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How to get from Cologne to Essen by train

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The train timetable for Fri 14. November, 2025. To check the availability and prices for your travel, use our booking system.

Train	Departure	Arrival
ICE 618	06:14 (06:14 AM) Köln Hbf	07:03 (07:03 AM) Essen Hbf	Book ticket
ICE 616	08:05 (08:05 AM) Köln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12	08:58 (08:58 AM) Essen Hbf	Book ticket
ICE 1223 Westfalen	08:24 (08:24 AM) Köln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12	09:14 (09:14 AM) Essen Hbf	Book ticket
ICE 822	09:17 (09:17 AM) Köln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12	10:02 (10:02 AM) Essen Hbf	Book ticket
ICE 820	10:17 (10:17 AM) Köln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12	11:05 (11:05 AM) Essen Hbf	Book ticket
ICE 728	11:17 (11:17 AM) Köln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12	12:02 (12:02 PM) Essen Hbf	Book ticket
ICE 726	12:27 (12:27 PM) Köln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12	13:13 (01:13 PM) Essen Hbf	Book ticket
ICE 1010	12:50 (12:50 PM) Köln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12	13:40 (01:40 PM) Essen Hbf	Book ticket
ICE 724	13:17 (01:17 PM) Köln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12	14:02 (02:02 PM) Essen Hbf	Book ticket
ICE 1051	13:35 (01:35 PM) Köln Hbf	14:43 (02:43 PM) Essen Hbf	Book ticket
ICE 928	14:11 (02:11 PM) Köln Hbf	14:58 (02:58 PM) Essen Hbf	Book ticket
ICE 722	14:27 (02:27 PM) Köln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12	15:12 (03:12 PM) Essen Hbf	Book ticket
ICE 918	14:50 (02:50 PM) Köln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12	15:40 (03:40 PM) Essen Hbf	Book ticket
ICE 720	15:17 (03:17 PM) Köln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12	16:02 (04:02 PM) Essen Hbf	Book ticket
ICE 518	16:11 (04:11 PM) Köln Hbf	16:58 (04:58 PM) Essen Hbf	Book ticket
DPF 1239	16:14 (04:14 PM) Köln Hbf	17:02 (05:02 PM) Essen Hbf	Book ticket
ICE 628	16:25 (04:25 PM) Köln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12	17:11 (05:11 PM) Essen Hbf	Book ticket
ICE 626	17:17 (05:17 PM) Köln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12	18:02 (06:02 PM) Essen Hbf	Book ticket
ICE 28	18:11 (06:11 PM) Köln Hbf	18:58 (06:58 PM) Essen Hbf	Book ticket
ICE 624	18:27 (06:27 PM) Köln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12	19:12 (07:12 PM) Essen Hbf	Book ticket
ICE 914	18:50 (06:50 PM) Köln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12	19:40 (07:40 PM) Essen Hbf	Book ticket
ICE 622	19:17 (07:17 PM) Köln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12	20:02 (08:02 PM) Essen Hbf	Book ticket
ICE 114 Wörthersee	19:31 (07:31 PM) Köln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12	20:32 (08:32 PM) Essen Hbf	Book ticket
ICE 26	20:11 (08:11 PM) Köln Hbf	20:58 (08:58 PM) Essen Hbf	Book ticket
ICE 620	20:30 (08:30 PM) Köln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12	21:15 (09:15 PM) Essen Hbf	Book ticket
ICE 912	20:50 (08:50 PM) Köln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12	21:40 (09:40 PM) Essen Hbf	Book ticket
ICE 528	21:17 (09:17 PM) Köln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12	22:02 (10:02 PM) Essen Hbf	Book ticket
ICE 526	22:27 (10:27 PM) Köln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12	23:12 (11:12 PM) Essen Hbf	Book ticket
ICE 910	22:49 (10:49 PM) Köln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12	23:40 (11:40 PM) Essen Hbf	Book ticket
ICE 524	23:27 (11:27 PM) Köln/Bonn Flughafen	00:23 (12:23 AM) Essen Hbf	Book ticket
ICE 524	23:38 (11:38 PM) Köln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12	00:23 (12:23 AM) Essen Hbf	Book ticket
Schedule valid from 2024-12-15 to 2025-12-13

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