There are 8 ways to get from Essen to Ancona by plane, train, bus, night train, car, or car train
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Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Raffaello Sanzio Airport
best- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Raffaello Sanzio Airport (AOI)plane DUS - AOI
7h 26m€120–360Train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to München Hbftrain 41 / ...
- Take the train from München Hbf to Anconatrain 89
15h 56mBus
- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Cologne Airport CGNbus N79 / ...
- Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Frankfurt central train stationbus N84 / ...
- Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Anconabus
21h 21mNight train, train
- Take the night train from Essen Hbf to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhofnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Brennero - Brenner to Bolzano Bozentrain Re
- Take the train from Bolzano Bozen to Anconatrain Ic / ...
22h 35mTrain to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Raffaello Sanzio Airport
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Raffaello Sanzio Airport (AOI)plane CGN - AOI
7h 34mTrain to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane CGN - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Anconatrain
7h 11mDrive 1,306 km
- Drive from Essen to Anconacar 1,306 km
12h 8m€202–291Car train, drive
- Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Anconacar
12h 47m€185–1,127
Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Raffaello Sanzio Airport (AOI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Ancona is to fly which costs €120 - €360 and takes 7h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Ancona is to fly which takes 7h 26m and costs €120 - €360.
No, there is no direct bus from Essen station to Ancona. However, there are services departing from Essen central train station and arriving at Ancona via Cologne Airport CGN and Frankfurt central train station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 21m.
No, there is no direct train from Essen to Ancona. However, there are services departing from Essen Hbf and arriving at Ancona via München Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 56m.
The distance between Essen and Ancona is 1036 km. The road distance is 1306 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Ancona without a car is to train which takes 15h 56m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 26m to get from Essen to Ancona, including transfers.
Essen to Ancona bus services, operated by FlixBus-eu, depart from Essen central train station.
Essen to Ancona train services, operated by DB Fernverkehr AG, depart from Essen Hbf station.
The best way to get from Essen to Ancona is to fly which takes 7h 26m and costs €120 - €360. Alternatively, you can train, which costs and takes 15h 56m, you could also bus, which costs and takes 21h 21m.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Ancona, Italy?
Lufthansa, Air Dolomiti, and three other airlines fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Raffaello Sanzio Airport (AOI) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Essen Hbf to Ancona via München Hbf in around 15h 56m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Raffaello Sanzio Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190–950
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Raffaello Sanzio Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–900
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–370
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Raffaello Sanzio Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €120–280
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Raffaello Sanzio Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–300
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–220
- Website
- dat.dk
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Raffaello Sanzio Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–280
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Raffaello Sanzio Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–280
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Raffaello Sanzio Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–300
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–230
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–230
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–230
- Website
- delfi.de
Train from Essen Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- delfi.de
Train from München Hbf to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- delfi.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- delfi.de
Train from Bologna Centrale to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- delfi.de
- 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 Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–1,000
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- €270–550
- Car Compartment
- €550–1,000
- Website
- fsitaliane.it
Train from Brennero - Brenner to Bolzano Bozen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- fsitaliane.it
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- fsitaliane.it
Train from Bologna Centrale to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- fsitaliane.it
- Website
- personenverkehr.oebb.at
Train from Brennero - Brenner to Bolzano Bozen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- personenverkehr.oebb.at
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Essen central train station to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Frankfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Essen central train station to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- blablacar.co.uk
- Phone
- +380 98 815 4444
- support@ewe.ua
- Website
- ewe.ua
Bus from Essen central train station to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- https://ewe.ua/
- Phone
- +38 (044) 444 00 44
- Website
- grandes-tour.com.ua
Bus from Essen central train station to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Website
- https://grandes-tour.com.ua/en
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More Questions & Answers
Essen to Ancona bus services, operated by FlixBus-eu, arrive at Cologne Airport CGN station.
Essen to Ancona train services, operated by DB Fernverkehr AG, arrive at München Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Essen to Ancona is 1306 km. It takes approximately 12h 8m to drive from Essen to Ancona.
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