There are 11 ways to get from Ancona to Essen by plane, car, car train, train, bus, or train (Trenitalia)
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Fly Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
best- Fly from Raffaello Sanzio Airport (AOI) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane AOI - DUS
6h 32m€123–331Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Ancona to Bologna Centralebus 421 / ...
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Essen central train stationbus N537
22h€61–160Drive, car train
- Drive from Ancona to Villach Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbfcartrain
13h 8m€191–1,132Train, bus
- Take the train from Ancona to Riminitrain Fr
- Take the bus from Rimini to Frankfurtbus
- Take the train from Frankfurt(Main)Hbf to Gelsenkirchen Hbftrain Ice
19h 10m€125–245Drive 1,308.3 km
- Drive from Ancona to Essencar 1,308.3 km
12h 4m€205–296Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Ancona to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane BLQ - DUS
6h 16m€101–364Fly Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Fly from Raffaello Sanzio Airport (AOI) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane AOI - CGN
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Essen Hbftrain
7h 57m€120–368Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Take the train from Ancona to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane BLQ - CGN
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Essen Hbftrain
7h 31m€98–391Fly Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Münster Osnabrück International Airport, train
- Fly from Raffaello Sanzio Airport (AOI) to Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO)plane AOI - FMO
- Take the train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Essen Hbftrain
10h 13m€218–817Train via Milan
- Take the train from Ancona to Bologna Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Mannheim Hbftrain Ec
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Essen Hbftrain 43 / ...
14h 21m€201–432Train
- Take the train from Ancona to München Hbftrain 89
- Take the train from München Hbf to Essen Hbftrain 47 / ...
14h 26m€156–272
Ancona to Essen by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ancona to Essen is to bus which costs €60 - €160 and takes 22h.
The fastest way to get from Ancona to Essen is to train and fly which takes 6h 16m and costs €100 - €370.
No, there is no direct bus from Ancona to Essen station. However, there are services departing from Ancona and arriving at Essen central train station via Bologna Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h.
No, there is no direct train from Ancona to Essen. However, there are services departing from Ancona and arriving at Essen Hbf via Bologna Centrale, Milano Centrale and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 21m.
The distance between Ancona and Essen is 1036 km. The road distance is 1308.3 km.
The best way to get from Ancona to Essen without a car is to train and bus which takes 19h 10m and costs €120 - €250.
It takes approximately 6h 32m to get from Ancona to Essen, including transfers.
Ancona to Essen bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Ancona station.
Ancona to Essen train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, depart from Ancona station.
The best way to get from Ancona to Essen is to fly which takes 6h 32m and costs €120 - €340. Alternatively, you can train via Milan, which costs €200 - €440 and takes 14h 21m, you could also bus, which costs €60 - €160 and takes 22h.
What companies run services between Ancona, Italy and Essen, Germany?
Air Dolomiti, Eurowings, and four other airlines fly from Raffaello Sanzio Airport (AOI) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Ancona to Essen Hbf via Bologna Centrale, Milano Centrale, Mannheim Hbf, and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof in around 14h 21m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–490
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–370
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–350
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Münster Osnabrück International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €190–850
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–360
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Olbia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–360
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–210
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Villach Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €100–1,000
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- €270–550
- Car Compartment
- €550–1,000
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ancona to Rimini
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–45
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ancona to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–90
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ancona to Rimini
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–13
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ancona to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ancona to Rimini
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ancona to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Ancona to Rimini
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–33
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt(Main)Hbf to Gelsenkirchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ancona to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €43–48
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ancona to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Bologna Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–55
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–180
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €120–180
- 2nd Class
- €120–160
- Phone
- +39 098 3520 315
- info@fsbusitaliafast.it
- Website
- simetbus.it
Bus from Rimini to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €75–90
- Schedules at
- simetbus.it
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Ancona to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–30
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Ancona to Essen bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bologna Centrale station.
Ancona to Essen train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, arrive at Bologna Centrale station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ancona to Essen is 1308 km. It takes approximately 12h 4m to drive from Ancona to Essen.
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