Essen to Cologne Bus or Train: Find Cheap Tickets

Essen to Cologne Cologne to Essen

Essen to Cologne bus is a popular way of travelling. For this specific route, two transport types are available: coach and train. We found up to 15 bus departures. The earliest bus departs from Essen at 06:20h, arriving at Cologne at 08:25h the same day. While the latest bus departs at 20:30h, arriving at 22:10h the same day. There are 5 train departures available on this route.

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Popular Departures

Below you will find some of the most popular coach departures from Essen to Cologne:

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Traveling by coach from Essen to Cologne

The shortest travel distance between Essen and Cologne is 44 mi. The fastest coach which departs at has a travel time of 01:40h. The longest travel time on the route is 02:25h.

Coach companies

FlixBus is the name of the carrier operating this route. This company has not been rated yet.

Departure and arrival stations

If you're wanting more detailed information about either Essen or Cologne, including general information, station and stop information and other popular routes, you can follow the links below.

  Essen

You can see information about the departure station and stops Essen here

  Cologne

You can see information about the arrival station and stops Cologne here

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Cheapest ticket prices

Adult ticket: £4 (One-Way) or £8 (Return).

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Other popular destinations from Essen

If you're wondering what other places you can visit when travelling from Essen, these are some of the most popular combinations that other clients have purchased their tickets for:

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Other popular destinations from Cologne

If you're looking for inspiration as to where to travel next once you've reached Cologne, here is the list of the most popular travel combinations that our clients have previously purchased their tickets for:

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Other ways of travelling between Essen and Cologne

In case that you feel safer taking other forms of transportation, you can find alternative ways of reaching Cologne below.

Trains from Essen to Cologne

Another transportation option is taking a train from Essen to Cologne. You can find the details about the departure times and ticket prices by clicking one of the routes in the search results.

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12:50 Essen

55min

13:45 Cologne

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14:03 Essen

54min

14:57 Cologne

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16:50 Essen

56min

17:46 Cologne

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20:50 Essen

1h 5min

21:55 Cologne

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22:03 Essen

54min

22:57 Cologne

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Essen to Cologne Bus Summary

Route Overview	Key Info
Departure Station	Essen
Destination Station	Cologne
Daily Departures	Over 15 bus departures
Earliest Departures	06:20 AM
Latest Departure	08:30 PM
Travel Distance	44 mi
Travel Time	02:02

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