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Compare train, coach and flight for Hanover to Essen
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Hanover to Essen among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £8. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 2h 21m. 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 £8, and a train costs an average of £6.
Distance: 212 km
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Most popular Train | Coach |
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£16 Average Price | £14 Average Price Cheapest |
2h 51m Average total duration Fastest 2h 21m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 3h 52m Average total duration 3h 22m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
0.1 - 0.2kg CO2 emissions Lowest | 0.2 - 0.5kg CO2 emissions |
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Direct Options | Direct Options |
Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
Travel optionsfrom Hanover to Essen
How to get to Essen from Hanover by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Hanover to Essen is by taking a train because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
FlixTrain18:232h25Hanover Hbf20:48Essen Hbf£91One-way0 changes
Cheapest
- FlixTrain18:232h25Hanover Hbf20:48Essen Hbf£91One-way0 changes
Fastest
- ICE 9449:312h04Hanover Hbf11:35Essen Hbf£421One-way0 changes
Other options
- FlixTrain14:232h25Hanover Hbf16:48Essen Hbf£91One-way0 changes
- FlixTrain10:232h25Hanover Hbf12:48Essen Hbf£241One-way0 changes
- ICE 15488:562h17Hanover Hbf11:13Essen Hbf£271One-way0 changes
- FlixBus13:204h35Hanover Central Station17:55Essen, Freiheit (Hauptbahnhof)£101One-way0 changes
- FlixBus8:503h20Hanover Central Station12:10Essen, Freiheit (Hauptbahnhof)£101One-way0 changes
- FlixBus5:503h40Hanover Central Station9:30Essen, Freiheit (Hauptbahnhof)£101One-way0 changes
LH2091+
LH40508:353h50Hannover Airport12:25Cologne Bonn Airport£2651One-way1 change- LH4073+LH198413:055h50Hannover Airport18:55Cologne Bonn Airport£2751One-way1 change
- LH4077 · LH40506:056h20Hannover Airport12:25Cologne Bonn Airport£2751One-way1 change
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FAQs: Hanover to Essen
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This is compared to other travel options from Hanover to Essen:
A coach is £2 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Hanover to Essen costing on average £16.
A coach is £325 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Hanover to Essen costing on average £339.
Other travel options to Essen take longer:
Coach takes on average 3h 22m.
Flight takes on average 3h 56m.
- Around 8 flights per day.
- Around 8 trains per day.
- Around 8 coaches per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Hanover and Essen as scheduled services by train, coach and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Hannover Airport and arrive in Dusseldorf Airport.
- Trains mostly depart from Hanover Hbf and arrive in Essen Hbf.
- Coaches mostly depart from Hanover Central Station and arrive in Essen, Freiheit (Hauptbahnhof).
- Travel with FlixBus, BlaBlaCar to go to Essen by coach.
- Travel with Deutsche Bahn, FlixTrain, Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) to go to Essen by train.
- 8 direct coaches per day with FlixBus, BlaBlaCar.
- 6 direct trains per day with Deutsche Bahn, FlixTrain, Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC).
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