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How to get fromEssen to Anconaby plane, train (Trenitalia), bus, night train, train, car, or car train

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There are 12 ways to get from Essen to Ancona by plane, train (Trenitalia), bus, night train, train, car, or car train

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  1. Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Raffaello Sanzio Airport

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    1. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Raffaello Sanzio Airport (AOI)plane plane DUS - AOI
    8h 4m
    €107–309

  2. Train

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain train 41 / ...
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Luganotrain train Ec
    3. Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain train
    4. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Bologna centraletrain train
    5. Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Anconatrain train Fr
    15h 4m
    €304–543

  3. Bus via Frankfurt am Main

    1. Take the bus from Essen central train station to Frankfurt central train stationbus bus 084 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Anconabus bus N422
    22h 5m
    €125–197

  4. Night train, train

    1. Take the nighttrain from Essen Hbf to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhofnighttrain night train Nj
    2. Take the train from Brennero - Brenner to Anconatrain train 89
    20h 21m
    €187–369

  5. Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Raffaello Sanzio Airport

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Raffaello Sanzio Airport (AOI)plane plane CGN - AOI
    7h 51m
    €116–423

  6. Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train

    1. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane plane DUS - BLQ
    2. Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Anconatrain train
    6h 34m
    €113–351

  7. Train to Münster Osnabrück International Airport, fly to Raffaello Sanzio Airport

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Münster Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Fly from Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO) to Raffaello Sanzio Airport (AOI)plane plane FMO - AOI
    8h 20m
    €317–990

  8. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane plane FRA - BLQ
    3. Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Anconatrain train
    7h 38m
    €157–404

  9. Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport, train

    1. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane plane DUS - VCE
    2. Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna centraletrain train
    3. Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Anconatrain train
    8h 23m
    €113–328

  10. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Essen central train station to Düsseldorf central bus stationbus bus N1320 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Worringer Straße, Duesseldorf to Anconabus bus
    23h 38m
    €164–236

  11. Drive  1,306.3 km

    1. Drive from Essen to Anconacar car 1,306.3 km
    12h 7m
    €243–351

  12. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Essen to Fuldacar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf to Anconacar car
    17h 52m
    €239–337

Essen to Ancona by bus

Calendar7Weekly Buses
Duration22h 5mAverage Duration
Ticket€125Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,035.7 km
  • Duration: 8h 4m

What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Ancona, Italy?

Lufthansa, Air Dolomiti, and two other airlines fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Raffaello Sanzio Airport (AOI) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Essen Hbf to Ancona via Frankfurt, Lugano, Milano Centrale, and Bologna Centrale in around 15h 4m.

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