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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 9 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
    7h 3m
    €108–318

  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 Reggio Emilia Avtrain train Fr
    5. Take the train from Reggio Emilia Av to Anconatrain train Fr
    15h 29m
    €304–502

  3. Bus via Frankfurt am Main

    1. Take the bus from Essen central train station to Frankfurt central train stationbus bus FlixBus 027 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Anconabus bus N422
    22h 15m
    €123–183

  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 20m
    €202–414

  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 37m
    €119–428

  6. 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 24m
    €162–432

  7. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Worringer Straße, Duesseldorf to Anconabus bus
    23h 18m
    €162–234

  8. Drive  1,306.3 km

    1. Drive from Essen to Anconacar car 1,306.3 km
    12h 7m
    €211–304

  9. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Essen to Fuldacar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Fulda to München Ostcartrain train
    3. Drive from München Ost to Anconacar car
    14h 55m
    €247–351

Essen to Ancona by train

Calendar6Weekly Trains
Duration15h 29mAverage Duration
Ticket€304Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,035.7 km
  • Duration: 7h 3m

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

Lufthansa City, Air Dolomiti, and four other airlines fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Raffaello Sanzio Airport (AOI) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Essen Hbf to Ancona via Frankfurt, Lugano, Milano Centrale, and Reggio Emilia Av in around 15h 29m.

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