There are 9 ways to get from Essen to Monaco by train, plane, train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, car, or train (TGV)
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Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
best- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane DUS - NCE
5h 24m€78–223Train via Paris
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Paris Nordtrain Thalys
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Nice Villetrain Tgv
12h 29m€355–672Bus
- Take the bus from Düsseldorf central bus station to Genoabus FlixBus N177
- Take the bus from Genoa to Nice Airportbus FlixBus N758 / ...
22h 24m€115–187Drive 1,181.4 km
- Drive from Essen to Monacocar 1,181.4 km
11h 1m€215–311Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- 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
6h 8m€82–273Train to Frankfurt, fly to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane FRA - NCE
6h 31m€156–413Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Monaco
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Monaco (MCM)plane DUS - MCM
5h 18m€93–303Train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Offenburg Bahnhoftrain 43
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Nice Villetrain Tgv
15h 13m€320–704Train, bus
- Take the train from Essen Süd S to Köln Hbftrain S6
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Ice
- Take the bus from Frankfurt - Main Bus Station to Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1bus
27h 9m€158–346
Essen to Monaco by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Monaco is to train and fly which costs €80 - €280 and takes 6h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Monaco is to fly which takes 5h 18m and costs €90 - €310.
No, there is no direct bus from Essen station to Monaco. However, there are services departing from Essen central train station and arriving at Villa paloma via Düsseldorf central bus station, Genoa and Aéroport Terminal 1. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 24m.
No, there is no direct train from Essen to Monaco. However, there are services departing from Essen Hbf and arriving at Monaco-Monte-Carlo via Offenburg Bahnhof, Strasbourg and Nice-Ville. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 13m.
The distance between Essen and Monaco is 910 km. The road distance is 1181.4 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Monaco without a car is to train via Paris which takes 12h 29m and costs €350 - €700.
It takes approximately 5h 24m to get from Essen to Monaco, including transfers.
Essen to Monaco bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Düsseldorf central bus station.
Essen to Monaco train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Essen Hbf station.
The best way to get from Essen to Monaco is to train via Paris which takes 12h 29m and costs €350 - €700. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €110 - €190 and takes 22h 24m, you could also fly, which costs €90 - €310 and takes 5h 18m.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Monaco?
You can take a train from Essen Hbf to Monaco-Monte-Carlo via Paris Nord, Gare du Nord, Gare de Lyon - Diderot, Paris Gare De Lyon, and Nice-Ville in around 12h 29m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Essen central train station to Villa paloma via Düsseldorf central bus station, Genoa, and Aéroport Terminal 1 in around 22h 24m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–400
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
- €110–410
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–190
Flights from Frankfurt to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–300
- 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
- €85–280
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Monaco via Zurich, Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–390
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Monaco via Frankfurt, Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–420
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
- €110–430
- 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 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–350
Flights from Frankfurt to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–370
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–200
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
- €65–190
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- 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 Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–20
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–260
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Süd S to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–22
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/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
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Essen Hbf to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €190–330
- 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 Nice Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €220–340
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Strasbourg to Nice Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €230–370
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Nice Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €160–330
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–45
- 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 Nice Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Genoa to Nice Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–28
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Frankfurt - Main Bus Station to Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–190
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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More Questions & Answers
Essen to Monaco bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Genoa station.
Essen to Monaco train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Offenburg Bahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Essen to Monaco is 1181 km. It takes approximately 11h 1m to drive from Essen to Monaco.
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