28mzł 150–1,111Bus
- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Wroclaw, Bus Stationbus 1304 / ...
12h 5mzł 260–420Drive 795.1 km
- Drive from Essen to Wrocławcar 795.1 km
7h 19mzł 486–702Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Wroclaw (WRO)plane DUS - WRO
6h 16mzł 426–1,076Train
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain 55 / ...
- Take the train from Dresden-Neustadt to Zgorzelectrain Re
- Take the train from Zgorzelec to Wroclaw Glownytrain Os
11h 54mzł 410–2,791Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Wroclaw (WRO)plane FRA - WRO
5h 53mzł 594–1,765Train, 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 Wroclaw (WRO)plane AMS - WRO
7h 5mzł 478–1,756Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Viersen Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Venlo to Eindhoven Centraaltrain
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Wroclaw (WRO)plane EIN - WRO
7h 11mzł 375–2,003
Essen to Wrocław by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Wrocław is to bus which costs 260 zł - 420 zł and takes 12h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Wrocław is to train and fly which takes 5h 28m and costs 150 zł - 1 200 zł.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Essen central train station station and arriving at Wroclaw, Bus Station station. Services depart three times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 12h 5m.
No, there is no direct train from Essen to Wrocław. However, there are services departing from Essen Hbf and arriving at Wroclaw Glowny via S Spandau Bhf, S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf and Rzepin. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 18m.
The distance between Essen and Wrocław is 824 km. The road distance is 795.1 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Wrocław without a car is to train via Reinickendorf which takes 10h 18m and costs 600 zł - 2 600 zł.
It takes approximately 10h 18m to get from Essen to Wrocław, including transfers.
Essen to Wrocław bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Essen central train station.
Essen to Wrocław train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Essen Hbf station.
The best way to get from Essen to Wrocław is to train via Reinickendorf which takes 10h 18m and costs 600 zł - 2 600 zł. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 260 zł - 420 zł and takes 12h 5m, you could also fly, which costs 420 zł - 1 100 zł and takes 6h 16m.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Wrocław, Poland?
You can take a train from Essen Hbf to Wroclaw Glowny via S Spandau Bhf, S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf, and Rzepin in around 10h 18m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Essen central train station to Wroclaw, Bus Station 3 times a day. Tickets cost zł 260–420 and the journey takes 12h 5m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Wroclaw via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 420–2,500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Wroclaw via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 440–1,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Wroclaw
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 400–2,300
Flights from Frankfurt to Wroclaw via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 400–1,200
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Wroclaw via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 420–1,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Wroclaw
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 400–2,300
Flights from Frankfurt to Wroclaw via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 410–1,100
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Wroclaw via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 450–1,900
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Wroclaw via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 390–1,600
Flights from Frankfurt to Wroclaw via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 390–650
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Wroclaw via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 390–1,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Wroclaw via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 260–1,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Wroclaw
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 280–1,600
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Wroclaw
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- zł 100–850
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Wroclaw
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 120–1,600
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Wroclaw via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 120–1,600
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Wroclaw
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 650–2,300
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to S Spandau Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 370–1,600
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf to Rzepin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 80–360
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 450–2,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 190–850
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 26–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 70–300
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Viersen Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- zł 40–180
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Rzepin to Wroclaw Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 140–550
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Zgorzelec to Wroclaw Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 100–380
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 180–260
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Essen Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 10–15
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- Phone
- 0 89 54 888 97 - 25
- [email protected]
- Website
- Die Länderbahn
Train from Dresden-Neustadt to Zgorzelec
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 120–290
- Schedules at
- Die Länderbahn
- Phone
- +49 89 548889725
- [email protected]
- Website
- trilex - Die Länderbahn GmbH DLB
Train from Dresden-Neustadt to Zgorzelec
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 160–300
- Schedules at
- trilex - Die Länderbahn GmbH DLB
- Phone
- +48 76 742 11 12
- [email protected]
- Website
- Koleje Dolnośląskie
Train from Zgorzelec to Wroclaw Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 180–330
- Website
- Koleje Dolnośląskie
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Essen Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Essen Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 35–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Essen Hbf to Viersen Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 55–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- [email protected]
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Essen Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 40–60
- Website
- Eurobahn
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Essen Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 23–50
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Essen Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 40–70
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- [email protected]
- Website
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
Train from Essen Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
- Phone
- +49 6078 966930
- [email protected]
- Website
- VIAS Rail GmbH
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 133
- Schedules at
- VIAS Rail GmbH
- 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
- zł 40–90
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 45–100
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Venlo to Eindhoven Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 24–50
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Essen central train station to Wroclaw, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 260–420
- Website
- Flixbus
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More Questions & Answers
Essen to Wrocław bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Wroclaw, Bus Station.
Essen to Wrocław train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at S Spandau Bhf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Essen to Wrocław is 795 km. It takes approximately 7h 19m to drive from Essen to Wrocław.
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