There are 9 ways to get from Cagliari to Essen by plane, train, ferry, bus, car, or car ferry
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Fly Cagliari Elmas Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
best- Fly from Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane CAG - CGN
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbftrain
7h 49m€90–403Train, ferry
- Take the train from Cagliari to Porto Torres M.Matrain Re
- Take the ferry from Port of Porto Torres to Port of Genoaferry
- Take the train from Genova Piazza Principe to Como S.Giovannitrain
- Take the train from Como S.Giovanni to Mannheim Hbftrain Ec
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Essen Hbftrain 47 / ...
29h 22m€198–389Train, ferry via Lagny-sur-Marne
- Take the train from Cagliari to Porto Torres M.Matrain Re
- Take the ferry from Port of Porto Torres to Port of Toulonferry
- Take the train from Toulon to Marne La Vallee Chessytrain
- Take the train from Marne La Vallee Chessy to Mannheim Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Essen Hbftrain 47 / ...
33h 3m€256–498Train, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Cagliari to Porto Torres M.Matrain Re
- Take the ferry from Port of Porto Torres to Port of Genoaferry
- Take the bus from Genoa to Düsseldorf central bus stationbus
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Essen Hbftrain 47 / ...
33h 18m€107–248Fly Cagliari Elmas Airport to Münster Osnabrück International Airport, train
- Fly from Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG) to Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO)plane CAG - FMO
- Take the train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Essen Hbftrain
9h 10m€156–615Train to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Cagliari to Olbia Terranovatrain
- Fly from Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane OLB - DUS
8h 44m€99–317Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Fermata di CAGLIARI PIAZZA MATTEOTTI-ESTERNO to Fermata di OLBIA PORTO ISOLA BIANCAbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Olbia to Port of Genoaferry
- Take the bus from Genoa to Düsseldorf central bus stationbus
34h 46m€101–263Bus, ferry via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the bus from Fermata di CAGLIARI PIAZZA MATTEOTTI-ESTERNO to Fermata di OLBIA PORTO ISOLA BIANCAbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Olbia to Port of Genoaferry
- Take the bus from Genoa - Via Fanti d'Italia Bus Stop to Frankfurt - Main Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Essen central train stationbus N27 / ...
36h 51m€137–236Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cagliari to Port of Arbataxcar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Arbatax to Port of Civitavecchiacarferry
- Drive from Port of Civitavecchia to Essencar
24h 43m€264–393
Cagliari to Essen by train, foot, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cagliari to Essen is to bus and ferry which costs €100 - €270 and takes 34h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Cagliari to Essen is to fly and train which takes 7h 49m and costs €90 - €410.
The distance between Cagliari and Essen is 1405 km.
The best way to get from Cagliari to Essen without a car is to train and ferry which takes 29h 22m and costs €190 - €390.
It takes approximately 7h 49m to get from Cagliari to Essen, including transfers.
There are 2359+ hotels available in Essen.
What companies run services between Cagliari, Italy and Essen, Germany?
There is no direct connection from Cagliari to Essen. However, you can take the bus to Aeroporto Elmas Arrivi, walk to Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG) airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN), walk to Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf, take the train to Köln Hbf, then take the train to Essen Hbf. Alternatively, you can take a train from Cagliari to Essen Hbf via Porto Torres M.Ma, Port of Porto Torres, Port Of Genoa, Genova Piazza Principe, Como S.Giovanni, Mannheim Hbf, and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof in around 29h 22m.
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cagliari Elmas Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Cagliari Elmas Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–310
Flights from Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–250
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cagliari Elmas Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Cagliari Elmas Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cagliari Elmas Airport to Münster Osnabrück International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–700
Flights from Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–370
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Cagliari Elmas Airport to Münster Osnabrück International Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
Flights from Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- 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 Düsseldorf Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–55
- 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 Düsseldorf Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- 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 Düsseldorf Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–55
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €24–35
- Comfort
- €25–35
- 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
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Cagliari to Porto Torres M.Ma
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Cagliari to Olbia Terranova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Genova Piazza Principe to Como S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €12–16
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Como S.Giovanni to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–170
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €120–170
- 2nd Class
- €110–150
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Toulon to Marne La Vallee Chessy
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Marne La Vallee Chessy to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €90–120
- 1st Class
- €120–160
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Genoa to Düsseldorf central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–23
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Genoa to Düsseldorf central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- Phone
- +39 0789 21487
- request@gruppoturmotravel.com
- Website
- gruppoturmotravel.com
Bus from Fermata di CAGLIARI PIAZZA MATTEOTTI-ESTERNO to Fermata di OLBIA PORTO ISOLA BIANCA
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://gruppoturmotravel.com/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Genoa - Via Fanti d'Italia Bus Stop to Frankfurt - Main Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–100
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 02 76028132
- helpdesk@tirrenia.it
- Website
- tirrenia.it
Ferry from Port of Porto Torres to Port of Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- https://www.tirrenia.it/
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- booking@gnv.it
- Website
- gnv.it
Ferry from Port of Porto Torres to Port of Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
Ferry from Port of Olbia to Port of Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–95
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
- Phone
- +33(0)495329595
- Website
- corsica-ferries.it
Ferry from Port of Porto Torres to Port of Toulon
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €20–75
- Website
- https://www.corsica-ferries.co.uk/
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- info@grimaldi.napoli.it
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Car ferry from Port of Arbatax to Port of Civitavecchia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €35–45
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
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