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How to get fromGelsenkirchen to Monacoby train, plane, train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, car or train (TGV)

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There are 9 ways to get from Gelsenkirchen to Monaco by train, plane, train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, car, or train (TGV)

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  1. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)planeDUS - NCE
    5h 36m
    €67–225

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Essen central train station to Düsseldorf central bus stationbus180 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Düsseldorf central bus station to Genoabus
    3. Take the bus from Genoa to Nice Airportbus798 / ...
    23h 47m
    €66–151

  3. Train via Paris

    1. Take the train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to D-Flughafen BftrainRe2
    2. Take the train from D-Flughafen Bf to Paris NordtrainTha
    3. Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Nice VilletrainTgv
    13h 24m
    €168–370

  4. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Koeln HbftrainRe
    2. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen FernbftrainIce
    3. Take the bus from Frankfurt - Airport Bus Station to Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1bus
    22h 42m
    €86–278

  5. Drive 1,190.8 km

    1. Drive from Gelsenkirchen to Monacocar1,190.8 km
    11h 3m
    €214–309

  6. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)planeFRA - NCE
    6h 55m
    €133–361

  7. Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport

    1. Take the train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
    2. Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
    3. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)planeAMS - NCE
    7h 50m
    €117–347

  8. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Monaco

    1. Take the train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Monaco (MCM)planeDUS - MCM
    5h 55m
    €82–285

  9. Train

    1. Take the train from Bochum Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain43 / ...
    2. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain82 / ...
    3. Take the train from Strasbourg to Nice VilletrainTgv
    16h 47m
    €169–443

Gelsenkirchen to Monaco by train

Calendar6Weekly Trains
Duration13h 24mAverage Duration
Ticket€168Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Gelsenkirchen, Germany and Monaco?

You can take a train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to Monaco-Monte-Carlo via D-Flughafen Bf, Paris Nord, Paris Gare De Lyon, and Nice-Ville in around 13h 24m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to Villa paloma via Essen Hbf, Essen central train station, Düsseldorf central bus station, Genoa, and Aéroport Terminal 1 in around 23h 47m.

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