How to get from Cologne to Essen
This route can be travelled by bus · train. The times and prices below come from Omio's current catalogue; pick a date and search to see live departures.
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Departures from Cologne to Essen
FlixBus runs 40 scheduled departures a day, the first at 02:45 and the last at 23:35.
| Operator | Departures a day | First | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| FlixBusbus | 40 | 02:45 | 23:35 |
| BlaBlaCar Busbus | 1 | 20:00 | 20:00 |
All departuresFlixBus
- 02:45
- 03:10
- 03:30
- 03:45
- 04:10
- 04:30
- 04:45
- 05:10
- 06:15
- 06:35
- 07:00
- 07:15
- 07:35
- 08:00
- 08:15
- 08:50
- 09:50
- 13:45
- 14:45
- 15:30
- 15:45
- 16:30
- 16:45
- 17:30
- 17:45
- 17:50
- 18:50
- 19:40
- 19:50
- 20:10
- 20:20
- 20:40
- 21:10
- 21:20
- 21:35
- 21:40
- 22:10
- 22:20
- 22:35
- 23:35
All departuresBlaBlaCar Bus
- 20:00
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