There are 11 ways to get from Bottrop to Merano by plane, bus, train, night train, 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 Düsseldorf International Airport to Bolzano Dolomiti Airport, line 201 bus
best- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Bolzano Dolomiti Airport (BZO)plane DUS - BZO
- Take the bus from Bolzano - Via Longon to Terme Meranobus
6h 17mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Bolzano Southbus N537
16h 16m€53–107Train via Munich
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to München Hbftrain 41 / ...
- Take the train from München Hbf to Bolzano-Bozentrain 89
12h€107–299Night train, train
- Take the night train from Essen Hbf to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhofnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Brennero - Brenner to Merano Merantrain Re
17h 42m€139–499Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane DUS - MUC
- Take the train from Ostbahnhof to Bolzano-Bozentrain
9h 18m€141–377Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Innsbruck Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Innsbruck Airport (INN)plane DUS - INN
- Take the train from Brennero - Brenner to Merano Merantrain
8h 42m€118–359Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Salzburg Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Salzburg Airport (SZG)plane DUS - SZG
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Brennero - Brenner to Merano Merantrain
11h 4m€134–352Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Innsbruck Airport
- Take the train from Essen-Dellwig to Viersentrain
- Take the train from Venlo to Eindhoventrain
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Innsbruck Airport (INN)plane EIN - INN
- Take the train from Brennero - Brenner to Merano Merantrain
11h 5m€207–486Train
- Take the train from Oberhausen Hbf to Innsbruck Hbftrain Nightjet
- Take the train from Brennero - Brenner to Merano Merantrain Re
16h 56m€167–497Drive 816.2 km
- Drive from Bottrop to Meranocar 816.2 km
8h 14m€128–184Drive, car train
- Drive from Bottrop to Fuldacar
- Take the car train from Fulda to München Ostcartrain
- Drive from München Ost to Meranocar
8h 13m€172–226
Bottrop to Merano by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bottrop to Merano is to bus which costs €50 - €110 and takes 16h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Bottrop to Merano is to drive and car train which takes 8h 13m and costs €170 - €230.
No, there is no direct bus from Bottrop to Merano. However, there are services departing from BOT ZOB Berliner Platz and arriving at Meran via Essen central train station and Bolzano South. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 16m.
The distance between Bottrop and Merano is 696 km. The road distance is 816.2 km.
The best way to get from Bottrop to Merano without a car is to train via Munich which takes 12h and costs €100 - €300.
It takes approximately 6h 17m to get from Bottrop to Merano, including transfers.
Bottrop to Merano bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Essen central train station.
The best way to get from Bottrop to Merano is to train via Munich which takes 12h and costs €100 - €300. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €50 - €110 and takes 16h 16m.
Bottrop to Merano bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bolzano South station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bottrop to Merano is 816 km. It takes approximately 8h 14m to drive from Bottrop to Merano.
What companies run services between Bottrop, Germany and Merano, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy?
You can take a train from Bottrop Hbf to Terme Merano via Essen Hbf, München Hbf, Bolzano/Bozen, and Bolzano - Stazione in around 12h. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Essen central train station to Bolzano South 4 times a week. Tickets cost €45–95 and the journey takes 13h 15m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–290
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Salzburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–320
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–190
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Innsbruck Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Salzburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Salzburg Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–290
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Innsbruck Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–480
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Innsbruck Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–490
- Website
- skyalps.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bolzano Dolomiti Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–400
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Bolzano-Bozen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ostbahnhof to Bolzano-Bozen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Night train from Essen Hbf to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–450
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €120–190
- 1st Class
- €270–450
Train from Venlo to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–13
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Innsbruck Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–460
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €130–190
- 1st Class
- €270–460
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Night train from Essen Hbf to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
Car train from Fulda to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Brennero - Brenner to Merano Meran
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €30–50
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–60
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–20
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €19–55
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- 069 450099650
- Kundenservice-Linie10@vias-online.de
- Website
- vias-online.de
Train from Essen-Dellwig to Viersen
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Schedules at
- vias-online.de
- Phone
- +39 0471 220 880
- contact@suedtirolmobil.info
- Website
- suedtirolmobil.info
Bus from Bolzano - Via Longon to Terme Merano
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.suedtirolmobil.info/en/#/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Essen central train station to Bolzano South
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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