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 15m€119–374Fly 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
6h 59m€83–296Train via Paris
- Take the train from Essen 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
14h 40m€352–665Bus
- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Barcelonabus FlixBus N710
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragozabus ALSA - Ba-Z-Ma / ...
25h 19m€139–221Drive 1,517.1 km
- Drive from Essen to Zaragozacar 1,517.1 km
15h 31m€240–346Fly 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
11h 2m€124–324Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Zaragoza Airport
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Zaragoza Airport (ZAZ)plane DUS - ZAZ
7h 34m€119–483Train
- 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 14m€387–645Train, bus
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain 41 / ...
- Take the bus from Frankfurt - Airport Bus Station to Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragozabus BlaBlaCar Bus
26h 53m€195–470
Essen to Zaragoza by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Zaragoza is to fly and train which costs €80 - €300 and takes 6h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Zaragoza is to fly and train which takes 6h 59m and costs €80 - €300.
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 Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 19m.
No, there is no direct train from Essen to Zaragoza. However, there are services departing from Essen Hbf and arriving at Zaragoza-Delicias via Paris Nord, Paris Gare De Lyon and Avignon Tgv. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 40m.
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 14h 40m and costs €350 - €700.
It takes approximately 8h 15m 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 Eurostar, depart from Essen Hbf station.
The best way to get from Essen to Zaragoza is to train via Paris which takes 14h 40m and costs €350 - €700. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €130 - €230 and takes 25h 19m, you could also fly, which costs €110 - €490 and takes 7h 34m.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Zaragoza, Spain?
You can take a train from Essen Hbf to Zaragoza-Delicias via Paris Nord, Paris Gare De Lyon, and Avignon Tgv in around 14h 40m. 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 19m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- 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
- €95–330
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–350
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zaragoza Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–440
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zaragoza Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Thursday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–450
- 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, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zaragoza Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–300
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zaragoza Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zaragoza Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €110–450
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–330
- 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
- €55–280
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Essen Hbf to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €170–300
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Essen Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Avignon Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €130–210
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €240–400
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Avignon Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- Trenitalia
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 Paris Gare De Lyon to Avignon Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €100–220
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Avignon Tgv to Zaragoza-Delicias
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–150
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Zaragoza-Delicias
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Vitoria/Gasteiz to Zaragoza-Delicias
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Perpignan to Zaragoza-Delicias
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Zaragoza-Delicias
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- [email protected]
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Zaragoza-Delicias
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Iryo
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Zaragoza-Delicias
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- Ouigo
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Essen central train station to Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragoza
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- ALSA
- Phone
- +34 94 476 50 07
- Website
- Autobuses La Union
Bus from Aireportua/Aeropuerto Bilbao to Vitoria-Gasteiz - Estación de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- Autobuses La Union
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Frankfurt - Airport Bus Station to Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragoza
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €150–270
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
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More Questions & Answers
Essen to Zaragoza bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Barcelona station.
Essen to Zaragoza train services, operated by Eurostar, arrive at Paris Nord 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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