There are 12 ways to get from Essen to Meransen by train, bus, night train, car, car train, plane, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, bus
best- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain 41 / ...
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbftrain 41 / ...
- Take the train from München Hbf to Garmisch-Partenkirchentrain Rb6
- Take the bus from Garmisch-Partenkirchen station to Brixen/Vahrnbus 486
10h 50m€120–357Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Innsbruck Südbahnstraßebus N537
- Take the bus from Innsbruck Südbahnstraße to Klausenbus 095
14h 59m€87–128Night train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Essen Hbf to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhofnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Fortezza/Franzensfestrain Re
15h 16m€114–218Drive 808.2 km
- Drive from Essen to Meransencar 808.2 km
7h 54m€131–188Train, bus via Innsbruck
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain 41 / ...
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbftrain 41 / ...
- Take the train from München Hbf to Innsbruck Hbftrain
- Take the bus from Innsbruck Südbahnstraße to Brixen/Vahrnbus 095 / ...
11h 26m€120–378Drive, car train
- Drive from Essen to Göttingencar
- Take the cartrain from Göttingen to München Ostcartrain
- Drive from München Ost to Meransencar
11h 41m€163–223Train, bus via Frankfurt Airport (FRA)
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain 41 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhoftrain Drf
- Take the bus from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Sillian Marktplatzbus
- Take the train from Sillian to Rio di Pusteriatrain 400
17h 21m€146–299Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane DUS - MUC
- Take a shuttle bus from Flughafen München to Bressanone
7h 15m€208–417Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Munich International Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafentrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane CGN - MUC
- Take a shuttle bus from Flughafen München to Bressanone
8h 9m€213–437Train to Münster Osnabrück International Airport, fly to Munich International Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Muenster(Westf)Hbftrain
- Fly from Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane FMO - MUC
- Take a shuttle bus from Flughafen München to Bressanone
8h 33m€257–523Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Bolzano Dolomiti Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Bolzano Dolomiti Airport (BZO)plane DUS - BZO
- Take the train from Bolzano Bozen to Fortezza/Franzensfestrain
6h 55m€216–459Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Salzburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Salzburg Airport (SZG)plane DUS - SZG
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Brennero - Brennertrain
- Take the train from Brennero - Brenner to Fortezza/Franzensfestrain
9h 22m€124–334
Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Munich International Airport (MUC) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Meransen is to bus which costs €85 - €130 and takes 14h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Meransen is to fly and train which takes 6h 55m and costs €210 - €460.
No, there is no direct bus from Essen station to Meransen. However, there are services departing from Essen central train station and arriving at Rio di Pusteria Funivia via Innsbruck Südbahnstraße and Bressanone - Stazione. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 59m.
No, there is no direct train from Essen to Meransen. However, there are services departing from Essen Hbf and arriving at Meranza via Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof, Fortezza and Rio di Pusteria Funivia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 16m.
The distance between Essen and Meransen is 894 km. The road distance is 808.2 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Meransen without a car is to train and bus which takes 10h 50m and costs €120 - €360.
It takes approximately 10h 50m to get from Essen to Meransen, including transfers.
Essen to Meransen bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Essen central train station.
Essen to Meransen train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), depart from Essen Hbf station.
Essen to Meransen bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Innsbruck Südbahnstraße station.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Meransen, Italy?
You can take a bus from Essen central train station to Meransen via Innsbruck Südbahnstraße, Klausen, Chiusa Klausen, Bressanone Brixen, Bressanone - Stazione, and Rio di Pusteria Funivia in around 14h 59m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–300
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–290
Flights from Münster Osnabrück International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–400
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Salzburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–210
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–300
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–290
Flights from Münster Osnabrück International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–400
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Salzburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–200
- Website
- skyalps.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bolzano Dolomiti Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–360
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–30
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–220
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–30
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–220
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Muenster(Westf)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–13
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Brennero - Brenner to Fortezza/Franzensfes
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–15
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Essen Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Essen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Night train from Essen Hbf to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–190
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from München Hbf to Innsbruck Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Essen Hbf to Muenster(Westf)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–18
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from München Hbf to Garmisch-Partenkirchen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Essen Hbf to Muenster(Westf)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Essen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–22
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Fortezza/Franzensfes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–26
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Fortezza/Franzensfes
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Brennero - Brenner
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Brennero - Brenner to Fortezza/Franzensfes
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Train from München Hbf to Innsbruck Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €19–90
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €80–90
- Couchette Carriage
- €50–60
- Seating Carriage
- €19–24
Train from Frankfurt to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–110
- Couchette Carriage
- €65–80
- Seating Carriage
- €35–45
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Göttingen to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +39 0471 220 880
- contact@suedtirolmobil.info
- Website
- Sudtirol Alto Adige
Train from Sillian to Rio di Pusteria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Website
- Sudtirol Alto Adige
- Standard
- €25–35
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixtrain.de
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Essen Hbf to Muenster(Westf)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Fortezza/Franzensfes
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Brennero - Brenner to Fortezza/Franzensfes
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Fortezza/Franzensfes
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Essen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- Eurobahn
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- *
- €30–50
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Brennero - Brenner
- *
- €11–17
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- service@westbahn.at
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Garmisch-Partenkirchen station to Brixen/Vahrn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Essen central train station to Innsbruck Südbahnstraße
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Innsbruck Südbahnstraße to Klausen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Innsbruck Südbahnstraße to Brixen/Vahrn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5254 3550
- info@oetztaler.at
- Website
- oetztaler.at
Bus from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Sillian Marktplatz
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Schedules at
- oetztaler.at
- Phone
- +39 0471 305604
- info@suedtirolbus.it
- Website
- Alto Adige Bus
Shuttle from Flughafen München to Bressanone
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €120–180
- Website
- Alto Adige Bus
Shuttle from Flughafen München to Bressanone
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €120–180
- Website
- Alto Adige Bus
Shuttle from Flughafen München to Bressanone
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €120–180
- Website
- Alto Adige Bus
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Booking & Getting There
Essen to Meransen train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Essen to Meransen is 808 km. It takes approximately 7h 54m to drive from Essen to Meransen.
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