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Compare train, coach and flight for Wrocław to Essen
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Wrocław to Essen among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £34. For those with little time consider booking a flight which can get you there in 2h 18m. In case you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint the train is your best bet as it emits only 0.2 - 0.6kg. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £34, and a flight costs an average of £83.
Distance: 698 km
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Most popular Train | Coach | Flight |
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£78 Average Price | £52 Average Price Cheapest | £179 Average Price |
9h 48m Average total duration 9h 18m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 12h 18m Average total duration 11h 48m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 5h 18m Average total duration Fastest 2h 18m Onboard + 3h 0m Additional time* |
0.2 - 0.6kg CO2 emissions Lowest | 0.7 - 1.7kg CO2 emissions | 2.1 - 4.2kg 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 Wrocław to Essen
How to get to Essen from Wrocław by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Wrocław to Essen is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
FlixBus16:5012h10Wrocław, Dworzec Autobusowy Centralny5:00Essen, Freiheit (Hauptbahnhof)£381One-way0 changes
Cheapest
- FlixBus16:5012h10Wrocław, Dworzec Autobusowy Centralny5:00Essen, Freiheit (Hauptbahnhof)£381One-way0 changes
Fastest
LH1375+
LH7614:453h10Wrocław–Copernicus Airport17:55Dusseldorf Airport£5471One-way1 change
Other options
- FlixBus+
FlixTrain6:0510h43Wrocław, Dworzec Autobusowy Centralny16:48Essen Hbf£611One-way1 change - IC 3802 · EC 48 · ICE 5469:219h17Wrocław Główny18:38Essen Hbf£761One-way2 changes
KD 69153+
5794+IC 2440 · ICE 5998:219h17Wrocław Główny17:38Essen Hbf£861One-way4 changes
- FlixBus16:2512h35Wrocław, Pl. Grunwaldzki5:00Essen, Freiheit (Hauptbahnhof)£381One-way0 changes
- FlixBus19:0011h50Wrocław, Dworzec Autobusowy Centralny6:50Essen, Freiheit (Hauptbahnhof)£401One-way0 changes
- FlixBus1:0513h40Wrocław, Dworzec Autobusowy Centralny14:45Essen, Freiheit (Hauptbahnhof)£401One-way0 changes
- LO3854 · LO377+ICE 10412:107h48Wrocław–Copernicus Airport19:58Essen Hbf£1961One-way2 changes
- LO3854 · LO377+ICE 51212:1010h48Wrocław–Copernicus Airport22:58Essen Hbf£1871One-way2 changes
- LO3854 · LO377+ICE 11812:107h43Wrocław–Copernicus Airport19:53Essen Hbf£2001One-way2 changes
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This is compared to other travel options from Wrocław to Essen:
A coach is £4 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Wrocław to Essen costing on average £38.
A coach is £49 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Wrocław to Essen costing on average £83.
Other travel options to Essen take longer:
Train takes on average 8h 5m.
Coach takes on average 10h 43m.
- Around 29 flights per day.
- Around 15 coaches per day.
- Around 7 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Wrocław and Essen as scheduled services by train, coach and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from Wrocław Główny and arrive in Essen Hbf.
- Coaches mostly depart from Wrocław, Dworzec Autobusowy Centralny and arrive in Essen, Freiheit (Hauptbahnhof).
- Flights mostly depart from Wrocław–Copernicus Airport and arrive in Dusseldorf Airport.
- Travel with Deutsche Bahn, FlixTrain, Koleje Dolnośląskie to go to Essen by train.
- Travel with Wizz Air, Lot Polish Airlines to go to Essen by flight.
- Travel with Sindbad, BlaBlaCar, Infobus, FlixBus, Euroticket to go to Essen by coach.
- 8 direct coaches per day with Sindbad, BlaBlaCar, Infobus, FlixBus, Euroticket.
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