There are 11 ways to get from Málaga to Essen by plane, train (Renfe, Ouigo, TGV, Eurostar), bus, train, car, or train (Renfe, TGV, Eurostar)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
best- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)AGP - DUS
5h 40m€72–290Train via Madrid
- Take the train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena GrandesAve
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-SantsAve
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Paris Gare De LyonTgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Essen HbfTha
18h 49m€193–686Bus, train
- Take the bus from Malaga Eeaa to Cordoba
- Take the bus from Cordoba to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Essen HbfTha
31h 13mDrive 2,268.2 km
- Drive from Málaga to Essen2,268.2 km
22h 24m€353–510Fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)AGP - CGN
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Essen Hbf
6h 12m€81–259Fly to Münster Osnabrück International Airport, train
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO)AGP - FMO
- Take the train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Essen Hbf
7h 29m€117–318Fly to Weeze Airport
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Weeze Airport (NRN)AGP - NRN
7h 43m€80–273Fly to Eindhoven Airport, train
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Eindhoven Airport (EIN)AGP - EIN
- Take the train from Eindhoven to Venlo
- Take the train from Viersen Bahnhof to Essen Hbf
8h 26m€89–478Fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)AGP - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Arnhem Centraal
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Oberhausen Hbf
8h 9m€108–307Train
- Take the train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Barcelona-SantsAve
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Paris Gare De LyonTgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Essen Hbf
19h 42m€222–569Bus
- Take the bus from Málaga to Vitoria-GasteizAlgeciras
- Take the bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Essen central train stationFlixBus N1153
37h 45m€156–239
Málaga to Essen by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Málaga to Essen is to fly and train which costs €80 - €260 and takes 6h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Málaga to Essen is to fly which takes 5h 40m and costs €70 - €290.
No, there is no direct bus from Málaga to Essen station. However, there are services departing from Málaga and arriving at Essen central train station via Vitoria-Gasteiz. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 45m.
No, there is no direct train from Málaga to Essen. However, there are services departing from Malaga Maria Zambrano and arriving at Essen Hbf via Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Barcelona-Sants, Paris Gare de Lyon and Paris Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 49m.
The distance between Málaga and Essen is 1897 km. The road distance is 2268.2 km.
The best way to get from Málaga to Essen without a car is to train via Madrid which takes 18h 49m and costs €190 - €700.
It takes approximately 5h 40m to get from Málaga to Essen, including transfers.
Málaga to Essen bus services, operated by Socibus, depart from Málaga station.
Málaga to Essen train services, operated by Renfe AVE, depart from Malaga Maria Zambrano station.
The best way to get from Málaga to Essen is to fly which takes 5h 40m and costs €70 - €290. Alternatively, you can train via Madrid, which costs €190 - €700 and takes 18h 49m, you could also bus, which costs €150 - €240 and takes 37h 45m.
What companies run services between Málaga, Spain and Essen, Germany?
Eurowings and Iberia fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Essen Hbf via Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Barcelona-Sants, Paris Gare de Lyon, and Paris Nord in around 18h 49m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Málaga Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Málaga Airport to Münster Osnabrück International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–200
Flights from Málaga Airport to Münster Osnabrück International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–200
Flights from Málaga Airport to Weeze Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–240
Flights from Málaga Airport to Eindhoven Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–350
Flights from Málaga Airport to Eindhoven Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–350
Flights from Málaga Airport to Eindhoven Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–350
Flights from Málaga Airport to Eindhoven Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–350
Flights from Málaga Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–230
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Eindhoven Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–360
Flights from Málaga Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–340
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Málaga Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Málaga Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–340
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Málaga Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Münster Osnabrück International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–600
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Málaga Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–190
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–340
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Münster Osnabrück International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–600
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–150
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–85
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–190
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–170
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–95
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–160
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–60
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–190
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–210
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- 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
- €18–25
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Viersen Bahnhof to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €13–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Viersen Bahnhof to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- fahrgaeste@train-rental.com
- Website
- train-rental.com
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- train-rental.com
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Eindhoven to Venlo
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Schiphol Airport to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–25
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–50
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €15–23
- 1st Class
- €29–50
- Phone
- 069 450099650
- Kundenservice-Linie10@vias-online.de
- Website
- vias-online.de
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Schedules at
- vias-online.de
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Malaga Eeaa to Cordoba
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–23
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Cordoba to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- blablacar.co.uk
- Phone
- +34 915 304 417
- socibus@socibus.es
- Website
- socibusventas.es
Bus from Málaga to Vitoria-Gasteiz
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://socibusventas.es/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Málaga to Essen bus services, operated by Socibus, arrive at Vitoria-Gasteiz station.
Málaga to Essen train services, operated by Renfe AVE, arrive at Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes station.
Yes, the driving distance between Málaga to Essen is 2268 km. It takes approximately 22h 24m to drive from Málaga to Essen.
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