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Compare 3 ways to go from Vienna to Essen.

Average Price$64 - $231Average Duration17h 55m
19kg CO₂e5 out of 5 stars
Cheapest
Average Price$74 - $294Average Duration9h 10m
18kg CO₂e5 out of 5 stars
FastestMost eco-friendly
Carpool
Average Price$67 - $84Average Duration10h
32kg CO₂e4 out of 5 stars
busbud logoBusbud recommends carpooling from Vienna to Essen

Among the sustainable travel choices, the carpool stands out as the good way to reach Essen. The journey takes about 10 hours and with fares starting at just $67, it presents an excellent value for a comfortable ride.

2carpool per day
10hAverage Duration
$67Cheapest ticket
32kgCO₂ emissions

Train Vienna to Essen: Trip Overview

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Average ticket price$196
Average train trip duration9h 10m
Number of daily trains3
Earliest train departure6:13am
Distance474 miles (763 km)
Latest train departure3:13pm

Vienna to Essen Train

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About Train Travel

Train Travel Tips

Do you like to go fast? With high-speed trains going faster than 300 km/h on certain routes, the time will fly by. Taking a train between Vienna and Essen is also a great way to travel to arrive in the city centre and save more time for your stay in Essen.

No matter if you plan to take a regional or high-speed train to Essen, the planet will thank you. You’ll help to protect the beautiful landscapes that will unfold before your very eyes.

With up to 30x less CO2 emissions for your train journey between Vienna and Essen, the train is an ecological alternative to flights or personal cars.

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Did you know?

Some trains in Sweden can recover more than a fifth of the energy they use by braking. This is especially true with ore trains as they descend from Narvik to Kiruna.

You can find dogs as passengers on the trains of Moscow, where there is a large number of stray dogs. Over time, the dogs have learned the inner workings of the rail system and it is not uncommon to find one traveling between the city and the suburbs.

The magnetic levitation train (Maglev for short) is currently the fastest train in the world. With a speed of 603 km/ h, it is closely followed by the French high-speed train (574.8 km / h) which remains in 2020, the fastest train to date

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