How to travel from Friedrichshafen to Essen

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Travel Information to Essen from Friedrichshafen

Distance284 miles (458 km)
Available travel modesTrain or bus
Ticket price range$85 - $43
Cheapest modeBus • $43 (€38) • 13 h 35 min
Fastest modeTrain • $85 (€77) • 8 h 13 min
Popular travel companiesDeutsche Bahn

Take a train or bus to travel 284 miles (458 km) from Friedrichshafen to Essen. The most popular travel companies which serve this journey are Deutsche Bahn among others. Travelers can even take a direct train from Friedrichshafen to Essen.

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from Friedrichshafen to Essen

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

Our recommendation

train

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

DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB)
08:35AM5h05
Friedrichshafen
01:40PMEssen
$1031One-way
1 transfer

Cheapest

DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB)
08:35AM5h05
Friedrichshafen
01:40PMEssen
$1031One-way
1 transfer

Fastest

DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB)
08:35AM5h05
Friedrichshafen
01:40PMEssen
$1031One-way
1 transfer

Other options

DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB)
10:34AM5h05
Friedrichshafen
03:39PMEssen
$1031One-way
1 transfer
DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB)
06:35PM5h05
Friedrichshafen
11:40PMEssen
$1031One-way
1 transfer
DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB)
02:34PM5h06
Friedrichshafen
07:40PMEssen
$1031One-way
1 transfer

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FAQs: Travel from Friedrichshafen to Essen

Travel to Essen 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 Friedrichshafen to Essen.

FAQs

There are 2 ways to get from Friedrichshafen to Essen: train or bus.

The cheapest way to go to Essen from Friedrichshafen is by taking a bus, which costs on average $43 (€38).

This is compared to other ways of getting from Friedrichshafen to Essen:

A bus is () less than a flight for this trip with tickets for a flight from Friedrichshafen to Essen costing on average ().

Taking a bus costs $43 (€39) less than taking a train, which costs on average $85 (€77) for the same trip.

The fastest way to get to Essen from Friedrichshafen is by train with an average travel time of 8 h 13 min.

Other travel options to Essen take longer:

Bus takes 13 h 35 min on average.

The Friedrichshafen to Essen distance is around 284 miles (458 km).

The average frequency per day from Friedrichshafen to Essen is:

  • 5 buses per day.
  • 10 flights a day.
  • 20 trains per day.

However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route to Essen from Friedrichshafen as scheduled services by train or bus can vary by season or day of the week.

These are the most popular departure and arrival points from Friedrichshafen to Essen:

  • Trains mostly leave from Friedrichshafen Stadt and tend to arrive in Essen Hbf.

The following travel companies offer services from Friedrichshafen to Essen:

  • Travel with Deutsche Bahn or DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB) to go to Essen by train. For a good deal on tickets, you can find Deutsche Bahn Friedrichshafen to Essen tickets on Omio for $85 (€77).

Yes, there are direct services available from Friedrichshafen to Essen with the following travel companies:

  • Direct train with.

Direct services tend to save you time and add more convenience in getting you to Essen as you won't need to transfer at another stop in between, so it's worth paying attention to before booking your tickets to Essen from Friedrichshafen.

Many of our customers who book a trip from Friedrichshafen to Essen often extend their vacation and travel to other popular destinations like Paris, Berlin, Amsterdam, Hamburg or Frankfurt am Main. If you’re thinking of adding another destination to your Friedrichshafen and Essen itinerary, let Omio find you the best connections between Essen and any of these top destinations today!

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