Travel Information between Essen and Passau
| 347 miles (560 km) | |
| Train, bus or flight | |
| $22 - $67 | |
| Train • $22 (€20) • 6 h 25 min | |
| Flight • $67 (€60) • 1 h 5 min | |
| FlixBus, Eurowings or Deutsche Bahn |
Travel 347 miles (560 km) by train, bus or flight from Essen to Passau. The most popular travel companies which serve this trip are FlixBus, Eurowings or Deutsche Bahn among others. Travelers can even take a direct bus, flight or train from Essen to Passau.
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How to get from Essen to Passau by train, bus or flight.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Essen to Passau is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
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FAQs: Travel from Essen to Passau
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You can get to Passau from Essen 3 different ways: train, bus or flight.
The cheapest way to travel to Passau from Essen is a train with an average price of $22 (€20).
This is compared to other travel options from Essen to Passau:
Taking a train costs $8 (€7) less than taking a bus, which costs on average $30 (€27) for the same trip.
A train is $44 (€40) less than a flight with an average ticket price of $67 (€60) from Essen to Passau.
The quickest way to travel from Essen to Passau is by flight, which takes on average 1 h 5 min compared to other travel options that take longer:
Bus takes on average 11 h 30 min.
Getting to Passau by train takes 6 h 25 min on average.
You should expect to travel around 347 miles (560 km) between Essen and Passau.
The average frequency per day from Essen to Passau is:
- 7 buses per day.
- 24 flights per day.
- 17 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your journey from Essen to Passau as scheduled services by train, bus or flight can vary by season or day of the week.
These are the most popular departure and arrival points when traveling from Essen to Passau:
- Most travelers board their train from Essen Hbf and arrive in Passau Hbf.
The following travel companies offer services from Essen to Passau:
- FlixBus can take you to Passau by bus. If searching for a good deal on buses, you can find tickets for FlixBus from Essen to Passau for $30 (€27).
- Eurowings can take you to Passau by plane. If searching for a good deal on flights, you can find tickets for Eurowings from Essen to Passau for $67 (€60).
- Travel with Deutsche Bahn to go to Passau by train. For a good deal on tickets, you can find Deutsche Bahn Essen to Passau tickets on Omio for $22 (€20).
Yes, there are direct routes from Essen to Passau with the following travel companies:
- You can find 1 direct bus per day to take to Passau with.
- You can check for a direct flight to Passau with with 16 direct flights per day.
Direct services to Passau 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 trip.
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