There are 9 ways to get from Essen to Zaragoza by train, plane, train (Eurostar, TGV, Trenitalia, Renfe), bus, car, or train (Eurostar, TGV, Renfe)
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Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Zaragoza Airport
best- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Zaragoza Airport (ZAZ)plane CGN - ZAZ
8h 9m€119–319Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane DUS - BCN
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Zaragoza-Deliciastrain
7h 14m€88–289Train via Paris
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Paris Nordtrain
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Avignon Tgvtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Zaragoza-Deliciastrain
15h 6m€350–724Train, bus
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain 41 / ...
- Take the bus from Frankfurt - Airport Bus Station to Zaragozabus BlaBlaCar Bus
26h 53m€196–455Drive 1,517.1 km
- Drive from Essen to Zaragozacar 1,517.1 km
15h 31m€240–347Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Bilbao Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane DUS - BIO
- Take the bus from Aireportua/Aeropuerto Bilbao to Vitoria-Gasteiz - Estación de Autobusesbus
- Take the train from Vitoria/Gasteiz to Zaragoza-Deliciastrain
10h 52m€123–322Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Zaragoza Airport
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Zaragoza Airport (ZAZ)plane DUS - ZAZ
7h 42m€130–471Train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Perpignantrain Tgv
- Take the train from Perpignan to Zaragoza-Deliciastrain
16h 9m€416–667Bus
- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Vitoria-Gasteizbus FlixBus N1153
- Take the bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragozabus ALSA - St-Gi-Ba / ...
27h 55m€149–256
Essen to Zaragoza by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Zaragoza is to fly and train which costs €85 - €290 and takes 7h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Zaragoza is to fly and train which takes 7h 14m and costs €85 - €290.
No, there is no direct bus from Essen station to Zaragoza. However, there are services departing from Essen central train station and arriving at Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragoza via Vitoria-Gasteiz. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Essen to Zaragoza. However, there are services departing from Essen Hbf and arriving at Zaragoza-Delicias via Koeln Hbf, Paris Nord, Paris Gare De Lyon and Avignon Tgv. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 6m.
The distance between Essen and Zaragoza is 1305 km. The road distance is 1517.1 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Zaragoza without a car is to train via Paris which takes 15h 6m and costs €350 - €750.
It takes approximately 8h 9m to get from Essen to Zaragoza, including transfers.
Essen to Zaragoza bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Essen central train station.
Essen to Zaragoza train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Essen Hbf station.
The best way to get from Essen to Zaragoza is to train via Paris which takes 15h 6m and costs €350 - €750. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €130 - €480 and takes 7h 42m, you could also bus, which costs €140 - €260 and takes 27h 55m.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Zaragoza, Spain?
You can take a train from Essen Hbf to Zaragoza-Delicias via Koeln Hbf, Paris Nord, Paris Gare De Lyon, and Avignon Tgv in around 15h 6m. Alternatively, Eurowings, Vueling Airlines, and Ryanair fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Zaragoza Airport (ZAZ) 3 times a week.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–370
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–390
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zaragoza Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–430
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–150
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zaragoza Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €120–440
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–150
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zaragoza Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–240
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zaragoza Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–240
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zaragoza Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €120–440
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–340
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–350
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–290
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–190
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €160–290
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Essen Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €95–170
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €14–28
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Avignon Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €110–220
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Avignon Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €130–220
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €260–410
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Avignon Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Avignon Tgv to Zaragoza-Delicias
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €95–150
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Zaragoza-Delicias
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Vitoria/Gasteiz to Zaragoza-Delicias
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Perpignan to Zaragoza-Delicias
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Zaragoza-Delicias
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- [email protected]
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Zaragoza-Delicias
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Zaragoza-Delicias
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–55
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Frankfurt - Airport Bus Station to Zaragoza
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €150–270
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 94 476 50 07
- Website
- autobuseslaunion.com
Bus from Aireportua/Aeropuerto Bilbao to Vitoria-Gasteiz - Estación de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- https://www.autobuseslaunion.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Essen central train station to Vitoria-Gasteiz
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €130–220
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragoza
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
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More Questions & Answers
Essen to Zaragoza bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Vitoria-Gasteiz station.
Essen to Zaragoza train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Köln Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Essen to Zaragoza is 1517 km. It takes approximately 15h 31m to drive from Essen to Zaragoza.
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