Cheapest
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The best way to find a cheap train ticket from Essen to Duisburg is to book your journey as far in advance as possible and to avoid traveling at rush hour.
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Fastest Journey
11 m
Average
11 m
Trains per day
4
Distance
17 km
Of the 4 trains that leave Essen for Duisburg every day 4 travel direct so it’s quite easy to avoid journeys where you’ll have to change along the way.
Distance | 11 miles (17 km) | |
Average train duration | 11 min | |
Average train ticket price | $7 (€6) | |
Direct train | No | |
Train providers | National Express, FlixTrain, Deutsche Bahn or Thalys |
Trains from Essen to Duisburg cover the 11 miles (17 km) long journey taking on average 11 min with our travel partners like National Express, FlixTrain, Deutsche Bahn or Thalys. There are direct train services available. While the average ticket price for this journey costs around $7 (€6), you can find the cheapest train ticket for as low as $3 (€3). Travelers depart most frequently from Essen Hbf and arrive in Duisburg Hbf.
Buy your official National Express, Deutsche Bahn and Thalys train tickets to Duisburg from Essen from $3 (€3) with Omio. Find train times and tickets for over 1000 travel companies to compare and book the most popular trip.
Thalys is a French-Belgian high-speed train company that connects the main capital cities. For your next train from Essen to Duisburg with Thalys, you can choose from these different ticket fares: Standard Mini, Standard, Comfort and Premium.
Essen to Duisburg train information with Thalys:
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 Essen to Duisburg train.
Deutsche Bahn from Essen to Duisburg train information:
National Express is the leading train company for routes throughout the United Kingdom, operating over 550 trains a day and serving over 900 destinations across the country. National Express even offers routes to and from major UK airports like Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Luton and Bristol 24 hours a day at affordable prices for the budget traveler in mind. All National Express trains are air-conditioned and provide free WiFi and onboard entertainment. Most trains are equipped with seat belts and power outlets in each seat, so you can charge your phone or laptop during a long journey. You can select between three ticket types for the Essen - Duisburg train: Restricted Fare, Standard Fare, and Fully Flexible Fare. Refundable tickets provide more flexibility than other ticket options, meaning you can cancel or change your ticket easily, should you need to.
Essen to Duisburg train information with National Express:
There are a few train stations in Essen to start your journey from including Essen Hbf, Essen-Eiberg and Essen-Altenessen. In Duisburg you have a few train station options to choose from for your arrival including Duisburg Hbf, Duisburg-Buchholz and Duisburg-Meiderich Süd.
Omio customers traveling this route depart most frequently from Essen Hbf and arrive in Duisburg Hbf.
Passengers booking this trip most frequently board their trains from Essen Hbf and need to travel around 1 mile (1.6 km) from the city center to get to this train station.
Passengers arriving in Duisburg most often arrive at Duisburg Hbf and need to travel around 0.7 miles (1.2 km) from this train station to the city center.
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