Essen → Düsseldorf
Essen to Düsseldorf by train
Essen
Düsseldorf
A direct train runs from Essen to Düsseldorf, scheduled from 23 min, with 648 departures in a timetable week.
- Service
- Direct: one train, no change
- Scheduled time
- from 23 min (typically 33 min)
- Departures in a timetable week
- 648
- Operators
- DB Regio AG NRW, National Express, TRI Train Rental GmbH, DB Fernverkehr AG and 2 more
- Stations
- Essen Hbf → Düsseldorf Hbf
- Straight-line distance
- 31 km
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What this is based on
Arrive inDüsseldorf →- From the operator's published timetable, valid to 10 Sep 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 Düsseldorf; 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); Eurostar (intl rail). How Head Your Way works.
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Airports: Düsseldorf Airport (DUS) · Stations: Düsseldorf Hbf; Düsseldorf Central Station (FlixTrain); Düsseldorf Hauptbahnhof; DUESSELDORF HBF and 11 more · Ports: Neusser Hafen
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