Cheapest
Average
The best way to find a cheap train ticket from Amsterdam to Gelsenkirchen is to book your journey as far in advance as possible and to avoid traveling at rush hour.
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Fastest Journey
2 h 6 m
Average
4 h 36 m
Trains per day
4
Distance
181 km
Of the 4 trains that leave Amsterdam for Gelsenkirchen every day 4 travel direct so it’s quite easy to avoid journeys where you’ll have to change along the way.
Distance | 112 miles (180 km) | |
Average train duration | 3 h 20 min | |
Average train ticket price | $27 (€23) | |
Direct train | No | |
Train providers | Deutsche Bahn or Deutsche Bahn with connection |
Trains from Amsterdam to Gelsenkirchen cover the 112 miles (180 km) long route taking on average 3 h 20 min with our travel partners like Deutsche Bahn or Deutsche Bahn with connection. There are direct train services available. You can get the cheapest train tickets for this trip for as low as $23 (€20), but the average price of train tickets is $27 (€23). Travelers depart most frequently from Amsterdam Centraal and arrive in Gelsenkirchen Hbf.
Find the best trains between Amsterdam and Gelsenkirchen with Omio's travel partners Deutsche Bahn from $23 (€20). We can find you the best deals, schedules and tickets when comparing and booking the best journey.
Deutsche Bahn (DB) is Germany’s main provider of train services and makes on average about 40, 000 domestic and international journeys per day. Deutsche Bahn’s fleet of trains includes the high-speed ICE (Intercity Express) as well as the IC (Intercity), EC (Eurocity), IRE (Interregio-Express), RE (Regional Express) and RB (Regionalbahn), which differ in terms of comfort and the time needed to travel. For example, while toilets are standard amenities, services like onboard restaurants or free WiFi are only available on certain train types and routes. Deutsche Bahn is well-known for its wide range of fares like Super Saver, Saver, and Flexible and discount cards like the Bahncard 25, 50 and 100, which you can also use for your Amsterdam to Gelsenkirchen train.
Travel by train between Amsterdam, Netherlands and Gelsenkirchen, Germany is: Unrestricted.
International entry is allowed for: Entry is unrestricted for citizens and permanent residents of Netherlands
Entry Requirements:
The government of Germany has imposed these measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19:
The above information was last checked on 2/21/23. Remember to check the latest COVID-19 travel safety regulations for your train to Gelsenkirchen from Amsterdam closer to your date of departure here
The restriction level for your return train to Amsterdam, Netherlands from Gelsenkirchen is: Unrestricted.
International entry is allowed for: Entry is unrestricted for citizens and permanent residents of Germany
Conditions of reentry:
The government of Netherlands has imposed these measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19:
Last checked on 3/8/23. Remember to check the latest COVID-19 travel safety regulations for your train to Amsterdam from Gelsenkirchen closer to your date of departure here here.
When taking a train from Amsterdam, you have a couple of train stations you can depart from including Amsterdam Centraal, Amsterdam Sloterdijk and Amsterdam Amstel. When you arrive in Gelsenkirchen, your train can arrive in train stations including Gelsenkirchen Hbf, Gelsenkirchen-Hassel and Gelsenkirchen Zoo.
Omio customers traveling this route book their trains from Amsterdam Centraal to Gelsenkirchen Hbf.
Passengers board their train most frequently from Amsterdam Centraal and travel around 1.5 miles (2.4 km) from the city center to this train station.
Passengers traveling this route most often arrive at Gelsenkirchen Hbf and need to travel approximately 1.4 miles (2.3 km) from the train station to the city center in Gelsenkirchen.
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