Travel Information between Bochum and Essen
| 9 miles (14 km) | |
| Train or bus | |
| $4 - $7 | |
| Train • $4 (€4) • 8 min | |
| Train • $4 (€4) • 8 min | |
| FlixBus or Deutsche Bahn |
Take a train or bus to travel 9 miles (14 km) between Bochum and Essen. The most popular travel companies which serve this trip are FlixBus or Deutsche Bahn among others. Travelers can even take a direct bus or train from Bochum to Essen.
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The best way to travel from Bochum to Essen is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.

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There are 2 options to travel from Bochum to Essen including taking a train or bus.
The cheapest way to go to Essen from Bochum is by taking a train, which costs on average $4 (€4).
This is compared to other ways of getting from Bochum to Essen:
A train is $2 (€2) less than a bus for this journey with tickets for a bus from Bochum to Essen costing on average $7 (€6).
The fastest way from Bochum to Essen is by train with an average journey time of 8 min.
There are alternative travel options to Essen that take longer:
Taking a bus requires on average 20 min of travel time.
Essen is approximately 9 miles (14 km) away from Bochum.
The average frequency per day from Bochum to Essen is:
- Around 5 buses per day.
- Around 4 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your journey to Essen from Bochum as scheduled services by train or bus can vary by season or day of the week.
These are the most popular departure and arrival points from Bochum to Essen:
- Trains mostly leave from Bochum Hbf and tend to arrive in Essen Hbf.
The following travel companies offer services from Bochum to Essen:
- FlixBus can get you to Essen by bus. You can find a good deal for bus tickets with FlixBus from Bochum to Essen for $7 (€6) on Omio.
- Travel with Deutsche Bahn, FlixTrain, VIAS Rail GmbH or National Express to go to Essen by train. For a good deal on tickets, you can find FlixTrain Bochum to Essen tickets on Omio for $4 (€4).
Yes, there are direct routes from Bochum to Essen with the following travel companies:
- You can find 5 direct buses per day to Essen with FlixBus.
- You can check for a direct train to Essen with Deutsche Bahn, VIAS Rail GmbH or National Express with 3 direct trains per day.
Direct services to Essen tend to save you time and add more convenience as you won't need to transfer at another stop in between, so it's worth paying attention to before booking tickets for your route.
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