How to travel from Magdeburg to Essen

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Travel Information between Magdeburg and Essen

Distance325 km
Available travel modesTrain, coach or flight
Ticket price range€18 - €120
Cheapest modeTrain • €18 • 3 h 31 min
Fastest modeFlight • €120 • 1 h
Popular travel companiesFlixBus or Deutsche Bahn

Take a train, coach or flight to travel 325 km between Magdeburg and Essen. The most popular travel providers which serve this journey are FlixBus or Deutsche Bahn among others. Travellers can even take a direct coach or train from Magdeburg to Essen.

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from Magdeburg to Essen

How to get from Magdeburg to Essen by train, bus or flight.

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The best way to travel from Magdeburg to Essen is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.

FlixBus
11:15AM8h35
Magdeburg
07:50PMEssen
241One-way
0 transfers

Cheapest

FlixBus
11:15AM8h35
Magdeburg
07:50PMEssen
241One-way
0 transfers

Fastest

FlixBus
11:15AM8h35
Magdeburg
07:50PMEssen
241One-way
0 transfers

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FAQs: Travel from Magdeburg to Essen

FAQs: Travel to Essen easily. Whether you want fast, cheap or something entirely different, our travel experts have collected everything you need to know so you can find the best option from Magdeburg to Essen.
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There are 3 options to travel to Essen from Magdeburg including taking a train, coach or flight.

The cheapest way to go to Essen from Magdeburg is by taking a train, which costs on average €18.

This is compared to other ways of getting from Magdeburg to Essen:

Taking a train costs €2 less than taking a coach, which average ticket prices of €19.

A train is €102 less than a flight with an average ticket price of €120 from Magdeburg to Essen.

The fastest way to get to Essen from Magdeburg is by flight with an average travel time of 1 h.

Other travel options to Essen take longer:

Coach takes on average 6 h 25 min.

Taking a train requires on average 3 h 31 min of travel time.

The distance from Magdeburg to Essen is approximately 325 km.

The average frequency per day from Magdeburg to Essen is:

  • Around 8 coaches per day.
  • 5 flights per day.
  • 12 trains a day.

However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route to Essen from Magdeburg as scheduled services by train, coach or flight can vary by season or day of the week.

These are the most popular departure and arrival points when travelling from Magdeburg to Essen:

  • Most travellers take a coach from Magdeburg, ZOB to Essen, Freiheit (Hauptbahnhof).
  • Most travellers take a train from Magdeburg Hbf to Essen Hbf.

The following travel companies offer services from Magdeburg to Essen:

  • FlixBus can get you to Essen by coach. You can find a good deal for coach tickets with FlixBus from Magdeburg to Essen for €19 on Omio.
  • Deutsche Bahn can get you to Essen by train. You can find a good deal for train tickets with Deutsche Bahn from Magdeburg to Essen for €18 on Omio.

Yes, there are direct routes from Magdeburg to Essen with the following travel companies:

  • You can check for a direct coach to Essen with FlixBus with 3 direct coaches per day.

Direct services to Essen tend to save you time and add more convenience as you won't need to transfer at another stop in between, so it's worth paying attention to before booking tickets for your route.

Many of our customers who book a trip from Magdeburg to Essen often extend their holiday and travel to other popular destinations like Paris, Berlin, Amsterdam, Hamburg or Frankfurt am Main. If you’re thinking of adding another destination to your Magdeburg and Essen itinerary, let Omio find you the best connections between Essen and any of these top destinations today!

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