Travel optionsfrom Essen to Ottignies
How to get from Essen to Ottignies by train, bus or flight.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Essen to Ottignies is by taking a train because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
6:00 AM4h11Essen10:11 AMOttignies$971One-way2 transfers
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6:00 AM4h11Essen10:11 AMOttignies$971One-way2 transfers
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7:41 AM3h30Essen11:11 AMOttignies$1821One-way2 transfers
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5:41 AM4h02Essen9:43 AMOttignies$1441One-way1 transfer
7:41 AM4h02Essen11:43 AMOttignies$1441One-way1 transfer
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This is compared to other travel options from Essen to Ottignies:
A bus is $71 (€57) less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Essen to Ottignies costing on average $89 (€71).
A bus is $300 (€240) less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Essen to Ottignies costing on average $318 (€254).
Other travel options to Ottignies take longer:
Bus takes on average 5h 25m.
Flight takes on average 7h 45m.
- Around 19 flights per day.
- Around 6 buses per day.
- Around 5 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Essen and Ottignies as scheduled services by train, bus, and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Dusseldorf Airport and arrive in Brussels Airport.
- Trains mostly depart from Essen Hbf and arrive in Ottignies station.
- Buses mostly depart from Essen, Freiheit (Hauptbahnhof) and arrive in Schaerbeek, Bd Roi Albert II (Bruxelles Gare Du Nord).
- Travel with Eurostar, Deutsche Bahn to go to Ottignies by train.
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