There are 12 ways to get from Essen to Pisa by plane, train (Trenitalia), bus, train, car, or car train
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Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Pisa International Airport
best- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Pisa International Airport (PSA)plane DUS - PSA
6h 6m€94–232Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Pisa International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Pisa International Airport (PSA)plane CGN - PSA
4h 39m€74–252Train via Basel
- 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 55m€197–700Bus, train
- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus N537
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Pisa Centraletrain Re / ...
21h 2m€99–167Drive 1,163.7 km
- Drive from Essen to Pisacar 1,163.7 km
10h 56m€180–260Train to Frankfurt, fly to Pisa International Airport
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Pisa International Airport (PSA)plane FRA - PSA
5h 21m€158–389Fly 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 Firenze S.M.N.train
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Pisa Centraletrain
6h 51m€97–309Train, 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 45m€77–283Train 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 Firenze S.M.N.train
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Pisa Centraletrain
7h 19m€77–359Train to Frankfurt, fly to Florence Peretola Airport, train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane FRA - FLR
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Pisa Centraletrain
7h 30m€159–458Train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain 41 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Como S. Giovannitrain Ec
- Take the train from Como S. Giovanni to Pisa Centraletrain Ec
16h 50m€381–1,114Drive, car train
- Drive from Essen to Fuldacar
- Take the car train from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Pisacar
17h 20m€221–309
Essen to Pisa by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Pisa is to train and fly which costs €70 - €260 and takes 4h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Pisa is to train and fly which takes 4h 39m and costs €70 - €260.
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 55m.
The distance between Essen and Pisa is 922 km. The road distance is 1163.7 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Pisa without a car is to train via Basel which takes 14h 55m and costs €190 - €700.
It takes approximately 6h 6m to get from Essen to Pisa, including transfers.
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 fly which takes 6h 6m and costs €90 - €240. Alternatively, you can train via Basel, which costs €190 - €700 and takes 14h 55m.
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 56m to drive from Essen to Pisa.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Pisa, Italy?
Lufthansa, Air Dolomiti, and four other airlines fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Pisa International Airport (PSA) 3 times a day. Alternatively, 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 55m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Pisa International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–600
Flights from Frankfurt to Pisa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–550
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–380
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–370
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–370
Flights from Frankfurt to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–400
Flights from Frankfurt to Florence Peretola Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–400
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Pisa International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–270
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Pisa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Pisa International Airport via Girona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Pisa International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–210
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Pisa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–550
Flights from Frankfurt to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–400
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Pisa International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–380
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–340
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–220
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Pisa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–350
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–220
Flights from Frankfurt to Florence Peretola Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–210
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–220
- 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
- €110–260
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Viersen Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–25
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- 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
- €85–260
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Frankfurt to Como S. Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €210–650
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Como S. Giovanni to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €120–350
- 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
- €45–90
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–26
- 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
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–17
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–70
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €45–70
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €12–24
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Viersen Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- 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
- 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
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Fulda to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- 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
- €85–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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