From Bruxelles to Essen by train, bus and carpooling
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The next cheapest train, bus and carpooling ticket from Bruxelles to Essen is on Tuesday 18 August 2026. Book it now before the price goes up!
Trip info
| 🚌 Bus | 🚌 + 🚄 Combined trips | 🚗 Carpooling | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price range | 14€ - 128€ | 49€ - 228€ | 16€ - 32€ |
| Duration | 3h40 - 11h05 | 3h10 - 9h39 | 2h00 - 3h50 |
| Itinerary | Direct | 1 stop at Lille, Bruxelles-Midi, Cologne, Cologne South, Airport, Köln Hbf, Düsseldorf central bus station, Lille Europe, Essen, Düsseldorf Hbf | Direct |
| Departure station | Brussels, Brussels South (Gare du Midi) | Bruxelles-Midi | |
| Arrival station | Essen | Essen | |
| Companies | FlixBus, Bus Blablacar | TGV Inoui, FlixBus, Eurostar, Bus Blablacar | Blablacar |
| First trip | 13h36 | 13h36 | 13h36 |
| Last trip | 20h04 | 20h04 | 20h04 |
| Number of daily trips | 16 | 5 | 10 |
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Bruxelles Essen by train, bus and carpooling: tickets, prices, and schedules
Are you looking for your train, bus and carpooling ticket from Bruxelles to Essen?
bus FlixBus, bus Bus Blablacar, train TGV Inoui, train Eurostar, and carpooling Blablacar are transport companies that allow you to travel easily between the two cities.
In just 0h, you will be able to travel from Bruxelles to Essen covering a distance of 199 kilometers between the two cities.
On our site, you can find direct train, bus and carpooling trips Bruxelles Essen because several of our partner transport companies offer them. Pretty cool, right?!
Your Bruxelles Essen trip from only 14 €, that's quite a deal, isn't it?
But be careful! The price of train, bus and carpooling tickets varies depending on when you book.
We'll give you more details below on the best time to book your ticket!
You can also use our Bruxelles Essen price comparator in train, bus and carpooling, based on the booking date. It's right above, it's handy!
How to travel from Bruxelles to Essen with Tictactrip
bus itinerary from Bruxelles to Essen 🚌
the companies FlixBus and Bus Blablacar offer a direct Bruxelles Essen journey.Are you an early bird? The very first trip departs at 13h36.
If, on the contrary, you prefer to travel at night or leave late in the day, the very last departure is at 20h04. Want to know the price of from Bruxelles to Essen journey?
It falls in the range between 14€ and 128€. The duration of a Bruxelles-Essen journey is mostly between 3h40 and 11h05.
Its departure point is located at Brussels, Brussels South (Gare du Midi).
This bus will then drop you off at Essen.
It also serves stations Düsseldorf, Brussels, Brussels South (Gare du Midi), Düsseldorf central bus station, Cologne, Cologne South, Airport, Brussels, Brussels-North station, Duesseldorf Flugh, Essen, and Köln Hbf.
Depending on the days, you will have a choice of 16 buses from Bruxelles to Essen per day.
train itinerary from Bruxelles to Essen 🚄
Unfortunately, our train companies do not operate from Bruxelles to Essen trips by train. But don't worry, you can still find the best prices with our other means of transportation
multimodal itinerary from Bruxelles to Essen 🚌 + 🚄
You should expect a minimum price of 49€ for a journey direct Bruxelles Essen. Depending on the date of your search on Tictactrip, the price for the journey from Bruxelles to Essen can go up to 228€ (on average, it costs 103€).The very first departure of multimodal from Bruxelles to Essen of the day takes place at 13h36, and the last one is usually at 20h04. The average duration of this journey is 6h25. The travel time Bruxelles-Essen is generally between 3h10 and 9h39. This is carried out and offered by TGV Inoui and FlixBus and Eurostar and Bus Blablacar. It usually departs from Bruxelles-Midi and arrives at Essen. It also serves stations Lille, Bruxelles-Midi, Cologne, Cologne South, Airport, Köln Hbf, Düsseldorf central bus station, Lille Europe, Essen, and Düsseldorf Hbf. Every day, you have the choice between 5 combined trips from Bruxelles to Essen.
carpooling itinerary from Bruxelles to Essen 🚗
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