There are 13 ways to get from Merano to Gelsenkirchen by plane, train, bus, night train, car, or car train
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Fly Bolzano Dolomiti Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
best- Fly from Bolzano Dolomiti Airport (BZO) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane BZO - DUS
- Take the train from D-Flughafen Bf to Gelsenkirchen Hbftrain
6h 26mDrive 811.7 km
cheapest- Drive from Merano to Gelsenkirchencar 811.7 km
8h 13m€126–181Train
- Take the train from Merano Meran to Brennero - Brennertrain Re
- Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Gelsenkirchen Hbftrain Ice
14h 16mBus
- Take the bus from Bolzano South to Essen central train stationbus N537
15h 19mTrain, night train
- Take the train from Merano Meran to Brennero - Brennertrain Re
- Take the night train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Düsseldorf Hbfnighttrain
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Gelsenkirchen Hbftrain 47 / ...
9h 55mTrain to Munich International Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Take the train from Bolzano-Bozen to München Osttrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane MUC - DUS
- Take the train from D-Flughafen Bf to Gelsenkirchen Hbftrain
9h 9mTrain, train to Salzburg Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Merano Meran to Brennero - Brennertrain
- Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Salzburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Salzburg Airport (SZG) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane SZG - DUS
- Take the train from D-Flughafen Bf to Gelsenkirchen Hbftrain
10h 9mTrain, train to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Bolzano Bozen to Verona Porta Nuovatrain
- Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Venezia Mestretrain
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane VCE - DUS
- Take the train from D-Flughafen Bf to Gelsenkirchen Hbftrain
9h 38mTrain to Munich International Airport, fly to Münster Osnabrück International Airport, train
- Take the train from Bolzano-Bozen to München Osttrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO)plane MUC - FMO
- Take the train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Gelsenkirchen Hbftrain
10h 21mTrain to Munich International Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Take the train from Bolzano-Bozen to München Osttrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane MUC - CGN
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Gelsenkirchen Hbftrain
10h 40mTrain, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Merano Meran to Brennero - Brennertrain
- Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Zuerich Hbtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane ZRH - DUS
- Take the train from D-Flughafen Bf to Gelsenkirchen Hbftrain
12h 5mTrain via Merano Meran
- Take the train from Merano Meran to Brennero - Brennertrain Re
- Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Gelsenkirchen Hbftrain Drf
14h 26mDrive, car train
- Drive from Merano to München Ostcar
- Take the car train from München Ost to Würzburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Würzburg Hbf to Gelsenkirchencar
8h 4m€172–239
Bolzano Dolomiti Airport (BZO) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Merano to Gelsenkirchen is to drive which costs €120 - €190 and takes 8h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Merano to Gelsenkirchen is to drive and car train which takes 8h 4m and costs €170 - €240.
No, there is no direct train from Merano to Gelsenkirchen. However, there are services departing from Merano Meran and arriving at Gelsenkirchen Hbf via Brennero - Brenner and Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 16m.
The distance between Merano and Gelsenkirchen is 713 km. The road distance is 811.7 km.
The best way to get from Merano to Gelsenkirchen without a car is to train which takes 14h 16m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 26m to get from Merano to Gelsenkirchen, including transfers.
Merano to Gelsenkirchen train services, operated by Fs, depart from Merano Meran station.
The best way to get from Merano to Gelsenkirchen is to train which takes 14h 16m and costs . Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 15h 19m.
Merano to Gelsenkirchen train services, operated by Fs, arrive at Brennero - Brenner station.
Yes, the driving distance between Merano to Gelsenkirchen is 812 km. It takes approximately 8h 13m to drive from Merano to Gelsenkirchen.
What companies run services between Merano, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy and Gelsenkirchen, Germany?
You can take a train from Merano Meran to Gelsenkirchen Hbf via Brennero - Brenner and Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof in around 14h 16m. Alternatively, FlixBus-eu operates a bus from Bolzano South to Essen central train station 4 times a week, and the journey takes 13h 25m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–270
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–200
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–170
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–300
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–300
Flights from Munich International Airport to Münster Osnabrück International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–410
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–280
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–320
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–330
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–270
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–270
Flights from Munich International Airport to Münster Osnabrück International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–410
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–280
- Website
- skyalps.com
Flights from Bolzano Dolomiti Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–360
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–280
- Website
- delfi.de
Train from D-Flughafen Bf to Gelsenkirchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- delfi.de
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Gelsenkirchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- delfi.de
Train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Gelsenkirchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- delfi.de
Train from D-Flughafen Bf to Gelsenkirchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Gelsenkirchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from D-Flughafen Bf to Gelsenkirchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Gelsenkirchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Website
- delfi.de
Train from D-Flughafen Bf to Gelsenkirchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- delfi.de
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Gelsenkirchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- delfi.de
Train from Bolzano-Bozen to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- delfi.de
Train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Gelsenkirchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- delfi.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Gelsenkirchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- delfi.de
- Website
- fsitaliane.it
Train from Merano Meran to Brennero - Brenner
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- fsitaliane.it
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- fsitaliane.it
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- fsitaliane.it
- Website
- personenverkehr.oebb.at
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Gelsenkirchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- personenverkehr.oebb.at
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Gelsenkirchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- personenverkehr.oebb.at
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- personenverkehr.oebb.at
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- personenverkehr.oebb.at
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Night train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €95–370
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Single
- €95–180
- Compartment
- €170–370
Car train from München Ost to Würzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- westbahn.at
- Website
- italotreno.com
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- italotreno.com
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- italotreno.com
- Website
- mav-start.hu
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- mav-start.hu
- Website
- slovakrail.sk
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- slovakrail.sk
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Bolzano South to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
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