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Compare train, coach and flight for Nuremberg to Essen
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Nuremberg to Essen among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £19. For those with little time consider booking a flight which can get you there in 1h 40m. In case you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint the train is your best bet as it emits only 0.1 - 0.3kg. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £19, and a flight costs an average of £168.
Distance: 364 km
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Most popular Train | Coach | Flight |
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£86 Average Price | £31 Average Price Cheapest | £395 Average Price |
4h 49m Average total duration 4h 19m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 7h 16m Average total duration 6h 46m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 4h 40m Average total duration Fastest 1h 40m Onboard + 3h 0m Additional time* |
0.1 - 0.3kg CO2 emissions Lowest | 0.4 - 0.9kg CO2 emissions | 1.1 - 2.2kg CO2 emissions |
 Most popular train company |  Most popular bus company |  Most popular airline |
Direct Options | Direct Options | Direct Options |
Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
Travel optionsfrom Nuremberg to Essen
How to get to Essen from Nuremberg by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Nuremberg to Essen is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
- FlixBus10:207h30Nürnberg, ZOB17:50Essen, Freiheit (Hauptbahnhof)£241One-way0 changes
Cheapest
- FlixBus10:207h30Nürnberg, ZOB17:50Essen, Freiheit (Hauptbahnhof)£241One-way0 changes
Fastest
- LH143 · LH7411:352h40Nuremberg Albrecht Dürer Airport14:15Dusseldorf Airport£3861One-way1 change
Other options
- ICE 888 · 267105:325h13Nuremberg Hbf10:45Essen Hbf£541One-way1 change
- ICE 8226:004h03Nuremberg Hbf10:03Essen Hbf£601One-way0 changes
- ICE 7269:004h06Nuremberg Hbf13:06Essen Hbf£601One-way0 changes
- FlixBus10:259h25Nürnberg, ZOB19:50Essen, Freiheit (Hauptbahnhof)£241One-way0 changes
- FlixBus5:057h40Nürnberg, ZOB12:45Essen, Freiheit (Hauptbahnhof)£251One-way0 changes
- FlixBus15:258h15Nürnberg, ZOB23:40Essen, Freiheit (Hauptbahnhof)£251One-way0 changes
- LH147 · LH7818:303h15Nuremberg Albrecht Dürer Airport21:45Dusseldorf Airport£3861One-way1 change
- LH149+
LH726:103h25Nuremberg Albrecht Dürer Airport9:35Dusseldorf Airport£3861One-way1 change
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This is compared to other travel options from Nuremberg to Essen:
A coach is £55 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Nuremberg to Essen costing on average £86.
A coach is £364 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Nuremberg to Essen costing on average £395.
Other travel options to Essen take longer:
Train takes on average 4h 19m.
Coach takes on average 6h 46m.
- Around 11 coaches per day.
- Around 9 trains per day.
- Around 3 flights per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Nuremberg and Essen as scheduled services by train, coach and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Nuremberg Albrecht Dürer Airport and arrive in Dusseldorf Airport.
- Trains mostly depart from Nuremberg Hbf and arrive in Essen Hbf.
- Coaches mostly depart from Nürnberg, ZOB and arrive in Essen, Freiheit (Hauptbahnhof).
- Travel with Deutsche Bahn, Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) to go to Essen by train.
- Travel with Lufthansa to go to Essen by flight.
- Travel with FlixBus, BlaBlaCar to go to Essen by coach.
- 3 direct trains per day with Deutsche Bahn, Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC).
- 7 direct coaches per day with FlixBus, BlaBlaCar.
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