There are 10 ways to get from Bolzano to Essen by plane, train, bus, night train, car, or car train
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Fly Bolzano Dolomiti Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
best- Fly from Bolzano Dolomiti Airport (BZO) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane BZO - DUS
4h 31m€207–460Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bolzano South to Essen central train stationbus N537
13h 25m€50–95Train
- Take the train from Bolzano-Bozen to München Hbftrain 89
- Take the train from München Hbf to Essen Hbftrain 47 / ...
9h 24m€148–168Train, night train
- Take the train from Bolzano Bozen to Brennero - Brennertrain Re / ...
- Take the night train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Essen Hbfnighttrain Nj
13h 48m€78–328Train to Munich International Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Bolzano-Bozen to München Osttrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane MUC - DUS
7h 8m€147–319Train to Innsbruck Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Bolzano Bozen to Vipiteno Val Vizze/Sterzing Pfitschtrain
- Fly from Innsbruck Airport (INN) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane INN - DUS
6h 36m€126–406Train to Munich International Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Take the train from Bolzano-Bozen to München Osttrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane MUC - CGN
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbftrain
7h 45m€151–373Train, train to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Bolzano Bozen to Verona Porta Nuovatrain
- Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Venezia Mestretrain
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane VCE - DUS
8h 10m€98–401Drive 837.9 km
- Drive from Bolzano to Essencar 837.9 km
8h 10m€131–189Drive, car train
- Drive from Bolzano to München Ostcar
- Take the car train from München Ost to Würzburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Würzburg Hbf to Essencar
7h 57m€179–242
Bolzano to Essen by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bolzano to Essen is to bus which costs €50 - €95 and takes 13h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Bolzano to Essen is to fly which takes 4h 31m and costs €200 - €460.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Bolzano South and arriving at Essen central train station station. Services depart four times a week, and operate Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. The journey takes approximately 13h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Bolzano to Essen. However, there are services departing from Bolzano-Bozen and arriving at Essen Hbf via München Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 24m.
The distance between Bolzano and Essen is 667 km. The road distance is 837.9 km.
The best way to get from Bolzano to Essen without a car is to train which takes 9h 24m and costs €140 - €170.
It takes approximately 4h 31m to get from Bolzano to Essen, including transfers.
Bolzano to Essen bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bolzano South station.
Bolzano to Essen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Bolzano-Bozen station.
The best way to get from Bolzano to Essen is to fly which takes 4h 31m and costs €200 - €460. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €140 - €170 and takes 9h 24m, you could also bus, which costs €50 - €95 and takes 13h 25m.
What companies run services between Bolzano, Italy and Essen, Germany?
SkyAlps flies from Bolzano Dolomiti Airport (BZO) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) 6 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a train from Bolzano-Bozen to Essen Hbf via München Hbf in around 9h 24m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–260
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–190
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–270
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–270
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–300
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Innsbruck Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–200
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–260
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–270
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–290
- Website
- skyalps.com
Flights from Bolzano Dolomiti Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–360
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Innsbruck Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–430
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Innsbruck Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–280
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bolzano-Bozen to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €95–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bolzano-Bozen to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €28–31
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Brennero - Brenner
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Vipiteno Val Vizze/Sterzing Pfitsch
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Brennero - Brenner
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Vipiteno Val Vizze/Sterzing Pfitsch
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Brennero - Brenner
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €18–27
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Vipiteno Val Vizze/Sterzing Pfitsch
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–24
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €15–23
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–280
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €260–280
- Couchette Carriage
- €150–180
- Seating Carriage
- €65–85
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Night train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
Car train from München Ost to Würzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=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
- 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
- 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 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- €30–45
- Smart Flex
- €35–45
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–40
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- €30–40
- Smart Flex
- €30–40
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €50–75
- 2nd Class
- €30–40
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bolzano South to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Bolzano to Essen bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Essen central train station.
Bolzano to Essen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at München Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bolzano to Essen is 838 km. It takes approximately 8h 10m to drive from Bolzano to Essen.
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