There are 12 ways to get from Zaragoza to Essen by plane, train, train (Renfe, TGV, Eurostar), bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Zaragoza Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
best- Fly from Zaragoza Airport (ZAZ) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane ZAZ - CGN
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbftrain
8h 19m€104–522Fly Zaragoza Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Zaragoza Airport (ZAZ) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane ZAZ - DUS
7h 16m€68–377Train via Paris
- Take the train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Koeln Hbftrain
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbftrain Ice / ...
14h 54m€401–711Bus
- Take the bus from Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragoza to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nordbus ALSA - Ma-Z-Ba / ...
- Take the bus from Barcelona to Essen central train stationbus FlixBus N710
25h 35m€146–230Drive 1,510.2 km
- Drive from Zaragoza to Essencar 1,510.2 km
15h 34m€246–355Train to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane BCN - DUS
7h 7m€77–295Train to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Take the train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane BCN - CGN
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbftrain
8h€83–360Train, bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Vitoria/Gasteiztrain
- Take the bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz - Estación de Autobuses to Aireportua/Aeropuerto Bilbaobus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane BIO - DUS
10h 2m€124–325Fly Zaragoza Airport to Dortmund Airport
- Fly from Zaragoza Airport (ZAZ) to Dortmund Airport (DTM)plane ZAZ - DTM
10h 55m€93–464Fly Zaragoza Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Zaragoza Airport (ZAZ) to Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL)plane ZAZ - CRL
- Take the bus from Charleroi Airport to Liège Rue du Plan Inclinedbus
- Take the train from Liege-Guillemins to Koeln Hbftrain
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbftrain
9h 13m€116–441Train
- Take the train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Perpignantrain
- Take the train from Perpignan to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Tgv
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Essen Hbftrain
16h 54m€413–650Bus, train
- Take the bus from Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragoza to Frankfurt - Main Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbftrain 41 / ...
27h 2m€167–302
Zaragoza to Essen by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Zaragoza to Essen is to train and fly which costs €75 - €300 and takes 7h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Zaragoza to Essen is to train and fly which takes 7h 7m and costs €75 - €300.
No, there is no direct bus from Zaragoza to Essen station. However, there are services departing from Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragoza and arriving at Essen central train station via Barcelona. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 35m.
No, there is no direct train from Zaragoza to Essen. However, there are services departing from Zaragoza-Delicias and arriving at Essen Hbf via Montpellier Saint-Roch, Paris Gare de Lyon, Paris Nord and Koeln Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 54m.
The distance between Zaragoza and Essen is 1308 km. The road distance is 1510.2 km.
The best way to get from Zaragoza to Essen without a car is to train via Paris which takes 14h 54m and costs €400 - €750.
It takes approximately 8h 19m to get from Zaragoza to Essen, including transfers.
Zaragoza to Essen bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragoza station.
Zaragoza to Essen train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, depart from Zaragoza-Delicias station.
The best way to get from Zaragoza to Essen is to train via Paris which takes 14h 54m and costs €400 - €750. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €140 - €230 and takes 25h 35m, you could also fly, which costs €90 - €470 and takes 10h 55m.
What companies run services between Zaragoza, Spain and Essen, Germany?
You can take a train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Essen Hbf via Montpellier Saint-Roch, Paris Gare de Lyon, Paris Nord, and Koeln Hbf in around 14h 54m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragoza to Essen central train station via Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord and Barcelona in around 25h 35m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Zaragoza Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €90–380
Flights from Zaragoza Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €90–380
Flights from Zaragoza Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–380
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–220
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
Flights from Zaragoza Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–290
Flights from Zaragoza Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–290
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zaragoza Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–470
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–210
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
Flights from Zaragoza Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–350
Flights from Zaragoza Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Sunday, Wednesday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–440
Flights from Zaragoza Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–450
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–270
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–310
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–320
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–240
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–320
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Zaragoza Airport to Dortmund Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–440
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Zaragoza Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €120–420
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Paris Nord to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €190–320
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Vitoria/Gasteiz
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €140–220
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Perpignan to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €240–370
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €120–220
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- [email protected]
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- Iryo
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- Ouigo
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragoza to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- ALSA
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Barcelona to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–190
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +34 94 476 50 07
- Website
- Autobuses La Union
Bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz - Estación de Autobuses to Aireportua/Aeropuerto Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- Autobuses La Union
- Phone
- +352 50 55 62 63 10
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flibco
Bus from Charleroi Airport to Liège Rue du Plan Inclined
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–24
- Website
- Flibco
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragoza to Frankfurt - Main Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €120–210
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
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Booking & Getting There
Zaragoza to Essen bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord station.
Zaragoza to Essen train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, arrive at Montpellier Saint-Roch station.
Yes, the driving distance between Zaragoza to Essen is 1510 km. It takes approximately 15h 34m to drive from Zaragoza to Essen.
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