There are 11 ways to get from Essen to Pisa by plane, train, train (Trenitalia), bus, car, or car train
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Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport, train
best- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane DUS - FLR
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Pisa Centraletrain
6h 8m€106–280Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus N537
- Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Pisabus N538 / ...
21h€61–88Train via Florence
- 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 Firenze S.M.N.train Fr
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Pisa Centraletrain Re
14h 47m€122–402Drive 1,163.7 km
- Drive from Essen to Pisacar 1,163.7 km
10h 57m€179–259Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane DUS - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Florence Santa Maria Novellatrain
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Pisa Centraletrain
6h 54m€109–322Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane CGN - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Florence Santa Maria Novellatrain
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Pisa Centraletrain
7h 22m€98–359Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Pisa International Airport
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Viersen Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Venlo to Eindhoventrain
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Pisa International Airport (PSA)plane EIN - PSA
6h 51m€91–246Train, bus to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Pisa International Airport
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Liege-Guilleminstrain
- Take the bus from Liège Rue du Plan Inclined to Charleroi Airportbus
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Pisa International Airport (PSA)plane CRL - PSA
7h 50m€95–260Train
- 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 Pisa Centraletrain Ic
15h 53m€108–403Bus via Mannheim
- Take the bus from Essen Hbf to Mannheim, ZOBbus
- Take the bus from Mannheim Central Bus Station to Milanbus
- Take the bus from San Donato - Nuova Autostazione to P.Za D'Azegliobus
23h 44mCar train, drive
- Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Pisacar
12h€190–1,137
Essen to Pisa by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Pisa is to bus which costs €60 - €90 and takes 21h.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Pisa is to fly and train which takes 6h 8m and costs €100 - €280.
No, there is no direct bus from Essen station to Pisa. However, there are services departing from Essen central train station and arriving at Pisa via Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h.
No, there is no direct train from Essen to Pisa. However, there are services departing from Essen Hbf and arriving at Pisa Centrale via Basel SBB, Lugano, Milano Centrale and Firenze S.M.N.. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 47m.
The distance between Essen and Pisa is 1015 km. The road distance is 1163.7 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Pisa without a car is to train via Florence which takes 14h 47m and costs €120 - €410.
It takes approximately 6h 8m to get from Essen to Pisa, including transfers.
Essen to Pisa bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Essen central train station.
Essen to Pisa train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Essen Hbf station.
The best way to get from Essen to Pisa is to train via Florence which takes 14h 47m and costs €120 - €410. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €60 - €90 and takes 21h.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Pisa, Italy?
You can take a train from Essen Hbf to Pisa Centrale via Basel SBB, Lugano, Milano Centrale, and Firenze S.M.N. in around 14h 47m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Essen central train station to Pisa via Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station in around 21h.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–420
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–420
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–340
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–330
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–320
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–210
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Pisa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Pisa International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Pisa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–170
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–200
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–150
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–250
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–150
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–400
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–330
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–24
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Milano Centrale to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €15–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Viersen Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–27
- 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
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- 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 Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–85
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Milano Centrale to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Bologna Centrale to Florence Santa Maria Novella
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–35
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- 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
- €12–17
- 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
- €13
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Essen Hbf to Liege-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–1,000
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- €270–550
- Car Compartment
- €550–1,000
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Essen central train station to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Liège Rue du Plan Inclined to Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–20
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- Phone
- +389 75 209 209
- hakkomerc@gmail.com
- Website
- hakbus.org
Bus from Essen Hbf to Mannheim, ZOB
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://www.hakbus.org/
- Phone
- +39 080 3112335
- info@marinobus.it
- Website
- marinobus.it
Bus from Mannheim Central Bus Station to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://marinobus.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 02 3008 9000
- mail@autostradale.it
- Website
- autostradale.it
Bus from San Donato - Nuova Autostazione to P.Za D'Azeglio
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://autostradale.it/?lang=en-GB
- Standard Rate
- €25–35
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More Questions & Answers
Essen to Pisa bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station.
Essen to Pisa train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Basel SBB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Essen to Pisa is 1164 km. It takes approximately 10h 57m to drive from Essen to Pisa.
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