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

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There are 9 ways to get from Milan to Essen by plane, train (Trenitalia), bus, train, night train, car, or car train

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  1. Fly Milan Linate Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport

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    1. Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)planeLIN - DUS
    4h 21m
    €82–280

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

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
    2. Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)planeMXP - DUS
    4h 45m
    €44–253

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Mannheim HbftrainEc
    2. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Essen Hbftrain43 / ...
    9h 51m
    €153–287

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Dortmund central bus stationbusN07
    15h 20m
    €47–120

  5. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Como S.GiovannitrainS11
    2. Take the train from Como S. Giovanni to Zürich HBtrainEc
    3. Take the night train from Zürich HB to Bonn-BeuelnighttrainNj
    4. Take the train from Koeln-Ehrenfeld to Essen HbftrainRe
    15h 52m
    €284–507

  6. Bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train

    1. Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Stationbus
    2. Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)planeBGY - CGN
    3. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Essen Hbftrain
    5h 31m
    €73–244

  7. Fly Milan Linate Airport to Frankfurt, train

    1. Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Frankfurt (FRA)planeLIN - FRA
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbftrain
    5h 38m
    €72–212

  8. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Milan to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhofcar
    2. Take the car train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Düsseldorf Hbfcartrain
    15h 11m
    €161–1,097

  9. Drive 883.3 km

    1. Drive from Milan to Essencar883.3 km
    8h 4m
    €136–196

Milan to Essen by train

Calendar7Weekly Trains
Duration9h 51mAverage Duration
Ticket€153Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Milan, Italy and Essen, Germany?

ITA Airways, Air Dolomiti, and four other airlines fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Milano Centrale to Essen Hbf via Mannheim Hbf and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof in around 9h 51m.

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