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Compare train, coach and flight for Bruges to Essen
Omio recommends booking the coach as it is the most popular option from Bruges to Essen among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £18. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 3h 53m. In case you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint the train is your best bet as it emits only 0.1 - 0.2kg. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £18, and a train costs an average of £53.
Distance: 265 km
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Most popular Coach | Train |
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£30 Average Price Cheapest | £83 Average Price |
6h 20m Average total duration 5h 50m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 4h 23m Average total duration Fastest 3h 53m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
0.3 - 0.7kg CO2 emissions | 0.1 - 0.2kg CO2 emissions Lowest |
 Most popular bus company |  Most popular train company |
Direct Options | Direct Options |
Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
Travel optionsfrom Bruges to Essen
How to get to Essen from Bruges by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Bruges to Essen is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
- FlixBus · FlixBus14:208h50Bruges, Sint-Michiels Station West23:10Essen, Freiheit (Hauptbahnhof)£341One-way1 change
Cheapest
- FlixBus · FlixBus14:208h50Bruges, Sint-Michiels Station West23:10Essen, Freiheit (Hauptbahnhof)£341One-way1 change
Fastest
KL1706 · KL180315:102h30Brussels Airport17:40Dusseldorf Airport£9251One-way1 change
Other options
- IC 2808 · ICE 15 · ICE 5499:114h07Bruges station13:18Essen Hbf£1061One-way2 changes
- IC 2812 · ICE 17 · ICE 64313:114h07Bruges station17:18Essen Hbf£1271One-way2 changes
- IC 2810 · ICE 315 · ICE 64111:114h07Bruges station15:18Essen Hbf£1271One-way2 changes
- FlixBus · FlixBus4:308h30Bruges, Sint-Michiels Station West13:00Essen, Freiheit (Hauptbahnhof)£381One-way1 change
- FlixBus8:456h10Bruges, Sint-Michiels Station West14:55Essen, Freiheit (Hauptbahnhof)£411One-way0 changes
- KL1704+
KL180110:353h20Brussels Airport13:55Dusseldorf Airport£3011One-way1 change - KL1700 · KL17996:205h30Brussels Airport11:50Dusseldorf Airport£3011One-way1 change
- KL1706+KL180515:107h15Brussels Airport22:25Dusseldorf Airport£3011One-way1 change
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This is compared to other travel options from Bruges to Essen:
A coach is £53 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Bruges to Essen costing on average £83.
A coach is £338 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Bruges to Essen costing on average £368.
Other travel options to Essen take longer:
Coach takes on average 5h 50m.
Flight takes on average 8h 14m.
- Around 8 flights per day.
- Around 5 coaches per day.
- Around 4 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Bruges and Essen as scheduled services by train, coach and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Brussels Airport and arrive in Dusseldorf Airport.
- Trains mostly depart from Bruges station and arrive in Essen Hbf.
- Coaches mostly depart from Bruges, Sint-Michiels Station West and arrive in Essen, Freiheit (Hauptbahnhof).
- Travel with Deutsche Bahn, Eurostar, SNCB to go to Essen by train.
- Travel with FlixBus, BlaBlaCar, BlaBlaCar Bus to go to Essen by coach.
- 2 direct coaches per day with FlixBus, BlaBlaCar.
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