Karlsruhe → Essen
Karlsruhe to Essen by train
Karlsruhe
Essen
The last published timetable (to 13 Jun 2026) has a direct train from Karlsruhe to Essen, scheduled from 2 h 59 min.
- Service
- Direct: one train, no change
- Scheduled time
- from 2 h 59 min (typically 3 h 16 min)
- Departures in the last timetable week
- 49
- Operator
- DB Fernverkehr AG
- Stations
- Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof → Essen Hbf
- Straight-line distance
- 290 km
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What this is based on
Arrive inEssen →- This comes from a timetable that ran until 13 Jun 2026. No newer timetable has been published in the open data we read, so check that the service still runs.
- 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): Rursee-Schifffahrt KG. How Head Your Way works.
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Direct connections from Essen
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Airports: Essen Mulheim Airport (ESS) · Stations: Essen Hbf; Essen Central Station (FlixTrain); Essen Hauptbahnhof; Essen West S and 22 more · Ports: Holteyer Hafen
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