How to get to Essen from Mannheim

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Travel Information between Mannheim and Essen

Distance149 miles
Available travel modesTrain, coach or flight
Ticket price range£13 - £76
Cheapest modeCoach • £13 • 5 h
Fastest modeFlight • £76 • 45 min
Popular travel companiesFlixBus or Deutsche Bahn

Travel 149 miles by train, coach or flight to Essen from Mannheim. The most popular travel providers which serve this route are FlixBus or Deutsche Bahn among others. Travellers can even take a direct coach or train from Mannheim to Essen.

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from Mannheim to Essen

How to get to Essen from Mannheim by train, bus, flight or ferry.

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The best way to travel from Mannheim to Essen is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.

FlixBus
10:155h25
Mannheim
15:40Essen
£161One-way
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FlixBus
10:155h25
Mannheim
15:40Essen
£161One-way
0 changes

Fastest

FlixBus
10:155h25
Mannheim
15:40Essen
£161One-way
0 changes

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FAQs: Mannheim to Essen

Travel to Essen easily. Whether you want fast, cheap or something entirely different, our travel experts have collected everything you need to know so you can find the best option from Mannheim to Essen.

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There are 3 travel options from Mannheim to Essen: train, coach or flight.

The cheapest way to go to Essen from Mannheim is by taking a coach, which costs on average £13.

This is compared to other ways of getting from Mannheim to Essen:

A coach is £63 less than a flight with an average ticket price of £76 from Mannheim to Essen.

A coach is £13 less than a train with an average ticket price of £25 from Mannheim to Essen.

The fastest way to get to Essen from Mannheim is by flight with an average travel time of 45 min.

Other travel options to Essen take longer:

Coach takes 5 h on average.

Taking a train requires on average 2 h 20 min of travel time.

Essen is approximately 149 miles away from Mannheim.

The average frequency per day from Mannheim to Essen is:

  • Around 9 coaches per day.
  • Around 5 flights per day.
  • Around 13 trains per day.

However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route to Essen from Mannheim as scheduled services by train, coach or flight can vary by season or day of the week.

These are the most popular departure and arrival points for travellers from Mannheim to Essen:

  • Coaches mostly leave from Mannheim, ZOB (Heinrich-Von-Stephan-Straße) and tend to arrive in Essen, Freiheit (Hauptbahnhof).
  • Trains most often depart from Mannheim at Mannheim Hbf and arrive in Essen at Essen Hbf.

Omio works with many trusted partners that can help you travel the best way from Mannheim to Essen:

  • You can travel by coach from Mannheim to Essen with FlixBus, and you can find FlixBus Mannheim to Essen tickets for £13 on Omio.
  • You can travel to Essen from Mannheim by train with Deutsche Bahn. You can find cheap tickets on Omio for £25 with Deutsche Bahn from Mannheim to Essen.

Yes, there are direct routes from Mannheim to Essen with the following travel companies:

  • You can find 6 direct coaches per day to take to Essen with FlixBus.
  • You can find 1 direct train per day to Essen with Deutsche Bahn.

Direct services to Essen tend to save you time and add more convenience as you won't need to transfer at another stop in between, so it's worth paying attention to before booking tickets for your journey.

Many of our customers travelling from Mannheim to Essen don't make Essen their final stop. Some of the destinations worth visiting after are Paris, Berlin, Amsterdam, Hamburg or Frankfurt am Main, either of which you could add to your Mannheim and Essen trip itinerary. Check Omio for the best and cheapest ways to travel from Essen to any of these top destinations today!

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