Karlsruhe to Essen

Q: What is the distance between Karlsruhe and Essen?

The distance between these two places is a total of 361 km.

Q: What is the average travel time between Karlsruhe and Essen?

The average travel time between the stations is 12:42 hours.

Q: What is the ticket price for the journey from Karlsruhe to Essen?

The price for the cheapest tickets begin at €16.

Q: How many daily departures are there from Karlsruhe to Essen?

The average number of daily departures is 12. However, we would advise you to look up specific dates you're interested in so that you make sure to check the number of departures on the travel date you are interested in the most.

Q: Are all the buses direct on the route from Karlsruhe to Essen?

The majority of the buses are direct buses, and if there is a bus change, you will see a notice on the website and there will be an icon indicating that there is a bus change involved.

Q: What are the amenities available on the buses departing from Karlsruhe to Essen?

All the buses have air conditioning, reclining seats, luggage storage and they make breaks along the way to ensure all the passengers get enough resting time and can make a toilet break.

Karlsruhe to Essen Essen to Karlsruhe

Between Karlsruhe and Essen we found up to 12 bus departures, including 2 night buses. The earliest bus departure from Karlsruhe is at 00:25 arriving to Essen at 19:50 the same day. While the latest bus departure is at 23:55 and arrives at 06:25 the following day. The prices for the cheapest one way adult tickets range from €16 to €109. Discounted tickets for children, students and pensioners are available on some departures. Children tickets are currently €15. Student tickets are currently €27. Pensioner tickets are currently €27.

Popular Departures

Below you will find some of the most popular bus departures from Karlsruhe to Essen:

Timetable: TODAY TOMORROW

00:25 Karlsruhe Central Bus Station

19h 25min

1 Bus change

19:50 Essen Bus Station Freiheit

M-TICKET ECO FRIENDLY

from 46.98 HRK

Best offer on 29. Jun

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15:00 Karlsruhe

6h 0min

21:00 Essen

from 16.99 HRK

Best offer on 17. Jun

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15:00 Karlsruhe

6h 45min

21:45 Essen

from 16.99 HRK

Best offer on 29. Jun

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06:45 Karlsruhe, Bus terminal

6h 40min

DIRECT

13:25 Essen, Bus terminal

M-TICKET ECO FRIENDLY

from 30.26 HRK

Best offer on 03. Jun

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16:35 Karlsruhe

6h 40min

23:15 Essen

from 16.99 HRK

Best offer on 17. Jun

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Traveling by bus from Karlsruhe to Essen

The shortest travel distance between Karlsruhe and Essen is 361 km. The fastest bus which departs at 15:00 has a travel time of 06:00h. The longest travel time on the route is 19:25h. Depending on the selected departure, the following amenities are available: toilet, drinks allowed and power socket. While some of the buses are direct, there are also the ones which stop for a short break in Mannheim, Frankfurt and Dusseldorf.

Overnight buses

If you want to travel overnight and save money on accommodation or arrive in Essen earlier, there is 1 night bus departing from Karlsruhe to Essen. The overnight bus departs at 23:55 and arrives at 06:25 the following day. Below is the most popular night departure to Essen:

Timetable: TODAY TOMORROW

23:55 Karlsruhe

6h 30min

06:25 Essen

from 16.99 HRK

Best offer on 29. Jun

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Bus companies

There is a total of 3 bus companies operating the routes. These bus companies have not been rated yet by the clients. Here you can see the most popular bus companies operating this route and their overall rating.

BlaBlaCar Bus

7.3

Croatia bus-Globtour-Touring-Jadran ekspres

6.5

Flixbus

4.2

Departure and arrival stations

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

Karlsruhe

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

Essen

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

Cheapest ticket prices

Adult ticket: €16 (One-Way) or €32 (Return).
Child ticket: €15 (One-Way) or €30 (Return).
Student ticket: €27 (One-Way) or €54 (Return).
Pensioner ticket: €27 (One-Way) or €54 (Return).

Trip reviews from Karlsruhe to Essen

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Other popular destinations from Karlsruhe

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

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Other popular destinations from Essen

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