---
title: "Train timetable Essen → Cassel | Kombo"
description: "Train timetable Essen → Cassel"
url: "https://www.kombo.co/de/zug-fahrplan-Essen-Cassel"
last_updated: "2026-08-20"
---
# Train timetable Essen → Cassel

first departure 06:13 · last departure 18:13 · 5 direct trains/day · fastest 2h35 · 173 km · tickets from about €25

Prices are approximate; the exact fare of a train shows at search time.

## Departures on 2026-08-20

| Departure | Arrival | Duration | Train | Price |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 06:13 | 08:56 | 2h43 | National Express 26705 (direct) | ~€140 |
| 07:13 | 09:56 | 2h43 | National Express 26707 (direct) | ~€141 |
| 09:13 | 11:56 | 2h43 | National Express 26711 (direct) | ~€140 |
| 10:15 | 12:55 | 2h40 | IC 2155 (direct) | ~€159 |
| 11:13 | 13:56 | 2h43 | National Express 26715 (direct) | ~€174 |
| 12:13 | 14:56 | 2h43 | National Express 26717 (direct) | ~€159 |
| 13:15 | 15:50 | 2h35 | ICE 1747 (direct) | ~€178 |
| 14:13 | 16:56 | 2h43 | National Express 26721 (direct) | ~€157 |
| 15:13 | 17:56 | 2h43 | National Express 26723 (direct) | ~€192 |
| 16:15 | 18:57 | 2h42 | IC 2157 (direct) | ~€136 |
| 17:13 | 19:56 | 2h43 | National Express 26727 (direct) | ~€125 |
| 18:13 | 20:56 | 2h43 | National Express 26729 (direct) | ~€55 |

## Departures on 2026-08-21

| Departure | Arrival | Duration | Train | Price |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 06:13 | 08:56 | 2h43 | National Express 26705 (direct) | ~€146 |
| 07:13 | 09:56 | 2h43 | National Express 26707 (direct) | ~€155 |
| 09:13 | 11:56 | 2h43 | National Express 26711 (direct) | ~€177 |
| 11:13 | 13:56 | 2h43 | National Express 26715 (direct) | ~€174 |
| 12:13 | 14:56 | 2h43 | National Express 26717 (direct) | ~€172 |
| 13:15 | 15:50 | 2h35 | ICE 1747 (direct) | ~€164 |
| 14:13 | 16:56 | 2h43 | National Express 26721 (direct) | ~€176 |
| 15:13 | 17:56 | 2h43 | National Express 26723 (direct) | ~€178 |
| 18:13 | 20:56 | 2h43 | National Express 26729 (direct) | ~€99 |

## Typical week (next 30 days)
- Monday to Friday: 6 trains, first 06:13, last 18:13
- Saturday: 2 trains, first 09:13, last 13:13
- Sunday: 6 trains, first 07:13, last 15:13

## Companies serving this route
- National Express: 88% of departures
- ICE: 8% of departures
- IC: 4% of departures

## Prices
- Cheapest observed: about €25
- Average observed: about €127