How to get from Cologne to Essen by car, truck, walk, bike

Distance between Cologne and Essen is 58 kilometers (36 miles).
Driving distance from Cologne to Essen is 72 kilometers (45 miles)

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Routes from cologne-nordrhein-westfalen to essen-nordrhein-westfalen

4 Ways from Cologne (Germany/Nordrhein-Westfalen) to Essen (Germany/Nordrhein-Westfalen)

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Route instructions

1. Continue onto Bürgerstraße 73 m
2. Turn right onto Alter Markt 32 m
3. Turn left onto Bechergasse 70 m
4. Turn left onto Am Hof 124 m
5. Turn left onto Unter Goldschmied 650 m
6. Keep left onto Pipinstraße, L 111 709 m
7. Keep left onto Deutzer Brücke, L 111 902 m
8. Turn left onto Deutz-Mülheimer Straße, L 188 546 m
9. Keep right onto Messe-Kreisel 115 m
10. Continue onto Messe-Kreisel 46 m
11. Turn right onto B 55a 3.32 km
12. Keep right onto A 3, A 4 183 m
13. Keep left 47.20 km
14. Keep right 322 m
15. Keep left 521 m
16. Keep left 14.49 km
17. Keep right 2.53 km
18. Turn right onto Bernestraße 836 m
19. Arrive at destination 0 m
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