There are 11 ways to get from Essen to Bressanone by train, bus, car, plane, or car train
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Train
best- Take the train from Essen Hbf to München Hbf41 / ...
- Take the train from München Hbf to Bressanone-Brixen89
9h 36m€151–280Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Innsbruck SüdbahnstraßeN537
- Take the bus from Innsbruck Airport to Bressanone
14h 37m€78–132Drive 799.9 km
- Drive from Essen to Bressanone799.9 km
7h 43m€124–178Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Munich International Airport (MUC)DUS - MUC
- Take the train from Ostbahnhof to Bressanone-Brixen
7h 26m€139–417Train, bus
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Innsbruck HauptbahnhofDrf
- Take the bus from Innsbruck Airport to Bressanone
12h 37mDrive, car train
- Drive from Essen to Fulda
- Take the car train from Fulda to München Ost
- Drive from München Ost to Bressanone
7h 34m€165–218Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Bolzano Dolomiti Airport, train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Bolzano Dolomiti Airport (BZO)DUS - BZO
- Take the train from Bolzano Bozen to Bressanone Brixen
6h 2m€214–512Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Munich International Airport, train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Munich International Airport (MUC)CGN - MUC
- Take the train from Ostbahnhof to Bressanone-Brixen
8h 7m€148–451Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Innsbruck Airport, bus
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Innsbruck Airport (INN)DUS - INN
- Take the bus from Innsbruck Airport to Bressanone
6h 21m€115–514Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Salzburg Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Salzburg Airport (SZG)DUS - SZG
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Take the train from Brennero - Brenner to Bressanone Brixen
8h 41m€116–383Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Innsbruck Airport, bus
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Viersen Bahnhof
- Take the train from Venlo to Eindhoven
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Innsbruck Airport (INN)EIN - INN
- Take the bus from Innsbruck Airport to Bressanone
8h 41m€216–346
Essen to Bressanone by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Bressanone is to bus which costs €75 - €140 and takes 14h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Bressanone is to train and fly which takes 6h 2m and costs €210 - €550.
No, there is no direct bus from Essen station to Bressanone. However, there are services departing from Essen central train station and arriving at Bressanone via Innsbruck Anichstraße/Rathausgalerien and Innsbruck Airport. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 37m.
No, there is no direct train from Essen to Bressanone. However, there are services departing from Essen Hbf and arriving at Bressanone-Brixen via München Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 36m.
The distance between Essen and Bressanone is 904 km. The road distance is 799.9 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Bressanone without a car is to train which takes 9h 36m and costs €150 - €280.
It takes approximately 9h 36m to get from Essen to Bressanone, including transfers.
Essen to Bressanone bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Essen central train station.
Essen to Bressanone train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Essen Hbf station.
The best way to get from Essen to Bressanone is to train which takes 9h 36m and costs €150 - €280. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €75 - €140 and takes 14h 37m.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Bressanone, Italy?
You can take a train from Essen Hbf to Bressanone-Brixen via München Hbf in around 9h 36m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Essen central train station to Bressanone via Innsbruck Südbahnstraße, Innsbruck Anichstraße/Rathausgalerien, and Innsbruck Airport in around 14h 37m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–290
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–270
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Salzburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–320
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–210
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Innsbruck Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–410
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Salzburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–190
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–290
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–270
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Innsbruck Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–470
- 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
- €200–400
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Innsbruck Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–550
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Bressanone-Brixen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ostbahnhof to Bressanone-Brixen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Viersen Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
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
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Viersen Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Essen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €23–55
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €23–35
- Comfort
- €24–35
- Premium
- €40–55
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €30–45
- Comfort
- €35–50
- Premium
- €50–70
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Bressanone Brixen
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Brennero - Brenner to Bressanone Brixen
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Bressanone Brixen
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €19–65
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Brennero - Brenner to Bressanone Brixen
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Bressanone Brixen
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €12–18
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €30–50
Train from Brennero - Brenner to Bressanone Brixen
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–21
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €13–20
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- fahrgaeste@train-rental.com
- Website
- train-rental.com
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- train-rental.com
- 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
- €19–55
- 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
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Venlo to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/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 Innsbruck Südbahnstraße
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 0471 305604
- info@suedtirolbus.it
- Website
- clevertransfer.eu
Bus from Innsbruck Airport to Bressanone
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://clevertransfer.eu/en/
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More Questions & Answers
Essen to Bressanone bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Innsbruck Südbahnstraße station.
Essen to Bressanone train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at München Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Essen to Bressanone is 800 km. It takes approximately 7h 43m to drive from Essen to Bressanone.
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