There are 4 ways to get from Oberhausen to Gelsenkirchen by train, bus, taxi, or car
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Train
best- Take the train from Oberhausen Hbf to Gelsenkirchen Hbftrain 35 / ...
10 min€3–15Bus
- Take the bus from Oberhausen Hbf to Gelsenkirchen Hbfbus Re3
29 min€5–9Taxi
- Take the taxi from Oberhausen to Gelsenkirchentaxi 20.5 km
16 min€45–60Drive 20.5 km
- Drive from Oberhausen to Gelsenkirchencar 20.5 km
16 min€3–5
Oberhausen to Gelsenkirchen by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Oberhausen to Gelsenkirchen is to drive which costs €2 - €5 and takes 16 min.
The fastest way to get from Oberhausen to Gelsenkirchen is to train which takes 10 min and costs €3 - €15.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Oberhausen Hbf and arriving at Gelsenkirchen Hbf. Services depart every four hours, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 29 min.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Oberhausen Hbf and arriving at Gelsenkirchen Hbf. Services depart every 20 minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 10 min.
The distance between Oberhausen and Gelsenkirchen is 18 km. The road distance is 20.5 km.
The best way to get from Oberhausen to Gelsenkirchen without a car is to train which takes 10 min and costs €3 - €15.
The train from Oberhausen Hbf to Gelsenkirchen Hbf takes 10 min including transfers and departs every 20 minutes.
Oberhausen to Gelsenkirchen bus services, operated by Eurobahn, depart from Oberhausen Hbf station.
Oberhausen to Gelsenkirchen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Oberhausen Hbf station.
The best way to get from Oberhausen to Gelsenkirchen is to train which takes 10 min and costs €3 - €15. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €5 - €9 and takes 29 min.
What companies run services between Oberhausen, Germany and Gelsenkirchen, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Oberhausen Hbf to Gelsenkirchen Hbf every 2 hours. Tickets cost €3–15 and the journey takes 10 min. Five other operators also service this route. Alternatively, Eurobahn operates a bus from Oberhausen Hbf to Gelsenkirchen Hbf hourly. Tickets cost €6–9 and the journey takes 29 min. DB Bus also services this route 5 times a day.
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Gelsenkirchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–15
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- [email protected]
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Gelsenkirchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 12 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Gelsenkirchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 6078 966930
- [email protected]
- Website
- vias-online.de
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Gelsenkirchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7
- Schedules at
- vias-online.de
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Gelsenkirchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 11 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- [email protected]
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Bus from Oberhausen Hbf to Gelsenkirchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 311682904
- Website
- bahn.com
Bus from Oberhausen Hbf to Gelsenkirchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Estimated price
- €45–60
Taxi Arnu
- Phone
- +49 1590 6426696
- Website
- taxi-arnu.de
Taxi Essen e.G.
- Phone
- +49 201 777 777
- Website
- taxiessen.de
Taxi Harris
- Phone
- +49 160 7668813
- Website
- taxiharris.de
Taxi Steele e.V.
- Phone
- +49 201 54954
- Website
- taxi-steele.de
Trans-Port-Essen
- Phone
- +49 201 706090
- Website
- trans-port-essen.de
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More Questions & Answers
Oberhausen to Gelsenkirchen bus services, operated by Eurobahn, arrive at Gelsenkirchen Hbf station.
Oberhausen to Gelsenkirchen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Gelsenkirchen Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Oberhausen to Gelsenkirchen is 20 km. It takes approximately 16 min to drive from Oberhausen to Gelsenkirchen.
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