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Trier to Essen

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Germany Trier Essen

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Trier, Germany → Essen, Germany

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Route Navigator Trier - Essen

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Continue onto Südallee

Südallee, 190 м

190 м

Keep left onto L 143 and drive toward Alleenring

Alleenring, 1 km 132 м

1 km 132 м

Keep left and drive toward Alle Richtungen, Centrum, Alleenring

Alle Richtungen, Centrum, Alleenring, 1 km 384 м

1 km 384 м

Keep right and take B 51 toward Köln, Aachen

Köln, Aachen, B 51, 354 м

354 м

Keep right onto Kaiser-Wilhelm-Brücke and take B 51 toward Luxemburg, Köln, Aachen

Kaiser-Wilhelm-Brücke, Luxemburg, Köln, Aachen, B 51, 29 м

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FlixBus

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Grandes Tour

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DB Bus

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FlixBus

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Duration 2h 25m

Frequency 6 times a week

Estimated price $18.99–$27.85

Phone +49 30 300 137 300

Customer Service +49 30 300 137 300

Email [email protected]

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BlaBlaCar Bus

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Duration 2h

Frequency 3 times a day

Estimated price $13.92–$20.25

Phone +33 18 57 62 228

Customer Service +33 18 57 62 228

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Grandes Tour

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Duration 1h 37m

Frequency 3 times a week

Phone +38 (044) 444 00 44

Customer Service +38 (044) 444 00 44

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DB Bus

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Duration 2h 20m

Frequency 3 times a day

Estimated price $18.99–$25.32

Phone +49 30 311682904

Customer Service +49 30 311682904

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Eurostar

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Deutsche Bahn Intercity-Express

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National Express

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Flixtrain

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Süwex

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Luxembourg Railways (CFL)

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Eurostar

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Duration 51 min

Frequency Twice daily

Estimated price $37.97–$82.28

Phone +44 343 218 6186

Customer Service +44 343 218 6186

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Deutsche Bahn Intercity-Express

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Duration 47 min

Frequency Hourly

Estimated price $32.91–$37.97

Phone +49 30 311-682904

Customer Service +49 30 311-682904

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Deutsche Bahn Regional

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Duration 2h 48m

Frequency 5 times a week

Estimated price $35.44–$50.63

Phone +49 30 2970

Customer Service +49 30 2970

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National Express

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Duration 1h 18m

Frequency Every 20 minutes

Estimated price $17.72–$26.58

Phone 08717 81 81 81

Customer Service 08717 81 81 81

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Flixtrain

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Duration 53 min

Frequency 4 times a day

Estimated price $6.96–$10.76

Phone +49 30 300 137 100

Customer Service +49 30 300 137 100

Email [email protected]

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Süwex

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Duration 1h 25m

Frequency Hourly

Estimated price $22.78–$32.91

Phone 0621 8301200

Customer Service 0621 8301200

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Luxembourg Railways (CFL)

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Duration 2h 33m

Frequency Once daily

Estimated price $3.61

Phone +352 24 89 24 89

Customer Service +352 24 89 24 89

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BlaBlaCar

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BlaBlaCar

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Duration 3h 2m

Frequency Once daily

Estimated price $13.92–$18.99

Phone +3 318 576 2228

Customer Service +3 318 576 2228

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What is the cheapest way to get from Trier to Essen?

The cheapest way to get from Trier to Essen is to rideshare which costs $11.96 - $16.30 and takes 3h 2m.

What is the fastest way to get from Trier to Essen?

The fastest way to get from Trier to Essen is to drive which takes 2h 23m and costs $36.96 - $59.78 .

Is there a direct bus between Trier and Essen?

No, there is no direct bus from Trier station to Essen station. However, there are services departing from Trier central train station and arriving at Essen central train station via Cologne Airport CGN. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 47m.

Is there a direct train between Trier and Essen?

No, there is no direct train from Trier to Essen. However, there are services departing from Trier Hbf and arriving at Essen Hbf via Köln Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 28m.

How far is it from Trier to Essen?

The distance between Trier and Essen is 283 km. The road distance is 241.1 km.

How do I travel from Trier to Essen without a car?

The best way to get from Trier to Essen without a car is to train which takes 3h 28m and costs $8.70 - $119.57 .

How long does it take to get from Trier to Essen?

It takes approximately 3h 28m to get from Trier to Essen, including transfers.

Where do I catch the Trier to Essen bus from?

Trier to Essen bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Trier central train station.

Where do I catch the Trier to Essen train from?

Trier to Essen train services, operated by Luxembourg Railways (CFL), depart from Trier Hbf station.

Train or bus from Trier to Essen?

The best way to get from Trier to Essen is to train which takes 3h 28m and costs $8.70 - $119.57 . Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $26.09 - $41.30 and takes 4h 47m.

Where does the Trier to Essen bus arrive?

Trier to Essen bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Cologne Airport CGN station.

Where does the Trier to Essen train arrive?

Trier to Essen train services, operated by Luxembourg Railways (CFL), arrive at Koeln Hbf station.

Can I drive from Trier to Essen?

Yes, the driving distance between Trier to Essen is 241 km. It takes approximately 2h 23m to drive from Trier to Essen.

How do I get a train ticket from Trier to Essen?

Book your Trier to Essen train tickets online with Omio.

How do I get a bus ticket from Trier to Essen?

Book your Trier to Essen bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.

Where can I stay near Essen?

There are 1990+ hotels available in Essen. Prices start at $40.23 per night.

Can I share a ride from Trier to Essen?

Check out Blablacar's carpooling service for rideshare options between Trier and Essen. A great option if you don't have a driver's licence or want to avoid public transport.

Book in Essen

Holiday Inn - the niu, Cobbles Essen by IHG

Friedrichstraße 43, Essen

Fine

8.9

Mercure Hotel Plaza Essen

Bismarckstr. 48-50, Essen

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Garner Hotel Essen - Handelshof by IHG

Am Hauptbahnhof 2, Essen

Fine

8.5

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Veltins-Arena

Arena AufSchalke (German pronunciation: ), currently known as Veltins-Arena (pronounced ) for sponsorship reasons, is a retractable roof and pitch, football stadium in Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It opened on 13 August 2001, as the new home ground for FC Schalke 04. The stadium has a capacity of 62,271 (standing and seated) for league matches and 54,740 (seated only) for international matches. It hosted four matches at UEFA Euro 2024. The naming rights to the stadium were sold in July 2005 to the German brewery Veltins.

Museum Folkwang

Museum Folkwang is a major collection of 19th- and 20th-century art in Essen, Germany. The museum was established in 1922 by merging the Essener Kunstmuseum, which was founded in 1906, and the private Folkwang Museum of the collector and patron Karl Ernst Osthaus in Hagen, founded in 1902.

ZOOM Erlebniswelt Gelsenkirchen

ZOOM Erlebniswelt Gelsenkirchen, founded on April 14, 1949, as "Ruhr-Zoo", is one of the most modern zoological gardens in Germany. It was founded on a heavily shelled area in Gelsenkirchen adjacent to a port on the Rhine–Herne Canal. It initially encompassed 15 hectares. During its first years, there was a large turnover of animals as an animal trader, Firma Ruhe, provided them.

Essen

Essen is the central and, after Dortmund, second-largest city of the Ruhr, the largest urban area in Germany. Its population of makes it the fourth-largest city of North Rhine-Westphalia after Cologne, Düsseldorf and Dortmund, as well as the ninth-largest city of Germany. Essen lies in the larger Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region, second largest by GDP in the EU, and is part of the cultural area of Rhineland. Because of its central location in the Ruhr, Essen is often regarded as the Ruhr's "secret capital". Two rivers flow through the city: the Emscher in the north, and in the south the Ruhr River, which is dammed in Essen to form the Lake Baldeney and Lake Kettwig reservoirs. The central and northern boroughs of Essen historically belong to the Low German (Westphalian) language area, and the south of the city to the Low Franconian Bergish area.

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What is the cheapest way to get from Trier to Essen?

What is the fastest way to get from Trier to Essen?

Is there a direct bus between Trier and Essen?

Is there a direct train between Trier and Essen?

How far is it from Trier to Essen?

How do I travel from Trier to Essen without a car?

How long does it take to get from Trier to Essen?

Where do I catch the Trier to Essen bus from?

Where do I catch the Trier to Essen train from?

Train or bus from Trier to Essen?

Where does the Trier to Essen bus arrive?

Where does the Trier to Essen train arrive?

Can I drive from Trier to Essen?

How do I get a train ticket from Trier to Essen?

How do I get a bus ticket from Trier to Essen?

Where can I stay near Essen?

Can I share a ride from Trier to Essen?