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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 prices starting from £18. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 2h 54m. 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 £31.
Distance: 202 km
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Most popular Coach | Train |
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£24 Average Price Cheapest | £66 Average Price |
3h 37m Average total duration 3h 7m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 3h 24m Average total duration Fastest 2h 54m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
0.2 - 0.5kg 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 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 train because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
- ICE 541 · ICE 715:193h06Essen Hbf8:25Göttingen station£251One-way1 change
Cheapest
- ICE 541 · ICE 715:193h06Essen Hbf8:25Göttingen station£251One-way1 change
Fastest
- ICE 843 · ICE 5756:213h04Essen Hbf9:25Göttingen station£361One-way1 change
Other options
- ICE 1543 · ICE 7856:443h16Essen Hbf10:00Göttingen station£331One-way1 change
- ICE 920 · ICE 783+
957733:064h54Essen Hbf8:00Göttingen station£431One-way2 changes - 26842 · ICE 827 · ICE 781:096h22Essen Hbf7:31Göttingen station£451One-way2 changes
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This is compared to other travel options from Essen to Göttingen:
A coach is £42 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Essen to Göttingen costing on average £66.
Other travel options to Göttingen take longer:
Coach takes on average 3h 7m.
- Around 9 trains per day.
- Around 8 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.
- Trains mostly depart from Essen Hbf and arrive in Göttingen station.
- Coaches mostly depart from Essen, Freiheit (Hauptbahnhof) and arrive in Göttingen, ZOB.
- Travel with Deutsche Bahn, Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) to go to Göttingen by train.
- Travel with FlixBus, BlaBlaCar to go to Göttingen by coach.
- 3 direct coaches per day with BlaBlaCar.
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