Essen → Bochum
Essen to Bochum by train
Essen
Bochum
A direct train runs from Essen to Bochum, scheduled from 6 min, with 1,279 departures in a timetable week.
- Service
- Direct: one train, no change
- Scheduled time
- from 6 min (typically 13 min)
- Departures in a timetable week
- 1,279
- Operators
- DB Regio AG NRW, National Express, eurobahn, VIAS Rail GmbH and 2 more
- Stations
- Essen West S → Bochum Höntrop
- Straight-line distance
- 14 km
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What this is based on
Arrive inBochum →- From the operator's published timetable, valid to 26 Mar 2027. The departure count is for one week of that timetable (the week it was read, early October 2026) and counts every direct departure from Essen to Bochum; it is not a daily figure.
- The stations shown are the pair used by the most departures; other stations in either place may also be served.
- Source: Open timetable data (GTFS): DB Fernverkehr (long-distance rail); DE Regionalverkehr (regional rail); FlixBus EU (intercity coach, multi-country). How Head Your Way works.
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Stations: Bochum Hbf; Bochum Central Station (FlixTrain); Bochum Ehrenfeld; Bochum Höntrop and 3 more
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