There are 10 ways to get from Zaragoza to Essen by plane, train, train (Renfe, Ouigo, TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, or train (Renfe, TGV, Eurostar)
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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 Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Essen Hbftrain
8h 40m€118–378Fly Zaragoza Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Zaragoza Airport (ZAZ) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane ZAZ - DUS
7h 34m€74–373Train via Paris
- Take the train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Essen Hbftrain
14h 57m€410–730Bus
- 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€136–230Drive 1,510.1 km
- Drive from Zaragoza to Essencar 1,510.1 km
15h 33m€239–345Train 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 5m€83–294Train, 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
9h 56m€124–321Train 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 Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Essen Hbftrain
8h 16m€92–369Train
- 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 51m€399–647Bus, train
- Take the bus from Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragoza to Frankfurt - Airport Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbftrain 47 / ...
26h 28m€196–466
Zaragoza to Essen by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zaragoza to Essen is to train and fly which costs €80 - €300 and takes 7h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Zaragoza to Essen is to train and fly which takes 7h 5m and costs €80 - €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 Barcelona-Sants, Paris Gare de Lyon and Paris Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 57m.
The distance between Zaragoza and Essen is 1305 km. The road distance is 1510.1 km.
The best way to get from Zaragoza to Essen without a car is to train via Paris which takes 14h 57m and costs €410 - €750.
It takes approximately 8h 40m 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 AVE, depart from Zaragoza-Delicias station.
The best way to get from Zaragoza to Essen is to train via Paris which takes 14h 57m and costs €410 - €750. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €130 - €230 and takes 25h 35m, you could also fly, which costs €70 - €380 and takes 7h 34m.
What companies run services between Zaragoza, Spain and Essen, Germany?
You can take a train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Essen Hbf via Barcelona-Sants, Paris Gare de Lyon, and Paris Nord in around 14h 57m. 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
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zaragoza Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Menorca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–460
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–150
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–210
Flights from Zaragoza Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Sunday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €110–430
Flights from Zaragoza Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–450
Flights from Zaragoza Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–340
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Zaragoza Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Tuesday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–300
Flights from Zaragoza Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €100–300
Flights from Zaragoza Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–390
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–300
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–310
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–310
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–160
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–230
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Zaragoza Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €180–1,100
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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 52m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Iryo
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Vitoria/Gasteiz
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- Ouigo
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €210–350
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Perpignan to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €250–400
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Paris Nord to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €170–300
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- Eurostar
- 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
- €110–190
- 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
- €10–15
- Website
- Autobuses La Union
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragoza to Frankfurt - Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €150–270
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
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More Questions & Answers
Zaragoza to Essen bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord station.
Zaragoza to Essen train services, operated by Renfe AVE, arrive at Barcelona-Sants station.
Yes, the driving distance between Zaragoza to Essen is 1510 km. It takes approximately 15h 33m to drive from Zaragoza to Essen.
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