There are 5 ways to get from Utrecht to Gelsenkirchen by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Oberhausen Hbftrain Ice / ...
1h 37m€20–47Bus
- Take the bus from Utrecht Centraal station to Essen Hbfbus Ivano-Frankivsk
2h 21mDrive 170.1 km
- Drive from Utrecht to Gelsenkirchencar 170.1 km
1h 47m€31–44Train, fly
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane AMS - DUS
- Take the train from D-Flughafen Bf to Gelsenkirchen Hbftrain
3h 27m€135–323Train, bus
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Nijmegentrain
- Take the bus from Nijmegen Centraal Station to Emmerich Bahnhofbus
- Take the train from Emmerich to Oberhausen Hbftrain Re
3h 52m€36–76
Utrecht to Gelsenkirchen by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Utrecht to Gelsenkirchen is to train which costs €19 - €50 and takes 1h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Utrecht to Gelsenkirchen is to train which takes 1h 37m and costs €19 - €50.
No, there is no direct bus from Utrecht station to Gelsenkirchen. However, there are services departing from Utrecht Centraal station and arriving at Essen Hbf via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 21m.
No, there is no direct train from Utrecht to Gelsenkirchen. However, there are services departing from Utrecht Centraal and arriving at Gelsenkirchen Hbf via Oberhausen Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h 37m.
The distance between Utrecht and Gelsenkirchen is 166 km. The road distance is 170.1 km.
The best way to get from Utrecht to Gelsenkirchen without a car is to train which takes 1h 37m and costs €19 - €50.
It takes approximately 1h 37m to get from Utrecht to Gelsenkirchen, including transfers.
Utrecht to Gelsenkirchen bus services, operated by GrandBus, depart from Utrecht Centraal station.
Utrecht to Gelsenkirchen train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), depart from Utrecht Centraal station.
The best way to get from Utrecht to Gelsenkirchen is to train which takes 1h 37m and costs €19 - €50. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 2h 21m.
What companies run services between Utrecht, Netherlands and Gelsenkirchen, Germany?
Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS) operates a train from Utrecht Centraal to Oberhausen Hbf hourly. Tickets cost €16–35 and the journey takes 1h 20m. Alternatively, GrandBus operates a bus from Utrecht Centraal station to Essen Hbf once daily, and the journey takes 1h 59m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–260
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–13
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Nijmegen
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- arriva.nl
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- Second Class Single
- €10–15
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from D-Flughafen Bf to Gelsenkirchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from D-Flughafen Bf to Gelsenkirchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from D-Flughafen Bf to Gelsenkirchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Emmerich to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- [email protected]
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from D-Flughafen Bf to Gelsenkirchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Phone
- +49 6078 966930
- [email protected]
- Website
- vias-online.de
Train from Emmerich to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Schedules at
- vias-online.de
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Utrecht Centraal station to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Phone
- +49 2841 205-0
- [email protected]
- Website
- niag.de
Bus from Nijmegen Centraal Station to Emmerich Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Schedules at
- niag.de
- Phone
- 0900 - 266 63 99
- Website
- breng.nl
Bus from Nijmegen Centraal Station to Emmerich Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2
- Schedules at
- breng.nl
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More Questions & Answers
Utrecht to Gelsenkirchen bus services, operated by GrandBus, arrive at Essen Hbf station.
Utrecht to Gelsenkirchen train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at Oberhausen Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Utrecht to Gelsenkirchen is 170 km. It takes approximately 1h 47m to drive from Utrecht to Gelsenkirchen.
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