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How to get fromRottweil to Essenby train, bus, night train, car, or plane

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There are 8 ways to get from Rottweil to Essen by train, bus, night train, car, or plane

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Rottweil Bahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain train 87
    2. Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Wuppertal Hbftrain train 42 / ...
    3. Take the train from Wuppertal Hbf to Essen Hbftrain train S9
    5h 58m
    €87–264

  2. Drive  488 km

    cheapest
    1. Drive from Rottweil to Essencar car 488 km
    4h 30m
    €72–104

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Balingen Bahnhof/Busbf to Tübingen Hauptbahnhof Südbus bus Rb66
    2. Take the bus from Tübingen central station to Essen central train stationbus bus N116
    12h 51m

  4. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Schiltach Bahnhof to Offenburg Bahnhoftrain train Rs1
    2. Take the nighttrain from Offenburg to Koeln Hbfnighttrain night train Nj
    3. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Essen Süd Strain train S6
    10h 44m
    €114–278

  5. Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    1. Take the train from Rottweil Bahnhof to Schaffhausentrain train
    2. Take the train from Schaffhausen to Zürich Flughafentrain train
    3. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane ZRH - DUS
    6h 6m
    €120–330

  6. Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    1. Take the train from Rottweil Bahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    3. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane FRA - DUS
    5h 54m
    €136–309

  7. Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport

    1. Take the train from Rottweil Bahnhof to Schaffhausentrain train
    2. Take the train from Schaffhausen to Zürich Flughafentrain train
    3. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane plane ZRH - CGN
    4. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbftrain train
    6h 50m
    €115–327

  8. Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    1. Take the train from Rottweil Bahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Pasingtrain train
    3. Take the train from Pasing to Flughafen Münchentrain train
    4. Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane MUC - DUS
    7h 21m
    €145–444

Rottweil to Essen by train

Calendar103Weekly Trains
Duration5h 58mAverage Duration
Ticket€87Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 539.4 km
  • Duration: 5h 58m

What companies run services between Rottweil, Germany and Essen, Germany?

You can take a train from Rottweil Bahnhof to Essen Hbf via Hauptbahnhof and Wuppertal Hbf in around 5h 58m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Rottweil Rottweil Obere Bahnhofstraße to Essen central train station via Balingen Bahnhof/Busbf, Tübingen Hauptbahnhof Süd, and Tübingen central station in around 12h 51m.

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