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Compare train and coach for Essen to Göttingen
Omio recommends booking the coach as it is the most popular option from Essen to Göttingen among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price, take the coach, with an average ticket price of £25 For those with little time, consider booking a train, which has an average total journey time of 3h 32m. If you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint, the train is your best option, with estimated CO2 emissions of 0.1 - 0.2kg. Average ticket prices depend on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £25, while a train costs an average of £71.
Distance: 202 km
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Most popular Coach | Train | Driving |
|---|---|---|
£25 Average Price Cheapest | £71 Average Price | £31 Average Price (fuel + tolls) |
6h 32m Average total duration 6h 2m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 3h 32m Average total duration Fastest 3h 2m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 3h 19m Average total duration (door-to-door) |
0.2 - 0.5kg CO2 emissions | 0.1 - 0.2kg CO2 emissions Lowest | - CO2 emissions |
 Most popular bus company |  Most popular train company | Your own car or car rental |
Direct Options | Direct Options | Direct Options |
Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
This is compared to other travel options from Essen to Göttingen:
A coach is £46 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Essen to Göttingen costing on average £71.
Other travel options to Göttingen take longer:
Coach takes on average 6h 32m.
You'll arrive about 17m sooner (3h 2m by train vs 3h 19m by car). Tickets start at around £71 compared to roughly £31 in fuel and tolls — so you're paying a bit more, but getting hours of your day back, a city-centre arrival, and the freedom to work or relax instead of drive.
Driving makes more sense if you're travelling as a group (where fuel costs split several ways), want to stop along the way, or need a car once you arrive.
Travel optionsfrom Essen to Göttingen
How to get to Göttingen from Essen by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Essen to Göttingen is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
- FlixBus · FlixBus18:356h55Essen, Freiheit (Hauptbahnhof)1:30Göttingen, ZOB£131One-way1 change
Cheapest
- FlixBus · FlixBus18:356h55Essen, Freiheit (Hauptbahnhof)1:30Göttingen, ZOB£131One-way1 change
Fastest
- 26711 · ICE 545 · ICE 739:133h12Essen Hbf12:25Göttingen station£401One-way2 changes
Other options
- ICE 1545 · ICE 7878:443h15Essen Hbf11:59Göttingen station£321One-way1 change
- 26715 · ICE 547 · ICE 711:133h12Essen Hbf14:25Göttingen station£401One-way2 changes
- 89877 · IC 2049 · ICE 58911:403h19Essen Hbf14:59Göttingen station£401One-way2 changes
- FlixBus · FlixBus6:208h05Essen, Freiheit (Hauptbahnhof)14:25Göttingen, ZOB£131One-way1 change
- FlixBus · FlixBus16:008h15Essen, Freiheit (Hauptbahnhof)0:15Göttingen, ZOB£141One-way1 change
- FlixBus · FlixBus8:408h15Essen, Freiheit (Hauptbahnhof)16:55Göttingen, ZOB£151One-way1 change
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This is compared to other travel options from Essen to Göttingen:
A coach is £46 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Essen to Göttingen costing on average £71.
Other travel options to Göttingen take longer:
Coach takes on average 6h 32m.
- Around 7 trains per day.
- Around 1 coaches per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Essen and Göttingen as scheduled services by train and coach can vary by season or day of the week.
- Coaches mostly depart from Essen, Freiheit (Hauptbahnhof) and arrive in Göttingen, ZOB.
- Trains mostly depart from Essen Hbf and arrive in Göttingen station.
- Travel with FlixBus, BlaBlaCar to go to Göttingen by coach.
- Travel with Deutsche Bahn, Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) to go to Göttingen by train.
- 0 direct coaches per day with BlaBlaCar.
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