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How to get fromEssen to Veniceby train, plane, train (Trenitalia), bus, night train, car, or car train

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There are 10 ways to get from Essen to Venice by train, plane, train (Trenitalia), bus, night train, car, or car train

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  1. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport

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    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane plane DUS - VCE
    5h 5m
    €73–241

  2. Train

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Basel SBBtrain train 43
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain train Ec
    3. Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain train
    4. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Venezia S. Luciatrain train Fr
    14h 5m
    €187–921

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Düsseldorf central bus station to Venezia, Tronchettobus bus N28
    17h 20m
    €88–145

  4. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain train 47 / ...
    2. Take the nighttrain from Ulm Hbf to Venezia S. Lucianighttrain night train Nj
    15h 31m
    €134–532

  5. Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train
    2. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane plane CGN - VCE
    5h 41m
    €78–281

  6. Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train

    1. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane plane DUS - BLQ
    2. Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia S. Luciatrain train
    6h 3m
    €108–341

  7. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane plane FRA - VCE
    6h 4m
    €125–389

  8. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Wuppertal Hbftrain train S9
    2. Take the bus from Wuppertal Hbf to Verona Porta Nuova Stationbus bus
    3. Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Venezia S. Luciatrain train Fr
    18h 22m

  9. Drive 1,032.8 km

    1. Drive from Essen to Venicecar car 1,032.8 km
    10h 48m
    €162–233

  10. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Essen to Fuldacar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Fulda to München Ostcartrain train
    3. Drive from München Ost to Venicecar car
    12h 52m
    €201–269

Essen to Venice by train

Calendar59Weekly Trains
Duration14h 5mAverage Duration
Ticket€187Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 807 km
  • Duration: 5h 5m

What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Venice, Italy?

You can take a train from Essen Hbf to Venezia S. Lucia via Basel SBB, Lugano, and Milano Centrale in around 14h 5m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Düsseldorf central bus station to Venezia, Tronchetto once daily. Tickets cost €85–140 and the journey takes 15h 40m.

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