There are 9 ways to get from Graz to Essen by plane, car, car train, bus, or train
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Fly Graz Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
best- Fly from Graz Airport (GRZ) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane GRZ - DUS
4h 17m€120–312Bus via Graz P+R Webling
cheapest- Take the bus from Graz P&R Webling to Essen central train stationbus N261 / ...
15h 35m€83–143Drive, car train
- Drive from Graz to Salzburg Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Salzburg Hbf to Fuldacartrain
- Drive from Fulda to Essencar
11h 41m€174–237Drive 950.5 km
- Drive from Graz to Essencar 950.5 km
8h 11m€156–225Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Graz Hbf to Wien Hbftrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane VIE - DUS
7h 10m€111–313Fly Graz Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Graz Airport (GRZ) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane GRZ - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbftrain
5h 46m€157–503Train
- Take the train from Graz Hbf to Essen Hbftrain Ice
11h 50m€210–900Train via Villach
- Take the train from Graz Hauptbahnhof to Villach Hauptbahnhoftrain Ice
- Take the train from Villach Hauptbahnhof to Düsseldorf Hbftrain Drf
16h 13m€86–215Bus
- Take the bus from Graz to Essen Hbfbus
16h 55m
Graz to Essen by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Graz to Essen is to bus via Graz P+R Webling which costs €80 - €150 and takes 15h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Graz to Essen is to fly which takes 4h 17m and costs €120 - €320.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Graz and arriving at Essen Hbf. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 16h 55m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Graz Hbf and arriving at Essen Hbf. Services depart four times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 11h 50m.
The distance between Graz and Essen is 836 km. The road distance is 950.5 km.
The best way to get from Graz to Essen without a car is to bus via Graz P+R Webling which takes 15h 35m and costs €80 - €150.
It takes approximately 4h 17m to get from Graz to Essen, including transfers.
Graz to Essen bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Graz P&R Webling station.
Graz to Essen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Graz Hbf station.
The best way to get from Graz to Essen is to fly which takes 4h 17m and costs €120 - €320. Alternatively, you can bus via Graz P+R Webling, which costs €80 - €150 and takes 15h 35m, you could also train, which costs €210 - €900 and takes 11h 50m.
What companies run services between Graz, Austria and Essen, Germany?
Eurowings, Air Dolomiti, and two other airlines fly from Graz Airport (GRZ) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) 4 times a day. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Graz P&R Webling to Essen central train station twice daily. Tickets cost €80–140 and the journey takes 14h 20m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Graz Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–900
Flights from Graz Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–320
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–320
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–170
Flights from Graz Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–700
Flights from Graz Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–700
Flights from Graz Airport to Frankfurt via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–400
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Graz Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–240
Flights from Graz Airport to Frankfurt via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–400
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Graz Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–270
Flights from Graz Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–270
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–200
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Graz Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–700
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Salzburg Hbf to Fulda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Graz Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €30–50
Train from Graz Hauptbahnhof to Villach Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €28–45
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Graz Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–55
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- [email protected]
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Graz Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Graz Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- [email protected]
- Website
- hzpp.hr
Train from Graz Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
- Phone
- +386 1 29 13 331
- [email protected]
- Website
- potniski.sz.si
Train from Graz Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://potniski.sz.si/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–190
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Graz Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €210–900
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Graz Hauptbahnhof to Villach Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Train from Villach Hauptbahnhof to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 2m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €110–140
- Couchette Carriage
- €80–95
- Seating Carriage
- €50–65
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Graz P&R Webling to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +385 (0) 91 6113 073
- [email protected]
- Website
- croatiabus.hr
Bus from Graz to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- croatiabus.hr
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More Questions & Answers
Graz to Essen bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Essen central train station.
Graz to Essen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Essen Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Graz to Essen is 950 km. It takes approximately 8h 11m to drive from Graz to Essen.
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