There are 10 ways to get from Essen to Marbella by plane, bus, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Málaga Airport (AGP)plane DUS - AGP
- Take the bus from Malaga Airport to Estación de Autobuses de Marbellabus
6h 43m€79–319Fly from Weeze Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Weeze Airport (NRN) to Málaga Airport (AGP)plane NRN - AGP
- Take the bus from Malaga Airport to Estación de Autobuses de Marbellabus
8h 8m€51–351Train, bus
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Paris Nordtrain
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Barcelona-Santstrain Tgv
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Malaga Maria Zambranotrain Ave
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Estación de Autobuses de Marbellabus
21h 56m€516–906Train, bus via Bordeaux
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Paris Nordtrain
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Bordeaux St Jeantrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Bordeaux to Malagabus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Estación de Autobuses de Marbellabus
29h 3m€341–656Drive 2,321.3 km
- Drive from Essen to Marbellacar 2,321.3 km
22h 54m€368–532Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Málaga Airport (AGP)plane CGN - AGP
- Take the bus from Malaga Airport to Estación de Autobuses de Marbellabus
7h 15m€78–268Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Viersen Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Venlo to Eindhoventrain
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Málaga Airport (AGP)plane EIN - AGP
- Take the bus from Malaga Airport to Estación de Autobuses de Marbellabus
9h 5m€87–301Train, bus via Girona
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Paris Nordtrain Tha
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Gironatrain Tgv
- Take the train from Girona to Barcelona-El Clottrain R11
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Marbellabus
30h 31m€448–803Bus via Vitoria-Gasteiz
- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Vitoria-Gasteizbus
- Take the bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Estación de Autobuses de Málagabus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Estación de Autobuses de Marbellabus
39h 28m€181–338Bus
- Take the bus from Essen - Bus Station to Paris - CDG Roissypole Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Cordobabus
- Take the bus from Córdoba, Estación de Autobuses to Marbellabus
40h 27m€171–311
Essen to Marbella by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Marbella is to train and fly and bus which costs €75 - €270 and takes 7h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Marbella is to fly and bus which takes 6h 43m and costs €75 - €320.
No, there is no direct bus from Essen station to Marbella. However, there are services departing from Essen central train station and arriving at Estación de Autobuses de Marbella via Vitoria-Gasteiz and Estación de Autobuses de Málaga. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 28m.
The distance between Essen and Marbella is 1938 km. The road distance is 2321.3 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Marbella without a car is to train and bus which takes 21h 56m and costs €500 - €950.
It takes approximately 6h 43m to get from Essen to Marbella, including transfers.
Essen to Marbella bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Essen central train station.
Essen to Marbella bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Vitoria-Gasteiz station.
Yes, the driving distance between Essen to Marbella is 2321 km. It takes approximately 22h 54m to drive from Essen to Marbella.
Book your Essen to Marbella bus tickets online with Omio.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Marbella, Spain?
You can take a bus from Essen central train station to Estación de Autobuses de Marbella via Vitoria-Gasteiz and Estación de Autobuses de Málaga in around 39h 28m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Málaga Airport via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Málaga Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Weeze Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–240
Flights from Weeze Airport to Málaga Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–240
Flights from Weeze Airport to Málaga Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–240
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Málaga Airport via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–330
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–280
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–410
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Málaga Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–290
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Málaga Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–410
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Málaga Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €90–360
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Essen Hbf to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €170–300
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €200–330
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Girona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €180–310
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €150–270
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–220
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–200
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Viersen Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–22
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- 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
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Viersen Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Venlo to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–13
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +34 900 41 00 41
- Website
- rodalies.gencat.cat
Train from Girona to Barcelona-El Clot
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–30
- Website
- https://rodalies.gencat.cat/en/inici/index.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Girona to Barcelona-El Clot
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 272 28 32
- info.LD@avanzagrupo.com
- Website
- avanzabus.com
Bus from Malaga Airport to Estación de Autobuses de Marbella
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Estación de Autobuses de Marbella
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
Bus from Córdoba, Estación de Autobuses to Marbella
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Schedules at
- alsa.es
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bordeaux to Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Essen central train station to Vitoria-Gasteiz
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Marbella
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–170
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Estación de Autobuses de Málaga
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–150
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Essen - Bus Station to Paris - CDG Roissypole Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Cordoba
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–190
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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