There are 9 ways to get from Essen to Imperia by plane, train, train (Trenitalia), bus, or car
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Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, train
best- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane DUS - NCE
- Take the train from Saint-Laurent-du-Var to Ventimigliatrain
6h 59mFly Düsseldorf International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane DUS - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Imperiatrain
9h 27m€77–261Train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Basel SBBtrain 43
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain Ec
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Imperiatrain Ic
14h 57m€178–689Bus
- Take the bus from Düsseldorf central bus station to Genoabus FlixBus N177
- Take the bus from Genoa to Imperiabus FlixBus N739
20h 30m€85–148Drive 1,116.6 km
- Drive from Essen to Imperiacar 1,116.6 km
10h 19m€178–257Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane CGN - NCE
- Take the train from Saint-Laurent-du-Var to Ventimigliatrain
7h 43mFly Düsseldorf International Airport to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane DUS - LIN
- Take the train from Pavia to Imperiatrain
9h€100–337Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Monaco, train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Monaco (MCM)plane DUS - MCM
- Take the train from Monaco-Monte-Carlo to Ventimigliatrain
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Imperiatrain
7h 22mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutztrain Re
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz to Zürich HBtrain
- Take the bus from Zürich to Como Grandatebus
- Take the train from Saronno to Imperiatrain
23h 3m€129–244
Essen to Imperia by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Imperia is to bus which costs €85 - €150 and takes 20h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Imperia is to fly and train which takes 9h and costs €100 - €340.
No, there is no direct bus from Essen station to Imperia. However, there are services departing from Essen central train station and arriving at Imperia via Düsseldorf central bus station and Genoa. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Essen to Imperia. However, there are services departing from Essen Hbf and arriving at Imperia via Basel SBB, Lugano and Milano Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 57m.
The distance between Essen and Imperia is 967 km. The road distance is 1116.6 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Imperia without a car is to train which takes 14h 57m and costs €170 - €700.
It takes approximately 6h 59m to get from Essen to Imperia, including transfers.
Essen to Imperia bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Düsseldorf central bus station.
Essen to Imperia train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Essen Hbf station.
The best way to get from Essen to Imperia is to train which takes 14h 57m and costs €170 - €700. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €85 - €150 and takes 20h 30m.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Imperia, Italy?
You can take a train from Essen Hbf to Imperia via Basel SBB, Lugano, and Milano Centrale in around 14h 57m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Essen central train station to Imperia via Düsseldorf central bus station and Genoa in around 20h 30m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–420
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–430
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–650
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–650
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–360
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–350
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–160
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–370
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–330
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Monaco via Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Monaco via Zurich, Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–410
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Monaco via Frankfurt, Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–440
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Monaco via Munich, Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–450
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–220
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–650
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–650
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–350
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–330
- Website
- helisecurite.fr
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Monaco via Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Monaco via Zurich, Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–410
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Monaco via Frankfurt, Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–440
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Monaco via Munich, Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–450
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–350
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Phone
- 04 13 94 30 50
- Website
- zou.maregionsud.fr
Train from Saint-Laurent-du-Var to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- zou.maregionsud.fr
Train from Monaco-Monte-Carlo to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- zou.maregionsud.fr
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–290
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–17
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–270
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–25
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Imperia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–55
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Pavia to Imperia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ventimiglia to Imperia
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–9
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Imperia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Pavia to Imperia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ventimiglia to Imperia
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Pavia to Imperia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €13–17
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Saronno to Imperia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €15–19
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Düsseldorf central bus station to Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Genoa to Imperia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 0827 34 117
- info@gruppodimaio.it
- Website
- gruppodimaio.it
Bus from Zürich to Como Grandate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Schedules at
- gruppodimaio.it
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More Questions & Answers
Essen to Imperia bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Genoa station.
Essen to Imperia train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Basel SBB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Essen to Imperia is 1117 km. It takes approximately 10h 19m to drive from Essen to Imperia.
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