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Compare train and coach for Duisburg to Essen
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Duisburg to Essen among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £5. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 12m. In case you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint the train is your best bet as it emits only 0.0 - 0.0kg. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £5, and a train costs an average of £3.
Distance: 17 km
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£7 Average Price | £5 Average Price Cheapest |
42m Average total duration Fastest 12m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 1h 1m Average total duration 31m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
0.0 - 0.0kg CO2 emissions Lowest | 0.0 - 0.0kg CO2 emissions |
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Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
Travel optionsfrom Duisburg to Essen
How to get to Essen from Duisburg by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Duisburg to Essen is by taking a train because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
FlixTrain8:510h11Duisburg Hbf9:02Essen Hbf£71One-way0 changes
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- FlixTrain8:510h11Duisburg Hbf9:02Essen Hbf£71One-way0 changes
Fastest
- FlixTrain8:510h11Duisburg Hbf9:02Essen Hbf£71One-way0 changes
Other options
- FlixTrain12:510h12Duisburg Hbf13:03Essen Hbf£71One-way0 changes
- ICE 8458:080h12Duisburg Hbf8:20Essen Hbf£211One-way0 changes
- IC 23108:220h12Duisburg Hbf8:34Essen Hbf£211One-way0 changes
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This is compared to other travel options from Duisburg to Essen:
A train is £1 less than a coach for this route with tickets for a coach from Duisburg to Essen costing on average £5.
Other travel options to Essen take longer:
Coach takes on average 20m.
- Around 5 coaches per day.
- Around 4 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Duisburg and Essen as scheduled services by train and coach can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from Duisburg Hbf and arrive in Essen Hbf.
- Coaches mostly depart from Duisburg, Mercatorstraße / Portsmouthplatz and arrive in Essen, Freiheit (Hauptbahnhof).
- Travel with BlaBlaCar, FlixBus to go to Essen by coach.
- Travel with Deutsche Bahn, FlixTrain to go to Essen by train.
- 5 direct coaches per day with BlaBlaCar, FlixBus.
- 4 direct trains per day with Deutsche Bahn, FlixTrain.
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