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Compare train and coach for Liège to Essen
Omio recommends booking the coach as it is the most popular option from Liège to Essen among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £6. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 2h 22m. In case you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint the train is your best bet as it emits only 0.0 - 0.1kg. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £6, and a train costs an average of £27.
Distance: 136 km
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Most popular Coach | Train |
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£10 Average Price Cheapest | £50 Average Price |
3h 26m Average total duration 2h 56m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 2h 52m Average total duration Fastest 2h 22m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
0.1 - 0.3kg CO2 emissions | 0.0 - 0.1kg 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 Liège to Essen
How to get to Essen from Liège by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Liège to Essen is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
5042815:553h50Liege, Train Station Guillemins19:45Essen, Freiheit (Hauptbahnhof)£91One-way0 changes
Cheapest
- 5042815:553h50Liege, Train Station Guillemins19:45Essen, Freiheit (Hauptbahnhof)£91One-way0 changes
Fastest
947120:122h03Liège-Guillemins22:15Essen Hbf£551One-way0 changes
Other options
- ICE 315 · ICE 64113:142h04Liège-Guillemins15:18Essen Hbf£351One-way1 change
- ICE 15 · ICE 54911:142h04Liège-Guillemins13:18Essen Hbf£531One-way1 change
- ICE 13 · ICE 5479:142h04Liège-Guillemins11:18Essen Hbf£531One-way1 change
- FlixBus15:303h05Liège, Rue du Plan Inclined (Gare des Guillemins)18:35Essen, Freiheit (Hauptbahnhof)£101One-way0 changes
- FlixBus18:103h05Liège, Rue du Plan Inclined (Gare des Guillemins)21:15Essen, Freiheit (Hauptbahnhof)£101One-way0 changes
- 5045814:554h00Liege, Train Station Guillemins18:55Essen, Freiheit (Hauptbahnhof)£111One-way0 changes
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This is compared to other travel options from Liège to Essen:
A coach is £40 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Liège to Essen costing on average £50.
Other travel options to Essen take longer:
Coach takes on average 2h 56m.
- Around 7 trains per day.
- Around 7 coaches per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Liège and Essen as scheduled services by train and coach can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from Liège-Guillemins and arrive in Essen Hbf.
- Coaches mostly depart from Liège, Rue du Plan Inclined (Gare des Guillemins) and arrive in Essen, Freiheit (Hauptbahnhof).
- Travel with FlixBus, BlaBlaCar Bus, BlaBlaCar to go to Essen by coach.
- Travel with Deutsche Bahn, Regional, Eurostar, Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), SNCB to go to Essen by train.
- 7 direct coaches per day with FlixBus, BlaBlaCar Bus, BlaBlaCar.
- 1 direct trains per day with Eurostar.
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