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How to get fromGenoa to Essenby plane, train, train (Trenitalia), bus, car or car train

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There are 11 ways to get from Genoa to Essen by plane, train, train (Trenitalia), bus, car, or car train

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  1. Fly Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport, train

    best
    1. Fly from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)planeGOA - DUS
    2. Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Essen Hbftrain
    4h 55m
    €103–292

  2. Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Genova Brignole to Milano Centraletrain
    2. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
    3. Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)planeMXP - DUS
    8h 2m
    €56–284

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Genova Brignole to Milano CentraletrainIc
    2. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Mannheim HbftrainEc
    3. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Essen Hbftrain43 / ...
    13h 38m
    €137–291

  4. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Genoa - Via Fanti d'Italia Bus Stop to Frankfurt - Main Bus StationbusBlaBlaCar Bus
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbftrain41 / ...
    17h 7m
    €105–190

  5. Drive 1,019.6 km

    1. Drive from Genoa to Essencar1,019.6 km
    9h 24m
    €157–227

  6. Train to Milan Linate Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    1. Take the train from Genova Brignole to Paviatrain
    2. Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)planeLIN - DUS
    6h 41m
    €92–313

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

    1. Take the train from Genova P.Za Principe to Ventimigliatrain
    2. Take the train from Ventimiglia to Saint-Laurent-du-Vartrain
    3. Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)planeNCE - DUS
    8h 22m
    €81–295

  8. Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport

    1. Take the train from Genova Brignole to Milano Centraletrain
    2. Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Stationbus
    3. Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)planeBGY - CGN
    4. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Essen Hbftrain
    8h 27m
    €85–275

  9. Fly Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train

    1. Fly from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)planeGOA - AMS
    2. Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Arnhem Centraaltrain
    3. Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Oberhausen Hbftrain
    7h 34m
    €130–379

  10. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Genoa to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhofcar
    2. Take the car train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Düsseldorf Hbfcartrain
    16h 15m
    €182–1,127

  11. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Genoa to Düsseldorf central bus stationbusN177
    2. Take the bus from Düsseldorf central bus station to Essen central train stationbus027 / ...
    18h 4m
    €57–130

Genoa to Essen by train

Calendar7Weekly Trains
Duration13h 38mAverage Duration
Ticket€137Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Genoa, Italy and Essen, Germany?

You can take a train from Genova Brignole to Essen Hbf via Milano Centrale, Mannheim Hbf, and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof in around 13h 38m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Genoa to Essen central train station via Düsseldorf central bus station in around 18h 4m.

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