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4.6Travel Information between Dresden and Essen
 Distance | 291 miles |
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 Available travel modes | Train, coach or flight |
 Ticket price range | £19 - £70 |
 Cheapest mode | Coach • £19 • 7 h 40 min |
 Fastest mode | Flight • £70 • 1 h 10 min |
 Popular travel companies | FlixBus, Eurowings or Deutsche Bahn |
Take a train, coach or flight to travel 291 miles between Dresden and Essen. The most popular travel providers which serve this journey are FlixBus, Eurowings or Deutsche Bahn among others. Travellers can even take a direct coach, flight or train from Dresden to Essen.
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How to get to Essen from Dresden by train, bus, flight or ferry.
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The best way to travel from Dresden to Essen is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
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FAQs: Dresden 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 Dresden to Essen.
There are 3 travel options from Dresden to Essen: train, coach or flight.
The cheapest way to go to Essen from Dresden is by taking a coach, which costs on average £19.
This is compared to other ways of getting from Dresden to Essen:
A coach is £51 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Dresden to Essen costing on average £70.
A coach is £1 less than a train with an average ticket price of £20 from Dresden to Essen.
The fastest way from Dresden 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:
Coach takes on average 7 h 40 min.
Train takes on average 6 h 18 min.
The Dresden to Essen distance is approximately 291 miles.
The average frequency per day from Dresden to Essen is:
- 9 coaches a day.
- 9 flights a day.
- 16 trains a day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route to Essen from Dresden as scheduled services by train, coach or flight can vary by season or day of the week.
These are the most popular departure and arrival points when travelling from Dresden to Essen:
- Most travellers take a coach from Dresden, Bayrische Straße (Hauptbahnhof) to Essen, Freiheit (Hauptbahnhof).
- Most travellers who purchase a train ticket from Dresden to Essen depart from Dresden Hbf to Essen Hbf.
The following travel companies offer services from Dresden to Essen:
- FlixBus can take you to Essen by coach. If searching for a good deal on coaches, you can find tickets for FlixBus from Dresden to Essen for £19.
- Eurowings can get you to Essen by plane. You can find a good deal for plane tickets with Eurowings from Dresden to Essen for £70 on Omio.
- Deutsche Bahn or FlixTrain can take you to Essen by train. If searching for a good deal on trains, you can find tickets for FlixTrain from Dresden to Essen for £20.
Yes, there are direct services available from Dresden to Essen with the following travel companies:
- Direct coach available with FlixBus 6 direct coaches per day.
- 1 direct flight per day with.
- 1 direct train per day with FlixTrain.
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 from Dresden to Essen.
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