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How to get fromEssen to Zaragozaby train, plane, train (Eurostar, TGV, Trenitalia, Renfe), bus, car, or train (Eurostar, TGV, Renfe)

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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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  1. Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Zaragoza Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Zaragoza Airport (ZAZ)plane plane CGN - ZAZ
    8h 35m
    €113–497

  2. Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, train

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane plane DUS - BCN
    2. Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Zaragoza-Deliciastrain train
    6h 54m
    €77–299

  3. Train via Paris

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    2. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Paris Nordtrain train
    3. Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Avignon Tgvtrain train Tgv
    4. Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Zaragoza-Deliciastrain train
    15h 12m
    €362–708

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Essen central train station to Barcelonabus bus FlixBus N710
    2. Take the bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragozabus bus ALSA - Ba-Z-Ma / ...
    25h 15m
    €150–223

  5. Drive  1,517.2 km

    1. Drive from Essen to Zaragozacar car 1,517.2 km
    15h 31m
    €248–358

  6. Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Bilbao Airport, bus, train

    1. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane plane DUS - BIO
    2. Take the bus from Aireportua/Aeropuerto Bilbao to Vitoria-Gasteiz - Estación de Autobusesbus bus
    3. Take the train from Vitoria/Gasteiz to Zaragoza-Deliciastrain train
    10h 48m
    €120–326

  7. Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Zaragoza Airport

    1. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Zaragoza Airport (ZAZ)plane plane DUS - ZAZ
    7h 35m
    €128–527

  8. Train

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    2. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Perpignantrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Perpignan to Zaragoza-Deliciastrain train
    16h 12m
    €414–633

  9. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain train 41 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Frankfurt - Airport Bus Station to Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragozabus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    26h 51m
    €163–301

Essen to Zaragoza by train

Calendar14Weekly Trains
Duration15h 12mAverage Duration
Ticket€362Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,305.2 km
  • Duration: 8h 35m

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 12m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Essen central train station to Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragoza via Barcelona and Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord in around 25h 15m.

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