There are 9 ways to get from Ferrara to Essen by train, plane, car, car train, bus, or train (Trenitalia)
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Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
best- Take the train from Ferrara to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane BLQ - DUS
4h 56m€87–298Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Kennedy to Bologna Autostazionebus 356
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Essen central train stationbus N537
20h 3m€69–167Drive, car train
- Drive from Ferrara to Villach Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbfcartrain
10h 19m€159–1,087Drive 1,078.9 km
- Drive from Ferrara to Essencar 1,078.9 km
10h 45m€168–242Train to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Ferrara to Venezia Mestretrain
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane VCE - DUS
5h 30m€88–307Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Take the train from Ferrara to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane BLQ - CGN
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Essen Hbftrain
6h 7m€86–316Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Ferrara to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane BLQ - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbftrain
6h 24m€141–380Train
- Take the train from Ferrara to Bologna Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Mannheim Hbftrain Ec
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Essen Hbftrain 43 / ...
13h€187–366Train via Munich
- Take the train from Ferrara to Padovatrain Fr
- Take the train from Padova to München Hbftrain 89
- Take the train from München Hbf to Essen Hbftrain 47 / ...
13h 30m€101–362
Ferrara to Essen by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ferrara to Essen is to bus which costs €65 - €170 and takes 20h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Ferrara to Essen is to train and fly which takes 4h 56m and costs €85 - €300.
No, there is no direct bus from Ferrara to Essen station. However, there are services departing from Kennedy and arriving at Essen central train station via Bologna Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 3m.
No, there is no direct train from Ferrara to Essen. However, there are services departing from Ferrara and arriving at Essen Hbf via Bologna Centrale, Milano Centrale and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h.
The distance between Ferrara and Essen is 911 km. The road distance is 1078.9 km.
The best way to get from Ferrara to Essen without a car is to bus which takes 20h 3m and costs €65 - €170.
It takes approximately 4h 56m to get from Ferrara to Essen, including transfers.
Ferrara to Essen bus services, operated by TPER spa, depart from Kennedy station.
Ferrara to Essen train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, depart from Ferrara station.
The best way to get from Ferrara to Essen is to bus which takes 20h 3m and costs €65 - €170. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €180 - €370 and takes 13h.
What companies run services between Ferrara, Italy and Essen, Germany?
You can take a bus from Kennedy to Essen central train station via Bologna Centrale in around 20h 3m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Ferrara to Essen Hbf via Bologna Centrale, Milano Centrale, Mannheim Hbf, and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof in around 13h.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–360
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–340
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–290
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–360
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–310
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–320
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–250
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Frankfurt via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–310
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ferrara to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–22
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ferrara to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–29
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ferrara to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–23
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ferrara to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ferrara to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ferrara to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ferrara to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ferrara to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ferrara to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Ferrara to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Ferrara to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–24
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Bologna Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–55
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Ferrara to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Villach Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice 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 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Padova to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–200
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–180
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €120–180
- 2nd Class
- €120–160
- Phone
- +39 051 290290
- Website
- tper.it
Bus from Kennedy to Bologna Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Schedules at
- tper.it
- 2nd Class
- €4–6
- 1st Class
- €5–7
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Ferrara to Essen bus services, operated by TPER spa, arrive at Bologna Autostazione station.
Ferrara to Essen train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, arrive at Padova station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ferrara to Essen is 1079 km. It takes approximately 10h 45m to drive from Ferrara to Essen.
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