There are 8 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 28m€92–269Fly 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 13m€83–250Train
- 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 42m€180–850Bus
- Take the bus from Düsseldorf central bus station to Genoabus FlixBus N177
- Take the bus from Genoa to Imperiabus FlixBus N739
20h 30m€96–171Drive 1,116.6 km
- Drive from Essen to Imperiacar 1,116.6 km
10h 19m€176–253Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
- 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 5m€96–307Fly 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 Milano Forlanini to Vogheratrain
- Take the train from Voghera to Imperiatrain
9h€110–313Train, bus
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutztrain Re
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Trier, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Völklingentrain Re1
- Take the bus from Völklingen to Milano - Famagostabus
- Take the train from Milan Rogoredo to Imperiatrain
22h 56m
Essen to Imperia by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Imperia is to bus which costs €95 - €180 and takes 20h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Imperia is to fly and train which takes 6h 28m and costs €90 - €270.
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 42m.
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 42m and costs €180 - €850.
It takes approximately 6h 28m 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 42m and costs €180 - €850. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €95 - €180 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 42m. 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 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–380
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–390
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–270
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–280
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–280
- 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
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
- 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
- €110–160
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–280
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–340
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Phone
- +33 4 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 Saint-Laurent-du-Var to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- zou.maregionsud.fr
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- zou.maregionsud.fr
Train from Saint-Laurent-du-Var to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- https://zou.maregionsud.fr/en/
Train from Saint-Laurent-du-Var to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- https://zou.maregionsud.fr/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–430
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–65
- 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
- €90–280
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–85
- 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 21m
- 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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Milano Centrale to Imperia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Voghera to Imperia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- 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
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Milano Centrale to Imperia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Milano Forlanini to Voghera
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Voghera to Imperia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
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 Milan Rogoredo to Imperia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €15–19
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Trier, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Völklingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- fahrgaeste@train-rental.com
- Website
- train-rental.com
Train from Essen Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- train-rental.com
- Phone
- +49 621 830 1200
- Website
- suewex.de
Train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Völklingen
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
- Phone
- +49 6731 999 27-27
- info@vlexx.de
- Website
- vlexx.de
Train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Völklingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Schedules at
- vlexx.de
- 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
- €85–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Genoa to Imperia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- info@onebus.it
- Website
- onebus.it
Bus from Völklingen to Milano - Famagosta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://onebus.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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