117 miles (189 km) | |
Bus, train or flight | |
$14 - $93 | |
Bus • $14 (€13) • 3 h 55 min | |
Flight • $93 (€84) • 45 min | |
FlixBus, Lufthansa or Deutsche Bahn |
Take a bus, train or flight to travel 117 miles (189 km) from Frankfurt am Main to Essen. The most popular travel companies which serve this trip are FlixBus, Lufthansa or Deutsche Bahn among others. Travelers can even take a direct bus, flight or train from Frankfurt am Main to Essen.
How to get from Frankfurt am Main to Essen by train, bus or flight.
The best way to travel from Frankfurt am Main to Essen is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
Find all the dates and times for this journey by train, bus, flight, and ferry .
BlaBlaCar Bus, Deutsche Bahn and Lufthansa will get you from Frankfurt am Main to Essen at great prices. With over 1000 travel companies on Omio, you can find the best travel times, prices and tickets for your trip.
Deutsche Bahn (DB) is the main provider of train services in Germany, making on average 40,000 journeys per day. A special feature of Deutsche Bahn is its wide range of ticket types, savings offers including Super Saver, Saver, and Flexible fares and discount cards like the Bahncard 25, 50 and 100. DB uses different types of trains such as the ICE (Intercity Express), IC (Intercity), EC (Eurocity), IRE (Interregio-Express), RE (Regional Express) and RB (Regionalbahn) on its routes, which differ in terms of comfort and the time required to travel.
BlaBlaCar Bus (formerly known as Ouibus or iDBUS) is a popular French travel company from France operating long-distance services in 10 countries in Europe and connecting over 300 destinations. It is a subsidiary of the French carpooling service, BlaBlaCar. Standard amenities on BlaBlaCar Bus include toilets, air conditioning, USB and power outlets for charging phones, tablets and laptops during long travel journeys, extra legroom and adjustable seats. There is also free Wi-Fi available on select routes. The only ticket type from BlaBlaCar Bus is the Standard ticket, which allows each traveler to bring one carry-on bag and up to two checked bags.
Germany's largest airline is Lufthansa. Fly and book your most convinient ticket from Lufthansa's many ticket options including: Economy Light, Economy Classic, Economy Flex, Business Class and First Class.
You can get to Essen from Frankfurt am Main 3 different ways: bus, train or flight.
The cheapest way to get from Frankfurt am Main to Essen is by taking a bus with average ticket prices of $14 (€13) compared to other travel options to Essen:
Taking a bus costs $78 (€71) less than taking a flight, which average ticket prices of $93 (€84).
A bus is $5 (€5) less than a train with an average ticket price of $20 (€18) from Frankfurt am Main to Essen.
The fastest way from Frankfurt am Main to Essen is by flight with an average journey time of 45 min.
There are alternative travel options to Essen that take longer:
Bus takes on average 3 h 55 min.
Getting to Essen by train takes 1 h 53 min on average.
The distance is approximately 117 miles (189 km) from Frankfurt am Main to Essen.
The average frequency per day from Frankfurt am Main to Essen is:
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your journey between Frankfurt am Main and Essen as scheduled services by bus, train or flight can vary by season or day of the week.
These are the most popular departure and arrival points from Frankfurt am Main to Essen:
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Yes, there are direct routes from Frankfurt am Main to Essen with the following travel companies:
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 trip.
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