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Innsbruck → Essen

Essen → Innsbruck ⇄
4 a weekfastest 10h25ÖBBNight train

Direct trains · no change

  • 20:46 → 07:11+1
    NJ 420 Night train
    Innsbruck Hbf → Essen Hbf · via Kufstein, Munich, Nuremberg, Dortmund
    10h2510 stops
    Runs: Fri–Sun (some weeks)ÖBB ↗

Local times at each station. From official open timetable data (de_delfi, de_rv) for 28 Sep – 25 Oct 2026; timetables change, so check with the operator before you travel. How we build this.

Door to door vs flying

Overnight: leave 20:46, arrive 07:11

The plane is -6h09 quicker on paper, but the night train uses your night instead of a day and saves a hotel.

Train · fastest direct10h36
  • Before departure10 min
  • NJ 42010h25
  • From Essen Hbf1 min
Plane · nonstop INN–DUS4h45
  • To Innsbruck (INN)20 min
  • Check-in & security1h30
  • Flight INN–DUS1h30
  • Landing to exit20 min
  • From DUS1h05

From city centre to city centre unless you pick otherwise. Getting to stations and airports: typical public-transport times (estimates). Airport: check-in & security 1h30 before, 20 min to get out after landing. Flight time is typical for the distance. Nonstop airlines: Eurowings.