Vienna → Essen
Vienna to Essen by train
Vienna
Essen
A direct train runs from Vienna to Essen, scheduled from 12 h 35 min, with 3 departures in a timetable week.
- Service
- Direct: one train, no change
- Scheduled time
- from 12 h 35 min
- Departures in a timetable week
- 3
- Operator
- OBB (Austrian Federal Railways)
- Stations
- Wien Hauptbahnhof → Essen Hbf
- Straight-line distance
- 780 km
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What this is based on
Arrive inEssen →- From the operator's published timetable, valid to 26 Oct 2026. The departure count is for one week of that timetable (the week it was read, early October 2026) and counts every direct departure from Vienna to Essen; 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): DE Regionalverkehr (regional rail). How Head Your Way works.
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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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