There are 9 ways to get from Naples to Essen by plane, train (Trenitalia), bus, train, night train, car, or car train
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Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
best- Fly from Naples Airport (NAP) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane NAP - DUS
2h 52m€82–213Fly 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 34m€73–280Train
- 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€254–650Bus
- Take the bus from Napoli P.zza Garibaldi to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabus 538 / ...
- Take the bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus 510 / ...
- Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Essen central train stationbus
26h 47m€106–199Train, night train
- Take the train from Napoli to Roma Tiburtinatrain
- Take the night train from Roma Tiburtina to Muenchen Hbfnighttrain En
- Take the train from München Hbf to Essen Hbftrain 47 / ...
23h 20m€322–609Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Naples Airport (NAP) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane NAP - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbftrain
4h 16m€131–363Bus, night train, train
- Take the bus from Napoli, Autostazione Metropark to Benevento - Terminal Busbus
- Take the bus from Benevento to Basilea Badisherbus
- Take the night train from Basel Bad Bf to Koeln Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbftrain Re
29h 23m€115–372Drive 1,651.4 km
- Drive from Naples to Essencar 1,651.4 km
15h 3m€260–376Drive, car train
- Drive from Naples to Villach Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbfcartrain
15h 42m€260–1,232
Naples to Essen by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Naples to Essen is to bus which costs €100 - €200 and takes 26h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Naples to Essen is to fly which takes 2h 52m and costs €80 - €220.
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 Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina and Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 47m.
No, there is no direct train from Naples to Essen. However, there are services departing from Napoli and arriving at Essen Hbf via Milano Centrale, Arth-Goldau and Basel SBB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 4m.
The distance between Naples and Essen is 1329 km. The road distance is 1651.4 km.
The best way to get from Naples to Essen without a car is to train which takes 16h 4m and costs €250 - €650.
It takes approximately 2h 52m 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 ItaloTreno, depart from Napoli station.
The best way to get from Naples to Essen is to fly which takes 2h 52m and costs €80 - €220. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €250 - €650 and takes 16h 4m, you could also bus, which costs €100 - €200 and takes 26h 47m.
What companies run services between Naples, Italy and Essen, Germany?
Eurowings, Lufthansa, and two other airlines fly from Naples Airport (NAP) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Napoli to Essen Hbf via Milano Centrale, Arth-Goldau, and Basel SBB in around 16h 4m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Naples Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
Flights from Naples Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–330
Flights from Naples Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–330
Flights from Naples Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–280
Flights from Naples Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–280
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Naples Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
Flights from Naples Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–270
Flights from Naples Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–280
Flights from Naples Airport to Frankfurt via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–280
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Naples Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Naples Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–180
Flights from Naples Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €90–270
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Naples Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–310
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Napoli to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €95–200
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Napoli to Roma Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Arth-Goldau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- 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 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €50–75
- 2nd Class
- €30–45
Night train from Roma Tiburtina to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €190–280
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €190–280
- 2nd Class
- €210–280
- 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
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Arth-Goldau to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- 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 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–14
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–230
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €110–270
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Napoli to Roma Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Napoli to Roma Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Napoli to Roma Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- fahrgaeste@train-rental.com
- Website
- train-rental.com
Train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- train-rental.com
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Basel Bad Bf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €45–263
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €259–263
- Couchette Carriage
- €130–160
- Seating Carriage
- €45–60
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Villach Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €100–1,000
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- €270–550
- Car Compartment
- €550–1,000
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Napoli P.zza Garibaldi to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- 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
- €80–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +39 0972 24590
- booking@autolineemoretti.it
- Website
- autolineemoretti.it
Bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €19–22
- Schedules at
- autolineemoretti.it
- Phone
- 800 901 142
- air@aircampania.it
- Website
- aircampania.it
Bus from Napoli, Autostazione Metropark to Benevento - Terminal Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Schedules at
- aircampania.it
- Phone
- +39 0825-26416
- INFORMAZIONI@BARTOLINIPULLMAN.IT
- Website
- bartolinipullman.it
Bus from Benevento to Basilea Badisher
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €50
- Schedules at
- bartolinipullman.it
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More Questions & Answers
Naples to Essen bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina station.
Naples to Essen train services, operated by ItaloTreno, arrive at Milano Centrale station.
Yes, the driving distance between Naples to Essen is 1651 km. It takes approximately 15h 3m to drive from Naples to Essen.
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