There are 9 ways to get from Munich to Erkelenz by train, bus, car, plane, or car train
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Train
best- Take the train from München Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbftrain 47 / ...
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Erkelenztrain Re
5h 29m€77–506Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from München, ZOB to Düsseldorf Hbfbus
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Erkelenztrain Re
12h 11m€49–86Bus
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Mönchengladbach central train stationbus N94
8h 47m€51–90Drive 606.8 km
- Drive from Munich to Erkelenzcar 606.8 km
5h 34m€86–125Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane MUC - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Erkelenztrain
4h 11m€89–253Car train, drive
- Take the cartrain from München Ost to Fuldacartrain
- Drive from Fulda to Erkelenzcar
7h 49m€135–175Fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane MUC - CGN
- Take the train from Koeln/Bonn Flughafen to Neuss Hbftrain
4h 26mFly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane MUC - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf Hbftrain
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Erkelenztrain
4h 54m€109–399Fly to Münster Osnabrück International Airport, train
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO)plane MUC - FMO
- Take the train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Düsseldorf Hbftrain
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Erkelenztrain
6h 19m€168–413
Munich to Erkelenz by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Munich to Erkelenz is to bus and train which costs €45 - €90 and takes 12h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Munich to Erkelenz is to fly and train which takes 4h 11m and costs €85 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Munich station to Erkelenz station. However, there are services departing from Munich central bus station and arriving at Mönchengladbach central train station via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 47m.
No, there is no direct train from Munich to Erkelenz. However, there are services departing from München Hbf and arriving at Erkelenz via Duesseldorf Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 29m.
The distance between Munich and Erkelenz is 664 km. The road distance is 606.8 km.
The best way to get from Munich to Erkelenz without a car is to train which takes 5h 29m and costs €75 - €550.
It takes approximately 5h 29m to get from Munich to Erkelenz, including transfers.
Munich to Erkelenz bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Munich central bus station.
Munich to Erkelenz train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from München Hbf station.
The best way to get from Munich to Erkelenz is to train which takes 5h 29m and costs €75 - €550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €50 - €90 and takes 8h 47m.
What companies run services between Munich, Germany and Erkelenz, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany?
You can take a train from München Hbf to Erkelenz via Düsseldorf Hbf and Duesseldorf Hbf in around 5h 29m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Munich central bus station to Mönchengladbach central train station once daily. Tickets cost €45–80 and the journey takes 8h 25m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–270
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–200
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–280
Flights from Munich International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Munich International Airport to Münster Osnabrück International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–390
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Friday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €40–270
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–280
Flights from Munich International Airport to Münster Osnabrück International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–390
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €110–480
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Erkelenz
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €8–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Erkelenz
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €8–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Erkelenz
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €8–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €35–160
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Erkelenz
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €8–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Erkelenz
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €8–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from München Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–50
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Erkelenz
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Erkelenz
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Erkelenz
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Koeln/Bonn Flughafen to Neuss Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Erkelenz
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Erkelenz
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from München Ost to Fulda
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–110
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Munich central bus station to Mönchengladbach central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +387 35 320-321
- [email protected]
- Website
- transturist.ba
Bus from München, ZOB to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–55
- Schedules at
- transturist.ba
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More Questions & Answers
Munich to Erkelenz bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Mönchengladbach central train station.
Munich to Erkelenz train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Düsseldorf Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Munich to Erkelenz is 607 km. It takes approximately 5h 34m to drive from Munich to Erkelenz.
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