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There are 12 ways to get from Essen to Lucca by plane, bus, train (Trenitalia), train, night train, car, or car train

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  1. Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport, bus

    best
    1. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane plane DUS - FLR
    2. Take the bus from Firenze T2 Guidoni to Viale Carduccibus bus
    6h 18m
    €111–282

  2. Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane plane CGN - BLQ
    3. Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train train
    4. Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Luccatrain train
    7h 33m
    €89–272

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Basel SBBtrain train 43
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain train Ec
    3. Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain train
    4. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train train Fr
    5. Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Luccatrain train Re
    14h 35m
    €174–421

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Essen central train station to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus bus N537
    2. Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Luccabus bus 443 / ...
    21h
    €117–173

  5. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to München Hbftrain train 47 / ...
    2. Take the nighttrain from Muenchen Hbf to Bologna Centralenighttrain night train Nj
    3. Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Prato Centraletrain train Ic
    4. Take the train from Prato Centrale to Luccatrain train Re
    18h 1m
    €161–341

  6. Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train

    1. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane plane DUS - BLQ
    2. Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train train
    3. Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Luccatrain train
    6h 41m
    €111–280

  7. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Florence Peretola Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane plane FRA - FLR
    3. Take the bus from Firenze T2 Guidoni to Viale Carduccibus bus
    7h 27m
    €163–399

  8. Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Pisa International Airport

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Viersen Bahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Venlo to Eindhoven Centraaltrain train
    3. Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Pisa International Airport (PSA)plane plane EIN - PSA
    7h 41m
    €90–346

  9. Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Milan Linate Airport, train

    1. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane plane DUS - LIN
    2. Take the train from Milano Rogoredo to Firenze S.M.N.train train
    3. Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Luccatrain train
    8h 18m
    €143–344

  10. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Wuppertal Hbftrain train S9
    2. Take the bus from Wuppertal Hbf to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Luccatrain train Re
    21h 2m
    €168–232

  11. Drive  1,161.1 km

    1. Drive from Essen to Luccacar car 1,161.1 km
    10h 52m
    €209–302

  12. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Essen to Fuldacar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Fulda to Bad Gasteincartrain train
    3. Drive from Bad Gastein to Luccacar car
    17h 25m
    €257–365

Essen to Lucca by train

Calendar69Weekly Trains
Duration14h 35mAverage Duration
Ticket€174Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,001.7 km
  • Duration: 6h 18m

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

You can take a train from Essen Hbf to Lucca via Basel SBB, Lugano, Milano Centrale, and Firenze S.M.N. in around 14h 35m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Essen central train station to Lucca via Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station in around 21h.

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