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Esens

Everything ViaFrei knows about Esens right now – from open data, with the source of every figure.

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The traffic light still judges everything – some of its reasons are hidden right now.

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Traffic light for Esens

Traffic light: YellowRedYellowGreen

Yellow — Limited view: the traffic messages for this place cannot be read right now

Within 5.0 km of Esens. No motorway junction within 5.0 km: the traffic light judges the other roads.

  1. Limited view: the traffic messages for this place cannot be read right now
Map: 5.0 km aroundReasons marked on the map: 7. The list of reasons is the map in words. 3 × Charging, 4 × Public transport. As of 21:57.EsensHoltgastStedesdorfDunumMoorwegCharging · EWE Go GmbH, Bürgermeister-Becker-Straße 11Charging · Ladewerk - Marktplatz_EsensCharging · ENBW, Herdestraße 20Public transport · Esens ZOB HerdetorPublic transport · Esens BahnhofstraßePublic transport · Esens BahnhofPublic transport · Esens
Schematic map – not for navigation.As of 21:57Streets (OpenStreetMap)ChargingPublic transport

Grenzen: © BKG (2026) dl-de/by-2-0, Datenquellen: https://sgx.geodatenzentrum.de/web_public/gdz/datenquellen/datenquellen_vg_nuts.pdf (Daten verändert)

Streets: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL 1.0 · licence text

The streets come from our street database derived from OpenStreetMap. We send a complete machine-readable copy (CSV) under the ODbL 1.0 free of charge on request – contact details in the imprint.

Verwaltungseinheiten: © BKG (2026) dl-de/by-2-0, Datenquellen: https://sgx.geodatenzentrum.de/web_public/gdz/datenquellen/datenquellen_gn250.pdf (Daten verändert)

Ladesäulenregister: Bundesnetzagentur.de, CC BY 4.0, bearbeitet · licence text

Ladepunkte: Eco-Movement via Mobilithek, CC BY 4.0, bearbeitet · licence text

Ladepunkte: EnBW AG via Mobilithek, CC BY 4.0, bearbeitet · licence text

Fahrplandaten: DELFI e.V., CC BY 4.0, bearbeitet · licence text

How the traffic light is set
  • Red for a full closure of the carriageway, a wrong-way driver, objects, people or animals on the road, an accident with a closure, a weather warning of level 3–4 or a jam with a delay of 30 minutes or more.
  • Yellow for a shorter jam, roadworks narrowing the road, another traffic warning, a weather warning of level 1–2, slippery roads in the road-weather forecast, a closed entry or exit — or when a source is missing or out of date.
  • Green only when none of this is reported nearby and both the traffic messages and the German Weather Service's warnings for this place can be read. Green is no guarantee of a clear road.
  • Read: every traffic message for this place within 5.0 km (Autobahn GmbH, police, Land and city) and the German Weather Service (warnings, road weather).
  • No colour from: parking, charging, fuel, public transport.

Public transport

Esens · 5.0 km

51 of 1726 trips late (3 %) — Lower Saxony

last 30 minutes, more than 5 minutes counts as late

167 trips skip a stop

The nearest stops (within 5.0 km) and what leaves there in the next 60 minutes

Mode
  • EsensTrain Bus 750 m · 10 min walk · Map · Google Maps
    TimeLineToPlatformNote
    2 min360Norden (Ostfriesl)– on time
    2 min360Harlesiel– timetable
    4 minRB59Wilhelmshaven HbfPl. 1 on time
    4 minRB59–Pl. 1 on time
    More departures
    Facilities
    Platforms per DB: 1 of 1 step-free
  • Esens ZOB HerdetorBus 500 m · 7 min walk · Map · Google Maps
    TimeLineToPlatformNote
    8 min360TaktBus Harlesiel– timetable
    More departures
  • Esens BahnhofstraßeBus 600 m · 8 min walk · Map · Google Maps
    More departures
    Nothing leaves here in the next 60 minutes, by the timetable.
  • Esens BahnhofBus 700 m · 9 min walk · Map · Google Maps
    More departures
    Nothing leaves here in the next 60 minutes, by the timetable.

Live data from 21:49

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Fuel

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Parking

Esens · 5.0 km

within 5.0 km

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More car parks mapped by OpenStreetMap

OSM-Standortdaten: © OpenStreetMap-Mitwirkende, ODbL 1.0 · licence text

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Roads

Esens

Cannot be read right now — we show nothing here rather than something wrong.

Motorways

Esens

No motorway within 15 km. The nearest is the A29: Wilhelmshavener Kreuz junction, 29 km away.

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Lorry parking and rest areas

Esens · 50 km

within 50 km

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Per the publishers; where nothing is stated, the facilities are unknown, not ruled out.

  • Lorry parking · Jade-Weser-Port · 35 km east · Map · Google MapsFacilities: not reportedNearby per OpenStreetMap (straight line, access not checked): snack bar 150 m
  • Lorry parking · Brinkum (Filsum) Nord · 46 spaces · 12 lorry spaces · 43 km south · Map · Google MapsFacilities per the publisher: toilet · picnic areaNearby (straight line, access not checked): EV charger 400 kW, 50 m
  • Lorry parking · Nortmoor (Filsum) Süd · 26 spaces · 6 lorry spaces · 43 km south · Map · Google MapsFacilities per the publisher: toilet · picnic areaNearby (straight line, access not checked): EV charger 400 kW, 70 m

Nothing right here — the nearest within 50 km

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OSM-Standortdaten: © OpenStreetMap-Mitwirkende, ODbL 1.0 · licence text

These entries come from our database derived from OpenStreetMap. We send a complete machine-readable copy (CSV) under the ODbL 1.0 free of charge on request – contact details in the imprint.

Truck-parking occupancy (Toll Collect, SID)

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Charging

Esens · 5.0 km

within 5.0 km

Charging sites within 5.0 km: 15 · 4 × HPC

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Only a few operators publish live occupancy; “no status data” means unknown, not free.

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Groceries

Esens · 1.0 km

The nearest within 1.0 km, according to OpenStreetMap

  • Supermarket EDEKA Pfaff200 m · 3 min walk west · Bürgermeister-Becker-Straße 11 · Map · Google Maps
  • Bakery Grünhoff200 m · 3 min walk west · Map · Google Maps
  • Kiosk Snack Brüder250 m · 4 min walk north · Map · Google Maps
  • Butcher Fleischerei Bruns250 m · 4 min walk north · Steinstraße 27 · Map · Google Maps
  • Convenience store Herdetor Kiosk400 m · 6 min walk north-west · Map · Google Maps

OpenStreetMap data of 6 October 2026

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Pharmacy & doctor

Esens · 2.0 km

The nearest within 2.0 km, according to OpenStreetMap

  • Doctor Allgemein- und Familienpraxis Esens100 m · 2 min walk south · Map · Google Maps
  • Dentist Zahnärzte Esens250 m · 4 min walk north-west · Siebet-Attena-Straße 12 · Map · Google Maps
  • Dentist Drs.Happach+Richter, Zahnärzte400 m · 5 min walk north · Burgstraße 7 · Map · Google Maps
  • Pharmacy Löwen-Apotheke450 m · 6 min walk north-west · Herdetor 26 · Map · Google Maps
  • Doctor Arztpraxis Blohm450 m · 6 min walk north-west · Herdetor 28 · Map · Google Maps

OpenStreetMap data of 6 October 2026

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Cash & post

Esens · 1.0 km

The nearest within 1.0 km, according to OpenStreetMap

  • Bank Oldenburgische Landesbank150 m · 2 min walk north · Vor dem Drostentor 2 · Map · Google Maps
  • Cash machine Oldenburgische Landesbank150 m · 2 min walk north · Map · Google Maps
  • Bank Sparkasse200 m · 3 min walk north-east · Steinstraße 39 · Map · Google Maps
  • Post office Postfiliale 536300 m · 4 min walk north · Steinstraße 25 · Map · Google Maps
  • Bank Volksbank Esens500 m · 7 min walk north · Am Markt 12 · Map · Google Maps

OpenStreetMap data of 6 October 2026

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Food & drink

Esens · 1.0 km

The nearest within 1.0 km, according to OpenStreetMap

  • Restaurant PizzaExpress100 m · 2 min walk north-east · Map · Google Maps
  • Snack bar Fisch-Ozean-Imbiss200 m · 3 min walk north · Map · Google Maps
  • Restaurant Restaurant Plietsch250 m · 3 min walk south · Bahnhofstraße 20 · Map · Google Maps
  • Café Schlickys Café und Konditorei300 m · 4 min walk north · Steinstraße 24 · Map · Google Maps
  • Café Café Regional Hirsch350 m · 5 min walk north · Steinstraße 15 · Map · Google Maps

OpenStreetMap data of 6 October 2026

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Places to stay

Esens · 2.0 km

The nearest within 2.0 km, according to OpenStreetMap

  • Hotel Drostenhof Krog50 m · 1 min walk north-east · Vor dem Drostentor 9 · Map · Google Maps
  • Hotel Kröger's Hotel200 m · 3 min walk south · Bahnhofstraße 18 · Map · Google Maps
  • Guest house Pension Martha250 m · 4 min walk north-west · Map · Google Maps
  • Hotel Nolting300 m · 4 min walk south · Bahnhofstraße 29 · Map · Google Maps
  • Hotel Wieting's Hotel450 m · 6 min walk north · Map · Google Maps

OpenStreetMap data of 6 October 2026

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Car service

Esens · 2.0 km

The nearest within 2.0 km, according to OpenStreetMap

  • Car repair Donker450 m · 6 min walk south · Map · Google Maps
  • Car repair Von Esmarch & Janssen Automobile GmbH750 m · 10 min walk south · Map · Google Maps
  • Car wash Score Wash800 m · 10 min walk south · Map · Google Maps
  • Car repair KUTSCHINSKI GmbH1.1 km · 14 min walk south · Map · Google Maps
  • Car wash Zitlow1.1 km · 14 min walk south · Map · Google Maps

OpenStreetMap data of 6 October 2026

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Public toilets

Esens · 5.0 km

Few nearby – the nearest within 5.0 km, according to OpenStreetMap

  • Toilets Sanitärhaus 14.8 km · 60 min walk north-west · Map · Google Maps
  • Toilets Sanitärhaus 24.8 km · 61 min walk north-west · Map · Google Maps
  • Toilets Sanitärhaus 34.9 km · 61 min walk north-west · Map · Google Maps
  • Toilets Sanitärhaus 44.9 km · 62 min walk north-west · Map · Google Maps

OpenStreetMap data of 6 October 2026

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Neighbouring towns

Esens

The nearest large and medium-sized towns within 60 km, each with the lamp of its motorways:

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All quiet

  • Severe weather — no severe-weather warning; road-surface forecast (model, not a measurement) at the Carolinensiel station, 13 km: dry

    The next hours at Carolinensiel

    • 22:00 air 5.6 °C · road surface 4.8 °C, dry
    • 23:00 air 5.4 °C · road surface 4.7 °C, dry
    • 00:00 air 5.4 °C · road surface 4.7 °C, dry
    • 01:00 air 5.4 °C · road surface 4.6 °C, dry
    • 02:00 air 5.3 °C · road surface 4.1 °C, dry
    • 03:00 air 5.5 °C · road surface 4.2 °C, dry

No police station within 5.0 km in the OpenStreetMap data.

OSM-Standortdaten: © OpenStreetMap-Mitwirkende, ODbL 1.0 · licence text

These entries come from our database derived from OpenStreetMap. We send a complete machine-readable copy (CSV) under the ODbL 1.0 free of charge on request – contact details in the imprint.

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