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How to get fromGelsenkirchen to Passauby train, night train, bus, car, car train, or plane

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There are 13 ways to get from Gelsenkirchen to Passau by train, night train, bus, car, car train, or plane

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  1. Train, night train

    best
    1. Take the train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutztrain train Re
    2. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Nürnberg Hbftrain train 41
    3. Take the nighttrain from Nuernberg Hbf to Passau Hbfnighttrain night train Nj
    7h 43m

  2. Night train

    cheapest
    1. Take the nighttrain from Oberhausen Hbf to Passau Hbfnighttrain night train Nj
    10h 12m
    €43–132

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Essen central train station to Passau central train stationbus bus N161
    13h 39m
    €61–104

  4. Drive  669.2 km

    1. Drive from Gelsenkirchen to Passaucar car 669.2 km
    5h 36m
    €99–142

  5. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Gelsenkirchen to Fuldacar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Fulda to Salzburg Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Salzburg Hbf to Passaucar car
    10h 27m
    €154–206

  6. Night train, train, bus

    1. Take the nighttrain from Essen Hbf to Ingolstadt Hbfnighttrain night train Nj
    2. Take the train from Ingolstadt Hbf to Regensburg Hbftrain train Rb
    3. Take the bus from Regensburg Hbf to Plattlingbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Plattling to Passau Hbfbus bus Re3 / ...
    14h 5m

  7. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Munich International Airport, train, bus

    1. Take the train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane plane DUS - MUC
    3. Take the train from Muenchen Flughafen Terminal to Landshut(Bay)Hbftrain train
    4. Take the train from Landshut to Plattlingtrain train
    5. Take the bus from Plattling to Passau Hbfbus bus
    6h 8m
    €119–328

  8. Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Munich International Airport, train, bus

    1. Take the train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to Köln Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane plane CGN - MUC
    3. Take the train from Muenchen Flughafen Terminal to Landshut(Bay)Hbftrain train
    4. Take the train from Landshut to Plattlingtrain train
    5. Take the bus from Plattling to Passau Hbfbus bus
    6h 59m
    €114–352

  9. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Salzburg Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Salzburg Airport (SZG)plane plane DUS - SZG
    3. Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Wels Hbftrain train
    4. Take the train from Wels Hbf to Passau Hbftrain train
    6h 31m
    €115–303

  10. Train to Münster Osnabrück International Airport, fly to Munich International Airport, train, bus

    1. Take the train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to Münster Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Fly from Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane plane FMO - MUC
    3. Take the train from Muenchen Flughafen Terminal to Landshut(Bay)Hbftrain train
    4. Take the train from Landshut to Plattlingtrain train
    5. Take the bus from Plattling to Passau Hbfbus bus
    7h 16m
    €165–424

  11. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Salzburg Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Salzburg Airport (SZG)plane plane FRA - SZG
    3. Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Wels Hbftrain train
    4. Take the train from Wels Hbf to Passau Hbftrain train
    6h 47m
    €193–469

  12. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Nuremberg Airport, night train

    1. Take the train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Nuremberg Airport (NUE)plane plane FRA - NUE
    3. Take the nighttrain from Nuernberg Hbf to Passau Hbfnighttrain night train
    7h 14m
    €165–354

  13. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague, bus

    1. Take the train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane plane DUS - PRG
    3. Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Passau central train stationbus bus
    9h 49m
    €102–257

Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Munich International Airport (MUC) flights

Calendar90Weekly Planes
Duration1h 8mAverage Duration
Ticket€45Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 707.2 km
  • Duration: 7h 43m

What companies run services between Gelsenkirchen, Germany and Passau, Germany?

FlixBus operates a bus from Essen central train station to Passau central train station once daily. Tickets cost €60–95 and the journey takes 12h 30m. Alternatively, Nightjet operates a vehicle from Oberhausen Hbf to Passau Hbf twice daily. Tickets cost €40–120 and the journey takes 9h 1m.

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