How to travel from Essen to Passau

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Travel Information between Essen and Passau

Distance347 miles (560 km)
Available travel modesTrain, bus or flight
Ticket price range$22 - $67
Cheapest modeTrain • $22 (€20) • 6 h 25 min
Fastest modeFlight • $67 (€60) • 1 h 5 min
Popular travel companiesFlixBus, 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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from Essen to Passau

How to get from Essen to Passau by train, bus or flight.

Our recommendation

bus

The best way to travel from Essen to Passau is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.

FlixBusFlixBus
01:15PM12h30
Essen, Freiheit (Hauptbahnhof)
01:45AMPassau, Hauptbahnhof
$481One-way
0 transfers

Cheapest

FlixBusFlixBus
01:15PM12h30
Essen, Freiheit (Hauptbahnhof)
01:45AMPassau, Hauptbahnhof
$481One-way
0 transfers

Fastest

Eurowings EW80
07:05AM1h05
Cologne Bonn Airport
08:10AMMunich Airport
$1351One-way
0 transfers

Other options

Deutsche BahnICE 929
05:00PM8h09
Essen Hbf
01:09AMPassau Hbf
$861One-way
0 transfers
Deutsche BahnICE 619 · RE 4060
11:02PM10h35
Essen Hbf
09:37AMPassau Hbf
$831One-way
1 transfer
Deutsche BahnICE 203 · ICE 929
06:00PM7h09
Essen Hbf
01:09AMPassau Hbf
$1221One-way
1 transfer
FlixTrainFlixTrain+FlixBusFlixBus
08:50PM11h10
Essen Hbf
08:00AMPassau, Hauptbahnhof
$561One-way
1 transfer
FlixBusFlixBus · FlixBus
08:30PM11h30
Essen, Freiheit (Hauptbahnhof)
08:00AMPassau, Hauptbahnhof
$561One-way
1 transfer
FlixTrainFlixTrain+FlixBusFlixBus
12:50PM15h50
Essen Hbf
04:40AMPassau, Hauptbahnhof
$611One-way
1 transfer
Eurowings EW7061 · EW7172
09:25AM4h40
Dusseldorf Airport
02:05PMMunich Airport
$2201One-way
1 transfer
Eurowings EW9080
06:30AM1h10
Dusseldorf Airport
07:40AMMunich Airport
$2451One-way
0 transfers
Eurowings EW9032 · EW7174
04:50PM3h35
Dusseldorf Airport
08:25PMMunich Airport
$2451One-way
1 transfer

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FAQs: Travel from Essen to Passau

Travel to Passau easily. Whether you want fast, cheap or something entirely different, our travel experts have collected everything you need to know so you can find the best option from Essen to Passau.

FAQs

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.

Many of our customers who book a trip from Essen to Passau often extend their vacation and travel to other popular destinations like Vienna, Munich, Berlin, Linz or Prague. If you’re thinking of adding another destination to your Essen and Passau itinerary, let Omio find you the best connections between Passau and any of these top destinations today!

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