There are 11 ways to get from Essen to Sterzing by train, bus, night train, car, car train, plane, or shuttle
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Train via Munich
best- Take the train from Essen Hbf to München Hbftrain 41 / ...
- Take the train from München Hbf to Brennero - Brennertrain 89
9h 38m€158–389Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Innsbruck Südbahnstraßebus N537
- Take the bus from Innsbruck Südbahnstraße to Sterzingbus 095 / ...
13h 19m€54–91Night train
- Take the night train from Essen Hbf to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhofnighttrain Nj
13h 54m€102–240Drive 771.8 km
- Drive from Essen to Sterzingcar 771.8 km
7h 30m€121–174Drive, car train
- Drive from Essen to Göttingencar
- Take the car train from Göttingen to München Ostcartrain
- Drive from München Ost to Sterzingcar
11h 16m€155–211Train
- Take the train from Oberhausen Hbf to Innsbruck Hbftrain Nightjet
14h 26m€96–238Fly 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 Vipiteno
5h 57m€203–422Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Munich International Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane CGN - MUC
- Take a shuttle bus from Flughafen München to Vipiteno
6h 25m€207–431Train to Münster Osnabrück International Airport, fly to Munich International Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Münster Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane FMO - MUC
- Take a shuttle bus from Flughafen München to Vipiteno
7h 19m€236–448Fly 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 Vipiteno Val Vizze/Sterzing Pfitschtrain
6h 41m€226–516Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Salzburg Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Salzburg Airport (SZG)plane DUS - SZG
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhoftrain
8h 13m€127–339
Essen to Sterzing by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Sterzing is to bus which costs €50 - €95 and takes 13h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Sterzing is to fly and shuttle which takes 5h 57m and costs €200 - €430.
No, there is no direct bus from Essen station to Sterzing. However, there are services departing from Essen central train station and arriving at Sterzing via Innsbruck Südbahnstraße. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 19m.
No, there is no direct train from Essen to Sterzing. However, there are services departing from Essen Hbf and arriving at Vipiteno Val Vizze/Sterzing Pfitsch via München Hbf and Brennero - Brenner. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 38m.
The distance between Essen and Sterzing is 875 km. The road distance is 771.8 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Sterzing without a car is to train via Munich which takes 9h 38m and costs €150 - €390.
It takes approximately 9h 38m to get from Essen to Sterzing, including transfers.
Essen to Sterzing bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Essen central train station.
Essen to Sterzing train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Essen Hbf station.
The best way to get from Essen to Sterzing is to train via Munich which takes 9h 38m and costs €150 - €390. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €50 - €95 and takes 13h 19m.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Sterzing, Italy?
You can take a train from Essen Hbf to Vipiteno Val Vizze/Sterzing Pfitsch via München Hbf and Brennero - Brenner in around 9h 38m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Essen central train station to Sterzing via Innsbruck Südbahnstraße in around 13h 19m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–210
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–290
Flights from Münster Osnabrück International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–420
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Salzburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–320
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Salzburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–200
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Salzburg Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–200
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–300
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–290
Flights from Münster Osnabrück International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €60–420
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–410
- Website
- skyalps.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bolzano Dolomiti Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–440
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €120–290
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Brennero - Brenner
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–90
- 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
Train from Essen Hbf to Münster Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Night train from Essen Hbf to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–210
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Innsbruck Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–200
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Göttingen to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=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 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Münster Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Vipiteno Val Vizze/Sterzing Pfitsch
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Vipiteno Val Vizze/Sterzing Pfitsch
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–24
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €15–23
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €30–50
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Vipiteno Val Vizze/Sterzing Pfitsch
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €13–24
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Essen central train station to Innsbruck Südbahnstraße
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Innsbruck Südbahnstraße to Sterzing
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 0471 305604
- info@suedtirolbus.it
- Website
- clevertransfer.eu
Shuttle from Flughafen München to Vipiteno
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €110–170
- Website
- https://clevertransfer.eu/en/
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More Questions & Answers
Essen to Sterzing bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Innsbruck Südbahnstraße station.
Essen to Sterzing train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at München Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Essen to Sterzing is 772 km. It takes approximately 7h 30m to drive from Essen to Sterzing.
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