There are 4 ways to get from Köln Hbf to Essen by train (Eurostar), car, taxi, or rideshare
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Köln Hbf to Essen by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Köln Hbf to Essen is to rideshare which costs €3 - €7 and takes 1h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Köln Hbf to Essen is to drive which takes 45 min and costs €9 - €15.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Köln Hbf and arriving at Essen Hbf. Services depart hourly, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 52 min.
The distance between Köln Hbf and Essen is 83 km. The road distance is 69.8 km.
The best way to get from Köln Hbf to Essen without a car is to train which takes 52 min and costs €5 - €65.
The train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbf takes 52 min including transfers and departs hourly.
Köln Hbf to Essen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Köln Hbf station.
Köln Hbf to Essen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Essen Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Köln Hbf to Essen is 70 km. It takes approximately 45 min to drive from Köln Hbf to Essen.
Book your Köln Hbf to Essen train tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
What companies run services between Köln Hbf, Germany and Essen, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbf hourly. Tickets cost €14–65 and the journey takes 52 min. Four other operators also service this route.
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
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- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar
Rideshare from Cologne to Essen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–7
- Schedules at
- BlaBlaCar
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Estimated price
- €200–250
Großraumtaxi Köln - Taxi Köln
- Phone
- +49 163 2400196
- Website
- taxiinkoeln.de
TAXI 17
- Phone
- +49 221 170000
- Website
- taxi17.de
TAXI RUF Köln eG
- Phone
- +49 221 28 82
- Website
- taxiruf.de
Class Cab CC e.K.
- Phone
- +49 221 28066000
- Website
- classcab.de
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