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Compare train, bus, and flight for Essen to Stuttgart
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Essen to Stuttgart among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the bus with prices starting from $26. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 3h 50m. In case you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint the train is your best bet as it emits only 0.1 - 0.3kg. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a bus costs an average of $26, and a train costs an average of $25.
Distance: 208 miles (335 km)
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$81 Average price | $40 Average price Cheapest |
4h 20m Average total duration Fastest 3h 50m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 7h 43m Average total duration 7h 13m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
0.1 - 0.3kg CO2 emissions Lowest | 0.3 - 0.8kg CO2 emissions |
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Direct Options | Direct Options |
Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
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How to get from Essen to Stuttgart by train, bus or flight.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Essen to Stuttgart is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
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LH77 · LH130Other options
ICE 219ICE 2509ICE 219 · ICE 575FlixBusFlixBus+
FlixTrainFlixBusLH73 · LH128
LH2005 · LH2146LH1973+LH2146Find all the dates and times for this journey by train, bus, flight, and ferry .
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This is compared to other travel options from Essen to Stuttgart:
A train is $0.36 (€0.29) less than a bus for this route with tickets for a bus from Essen to Stuttgart costing on average $26 (€21).
A train is $168 (€136) less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Essen to Stuttgart costing on average $193 (€157).
Other travel options to Stuttgart take longer:
Train takes on average 3h 8m.
Bus takes on average 7h 35m.
- Around 13 trains per day.
- Around 12 buses per day.
- Around 9 flights per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Essen and Stuttgart 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 Stuttgart Airport.
- Trains mostly depart from Essen Hbf and arrive in Stuttgart Hbf.
- Buses mostly depart from Essen, Freiheit (Hauptbahnhof) and arrive in Stuttgart, Flughafen/Messe.
- Travel with BlaBlaCar, FlixBus, Globtour Medjugorjie to go to Stuttgart by bus.
- Travel with Deutsche Bahn to go to Stuttgart by train.
- 7 direct buses per day with BlaBlaCar, FlixBus.
- 1 direct trains per day with Deutsche Bahn.
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