There are 7 ways to get from Wrocław to Essen by train, bus, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Wolfsburg
best- Take the train from Wroclaw Glowny to Frankfurt(Oder)train Ic
- Take the train from Frankfurt(Oder) to Berlin Hbftrain Re
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Wolfsburg, Hauptbahnhoftrain 10 / ...
- Take the train from Wolfsburg, Hauptbahnhof to Essen Hbftrain 10 / ...
9h 31m€119–227Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Wroclaw, Bus Station to Essen central train stationbus N1361 / ...
11h 50m€75–120Drive 794.2 km
- Drive from Wrocław to Essencar 794.2 km
7h 18m€147–212Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Fly from Wroclaw (WRO) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane WRO - DUS
6h 33m€100–283Train
- Take the train from Wroclaw Glowny to Zgorzelectrain Os
- Take the train from Zgorzelec to Dresden-Neustadttrain Re / ...
- Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Hagen Hbftrain 55
- Take the train from Hagen Hbf to Essen Hbftrain Re
12h 27m€140–309Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Wroclaw (WRO) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane WRO - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf to Essen Hbftrain
7h 41m€143–352Fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from Wroclaw (WRO) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane WRO - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Duisburg Hbftrain
7h 12m€117–357
Wrocław to Essen by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Wrocław to Essen is to bus which costs €75 - €120 and takes 11h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Wrocław to Essen is to fly which takes 6h 33m and costs €100 - €290.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Wroclaw, Bus Station station and arriving at Essen central train station station. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 11h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Wrocław to Essen. However, there are services departing from Wroclaw Glowny and arriving at Essen Hbf via Frankfurt(Oder), Berlin Hbf and Wolfsburg, Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 31m.
The distance between Wrocław and Essen is 850 km. The road distance is 794.2 km.
The best way to get from Wrocław to Essen without a car is to train via Wolfsburg which takes 9h 31m and costs €110 - €230.
It takes approximately 9h 31m to get from Wrocław to Essen, including transfers.
Wrocław to Essen bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Wroclaw, Bus Station.
Wrocław to Essen train services, operated by PKP Intercity, depart from Wroclaw Glowny station.
The best way to get from Wrocław to Essen is to train via Wolfsburg which takes 9h 31m and costs €110 - €230. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €75 - €120 and takes 11h 50m, you could also fly, which costs €100 - €290 and takes 6h 33m.
What companies run services between Wrocław, Poland and Essen, Germany?
You can take a train from Wroclaw Glowny to Essen Hbf via Frankfurt(Oder), Berlin Hbf, and Wolfsburg, Hauptbahnhof in around 9h 31m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Wroclaw, Bus Station to Essen central train station twice daily. Tickets cost €75–120 and the journey takes 11h 50m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Wroclaw to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–600
Flights from Wroclaw to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Thursday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–370
Flights from Wroclaw to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–470
Flights from Wroclaw to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–280
Flights from Wroclaw to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–600
Flights from Wroclaw to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–290
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Wroclaw to Düsseldorf International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–320
Flights from Wroclaw to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–470
Flights from Wroclaw to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–280
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Wroclaw to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–360
Flights from Wroclaw to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–350
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Wroclaw to Düsseldorf International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–340
Flights from Wroclaw to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–230
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Wroclaw to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–350
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Wroclaw to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–470
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Wroclaw Glowny to Frankfurt(Oder)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Wroclaw Glowny to Zgorzelec
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- +49 30 514 88 88 88
- [email protected]
- Website
- ODEG
Train from Frankfurt(Oder) to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Schedules at
- ODEG
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Berlin Hbf to Wolfsburg, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Wolfsburg, Hauptbahnhof to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Hagen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €95–200
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €25–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +48 76 742 11 12
- [email protected]
- Website
- Koleje Dolnośląskie
Train from Wroclaw Glowny to Zgorzelec
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €39
- Website
- Koleje Dolnośląskie
- Phone
- 0 89 54 888 97 - 25
- [email protected]
- Website
- Die Länderbahn
Train from Zgorzelec to Dresden-Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Schedules at
- Die Länderbahn
- Phone
- +49 89 548889725
- [email protected]
- Website
- trilex - Die Länderbahn GmbH DLB
Train from Zgorzelec to Dresden-Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–55
- Schedules at
- trilex - Die Länderbahn GmbH DLB
- Phone
- +49 6078 966930
- [email protected]
- Website
- VIAS Rail GmbH
Train from Hagen Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15
- Schedules at
- VIAS Rail GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hagen Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–9
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- Arriva NL
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- €8–13
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Wroclaw, Bus Station to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Wrocław to Essen bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Essen central train station.
Wrocław to Essen train services, operated by PKP Intercity, arrive at Frankfurt(Oder) station.
Yes, the driving distance between Wrocław to Essen is 794 km. It takes approximately 7h 18m to drive from Wrocław to Essen.
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