There are 6 ways to get from Wuppertal to Bochum by train, bus, rideshare, tram, car, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Wuppertal Hbf to Essen Steele Strain S9 / ...
- Take the train from Essen Steele S to Bochum Hbftrain S1
1h 6m€7–33Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Wuppertal to Bochum34.3 km
44 min€4Bus
- Take the bus from Wuppertal Hbf to Sprockh. Haßlingh. Busbahnhofbus Sb67
- Take the bus from Sprockh. Haßlingh. Busbahnhof to Bochum Südringbus Ne4 / ...
1h 45mLine 647 bus, line 308 tram
- Take the bus from Wuppertal Wall/Museum to Hattingen Mittebus 647
- Take the tram from Hattingen Mitte to Bochum Hbftram 308
1h 56mDrive 36.9 km
- Drive from Wuppertal to Bochumcar 36.9 km
30 min€6–8Taxi
- Take the taxi from Wuppertal to Bochumtaxi 36.9 km
30 min€100–130
Wuppertal to Bochum by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Wuppertal to Bochum is to rideshare which costs €4 and takes 44 min.
The fastest way to get from Wuppertal to Bochum is to drive which takes 30 min and costs €5 - €8.
No, there is no direct bus from Wuppertal to Bochum. However, there are services departing from Wuppertal Hbf and arriving at Bochum Südring via Sprockh. Haßlingh. Busbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h 45m.
No, there is no direct train from Wuppertal to Bochum. However, there are services departing from Wuppertal Hbf and arriving at Bochum Hbf via Essen Steele S. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h 6m.
The distance between Wuppertal and Bochum is 51 km. The road distance is 36.9 km.
The best way to get from Wuppertal to Bochum without a car is to train which takes 1h 6m and costs €7 - €35.
It takes approximately 1h 6m to get from Wuppertal to Bochum, including transfers.
Wuppertal to Bochum bus services, operated by Verkehrsgesellschaft Ennepe-Ruhr GmbH, depart from Wuppertal Hbf station.
Wuppertal to Bochum train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), depart from Wuppertal Hbf station.
The best way to get from Wuppertal to Bochum is to train which takes 1h 6m and costs €7 - €35. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 1h 45m.
What companies run services between Wuppertal, Germany and Bochum, Germany?
You can take a train from Wuppertal Hbf to Bochum Hbf via Essen Steele S in around 1h 6m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Wuppertal Hbf to Bochum Südring via Sprockh. Haßlingh. Busbahnhof in around 1h 45m.
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Wuppertal Hbf to Essen Steele S
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–25
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Essen Steele S to Bochum Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 13 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €1–8
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- 0234 303 0
- Website
- Bogestra
Tram from Hattingen Mitte to Bochum Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €1–3
- Schedules at
- Bogestra
- Phone
- 02333 978-50
- [email protected]
- Website
- ver-kehr.de
Bus from Wuppertal Hbf to Sprockh. Haßlingh. Busbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- https://ver-kehr.de/
Bus from Sprockh. Haßlingh. Busbahnhof to Bochum Südring
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://ver-kehr.de/
- Phone
- 0234 303 0
- Website
- Bogestra
Bus from Sprockh. Haßlingh. Busbahnhof to Bochum Südring
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- Bogestra
- Phone
- +49 202 5690
- Website
- WSW mobil GmbH
Bus from Wuppertal Wall/Museum to Hattingen Mitte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- WSW mobil GmbH
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar
Rideshare from Wuppertal to Bochum
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €4
- Schedules at
- BlaBlaCar
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Estimated price
- €100–130
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
Taxi Bochum eG
- Phone
- +49 234 333000
- Website
- taxibochum.de
Taxi Individuell
- Phone
- +49 234 61065900
- Website
- taxi-individuell.de
Taxi Ünal
- Phone
- +49 176 62118266
- Website
- taxiunal.de
Taxi Wilhelmi GmbH
- Phone
- +49 234 610650
- Website
- taxi-wilhelmi.de
DGS GmbH
- Phone
- +49 211 99 22 000
- Website
- dgs-grossraumtaxi.de
Rhein-Taxi Datenfunkzentrale 212121 GmbH
- Phone
- +49 211 212121
- Website
- rhein-taxi.de
Taxibetrieb Goossens GmbH
- Phone
- +49 211 77058860
- Website
- goossenstaxi.de
Taxi Düsseldorf eG
- Phone
- +49 211 33333
- Website
- taxi-duesseldorf.com
Taxi Ruf Düsseldorf GmbH
- Phone
- +49 211 714141
- Website
- taxiruf-duesseldorf.de
Taxi Arnu Gelsenkirchen
- Phone
- +49 1590 6426696
- Website
- taxi-arnu.de
Taxi Gelsen
- Phone
- +49 209 55555
- Website
- taxi-gelsen.de
Taxi Hauk
- Phone
- +49 209 595959
- Website
- taxihauk.de
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Booking & Getting There
Wuppertal to Bochum bus services, operated by Verkehrsgesellschaft Ennepe-Ruhr GmbH, arrive at Sprockh. Haßlingh. Busbahnhof station.
Wuppertal to Bochum train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), arrive at Essen Steele S station.
Yes, the driving distance between Wuppertal to Bochum is 37 km. It takes approximately 30 min to drive from Wuppertal to Bochum.
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