There are 9 ways to get from Naples to Essen by plane, train (Trenitalia), bus, car, train, or car train
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 Naples Airport (NAP) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane NAP - DUS
2h 49m€89–192Fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Naples Airport (NAP) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane NAP - CGN
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbftrain
3h 49m€84–247Train via Mannheim
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Mannheim Hbftrain Ec
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Essen Hbftrain 47 / ...
15h 23m€257–573Bus via Florence
- Take the bus from Napoli P.zza Garibaldi to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus N544 / ...
- Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Essen central train stationbus N537
26h 30m€125–207Drive 1,651.5 km
- Drive from Naples to Essencar 1,651.5 km
15h 3m€262–378Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Naples Airport (NAP) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane NAP - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbftrain
4h 13m€127–388Train
- Take the train from Napoli to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Arth-Goldautrain Ec
- Take the train from Arth-Goldau to Basel SBBtrain Ec
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Essen Hbftrain 43
16h 4m€254–724Bus
- Take the bus from Casello di Caserta Nord to Dortmund Hbfbus Raffadali – Hagen
29h 12mDrive, car train
- Drive from Naples to Kufsteincar
- Take the car train from Kufstein to Kassel-Wilhelmshöhecartrain
- Drive from Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe to Essencar
17h 38m€291–404
Naples to Essen by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Naples to Essen is to fly which costs €85 - €200 and takes 2h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Naples to Essen is to fly which takes 2h 49m and costs €85 - €200.
No, there is no direct bus from Naples to Essen station. However, there are services departing from Napoli P.zza Garibaldi and arriving at Essen central train station via Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Naples to Essen. However, there are services departing from Napoli Centrale and arriving at Essen Hbf via Milano Centrale and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 23m.
The distance between Naples and Essen is 1329 km. The road distance is 1651.5 km.
The best way to get from Naples to Essen without a car is to train via Mannheim which takes 15h 23m and costs €250 - €600.
It takes approximately 2h 49m to get from Naples to Essen, including transfers.
Naples to Essen bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Napoli P.zza Garibaldi station.
Naples to Essen train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, depart from Napoli Centrale station.
The best way to get from Naples to Essen is to fly which takes 2h 49m and costs €85 - €200. Alternatively, you can train via Mannheim, which costs €250 - €600 and takes 15h 23m, you could also bus via Florence, which costs €120 - €210 and takes 26h 30m.
What companies run services between Naples, Italy and Essen, Germany?
Eurowings, ITA Airways, and two other airlines fly from Naples Airport (NAP) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Napoli Centrale to Essen Hbf via Milano Centrale, Mannheim Hbf, and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof in around 15h 23m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Naples Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–340
Flights from Naples Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €90–340
Flights from Naples Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–370
Flights from Naples Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–180
Flights from Naples Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–260
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Naples Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–170
Flights from Naples Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–200
Flights from Naples Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–180
Flights from Naples Airport to Frankfurt via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–320
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Naples Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–170
Flights from Naples Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–200
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Napoli Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €110–230
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Napoli Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €95–190
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Napoli to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €95–190
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Napoli Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–180
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–180
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €120–180
- 2nd Class
- €120–160
Train from Milano Centrale to Arth-Goldau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €65–95
- 2nd Class
- €45–65
Train from Arth-Goldau to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €50–75
- 2nd Class
- €30–45
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–170
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel SBB to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–310
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Arth-Goldau to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Arth-Goldau to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Arth-Goldau to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–14
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Kufstein to Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Napoli P.zza Garibaldi to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- info@onebus.it
- Website
- onebus.it
Bus from Casello di Caserta Nord to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://onebus.it/
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More Questions & Answers
Naples to Essen bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station.
Naples to Essen train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, arrive at Milano Centrale station.
Yes, the driving distance between Naples to Essen is 1652 km. It takes approximately 15h 3m to drive from Naples to Essen.
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