Travel Information to Essen from Regensburg
| 280 miles (451 km) | |
| Train, bus or flight | |
| $26 - $89 | |
| Bus • $26 (€23) • 9 h 20 min | |
| Flight • $89 (€80) • 1 h 10 min | |
| FlixBus or Deutsche Bahn |
Take a train, bus or flight to travel 280 miles (451 km) from Regensburg to Essen. The most popular travel companies which serve this route are FlixBus or Deutsche Bahn among others. Travelers can even take a direct bus or train from Regensburg to Essen.
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How to get from Regensburg to Essen by train, bus or flight.
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The best way to travel from Regensburg to Essen is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
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FAQs: Travel from Regensburg to Essen
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There are 3 ways to get from Regensburg to Essen: train, bus or flight.
The cheapest way to get from Regensburg to Essen is by taking a bus with average ticket prices of $26 (€23) compared to other travel options to Essen:
A bus is $63 (€57) less than a flight for this trip with tickets for a flight from Regensburg to Essen costing on average $89 (€80).
Taking a bus costs $3 (€3) less than taking a train, which average ticket prices of $29 (€26).
The fastest way from Regensburg to Essen is by flight with an average journey time of 1 h 10 min.
There are alternative travel options to Essen that take longer:
Getting to Essen by bus takes 9 h 20 min on average.
Taking a train requires on average 5 h 14 min of travel time.
You should expect to travel around 280 miles (451 km) between Regensburg and Essen.
The average frequency per day from Regensburg to Essen is:
- 7 buses a day.
- Around 20 flights per day.
- 19 trains a day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your journey between Regensburg and Essen 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 Regensburg to Essen:
- Most travelers take a bus from Regensburg, Hauptbahnhof to Essen, Freiheit (Hauptbahnhof).
- Most travelers who buy a train ticket from Regensburg to Essen depart from Regensburg Hbf to Essen Hbf.
The following travel companies offer services from Regensburg to Essen:
- FlixBus can take you to Essen by bus. If searching for a good deal on buses, you can find tickets for FlixBus from Regensburg to Essen for $26 (€23).
- Deutsche Bahn can get you to Essen by train. You can find a good deal for train tickets with Deutsche Bahn from Regensburg to Essen for $31 (€28) on Omio.
Yes, there are direct routes from Regensburg to Essen with the following travel companies:
- You can find 2 direct buses per day to Essen with FlixBus.
- You can check for a direct train to Essen with Deutsche Bahn with 1 direct train per day.
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 journey.
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