There are 11 ways to get from Bergamo to Essen by plane, train, train (Trenitalia), bus, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Il Caravaggio International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
best- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane BGY - CGN
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbftrain
2h 49m€65–267Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Dortmund central bus stationbus N07
18h 39m€45–148Train via Mannheim
- Take the train from Bergamo to Milano Centraletrain S9
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Mannheim Hbftrain Ec
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Essen Hbftrain 47 / ...
11h 41m€153–281Bus, train
- Take the bus from Stazione Autolinee Bergamo to Como San Giovannibus C46
- Take the bus from Como P.le S. Gottardo to Zurich Ausstellungsstrassebus
- Take the bus from Zürich Bus Station to Kölnbus
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbftrain Re
17h 12mDrive 894.4 km
- Drive from Bergamo to Essencar 894.4 km
8h 43m€137–198Fly Il Caravaggio International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane BGY - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Essen Hbftrain
2h 7m€77–245Fly Il Caravaggio International Airport to Eindhoven Airport, train
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Eindhoven Airport (EIN)plane BGY - EIN
- Take the train from Eindhoven to Venlotrain
- Take the train from Viersen Bahnhof to Essen Hbftrain
4h 56m€71–250Train to Milan Linate Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Bergamo to Pioltello Limitotrain
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane LIN - DUS
5h 7m€81–276Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Bergamo to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane MXP - DUS
6h 6m€46–200Train
- Take the train from Bergamo to Milano Centraletrain S9
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Basel SBBtrain Ec
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Essen Hbftrain 43
12h 17m€74–242Drive, car train
- Drive from Bergamo to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhofcar
- Take the car train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Düsseldorf Hbfcartrain
14h 42m€155–1,088
Bergamo to Essen by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bergamo to Essen is to train and fly which costs €45 - €200 and takes 6h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Bergamo to Essen is to fly and train which takes 2h 7m and costs €75 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Bergamo to Essen station. However, there are services departing from Bergamo and arriving at Essen central train station via A4 Agrate B.Za, Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano and Dortmund central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 39m.
No, there is no direct train from Bergamo to Essen. However, there are services departing from Bergamo and arriving at Essen Hbf via Milano Centrale and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 41m.
The distance between Bergamo and Essen is 708 km. The road distance is 894.4 km.
The best way to get from Bergamo to Essen without a car is to train via Mannheim which takes 11h 41m and costs €150 - €290.
It takes approximately 2h 49m to get from Bergamo to Essen, including transfers.
Bergamo to Essen bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano station.
Bergamo to Essen train services, operated by Trenord, depart from Bergamo station.
The best way to get from Bergamo to Essen is to train via Mannheim which takes 11h 41m and costs €150 - €290. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €45 - €150 and takes 18h 39m.
What companies run services between Bergamo, Italy and Essen, Germany?
You can take a train from Bergamo to Essen Hbf via Milano Centrale, Mannheim Hbf, and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof in around 11h 41m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Dortmund central bus station once daily. Tickets cost €35–75 and the journey takes 14h 15m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–330
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–270
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–270
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–280
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Eindhoven Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Eindhoven Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–270
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–330
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–280
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–160
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–120
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–260
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–320
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €25–120
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–25
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Viersen Bahnhof to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel SBB to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Viersen Bahnhof to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €30–45
- Comfort
- €35–50
- Premium
- €50–70
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €30–50
- Comfort
- €35–50
- Premium
- €55–70
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €23–55
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €23–35
- Comfort
- €24–35
- Premium
- €40–55
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- fahrgaeste@train-rental.com
- Website
- train-rental.com
Train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- train-rental.com
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Bergamo to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Bergamo to Pioltello Limito
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–5
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Milano Centrale to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.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
Train from Lugano to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €75–110
- 2nd Class
- €55–80
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Eindhoven to Venlo
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–27
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €9–15
- 1st Class
- €16–27
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Lugano to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Lugano to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–25
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–1,000
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Singe Bed
- €270–550
- Car Compartment
- €550–1,000
- Phone
- +039 031 247111
- info@asfautolinee.it
- Website
- asfautolinee.it
Bus from Stazione Autolinee Bergamo to Como San Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–16
- Website
- https://www.asfautolinee.it/?lang=en
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Como P.le S. Gottardo to Zurich Ausstellungsstrasse
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–40
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Como P.le S. Gottardo to Zurich Ausstellungsstrasse
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €23–30
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Zürich Bus Station to Köln
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Dortmund central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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Bergamo to Essen bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Dortmund central bus station.
Bergamo to Essen train services, operated by Trenord, arrive at Milano Centrale station.
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