There are 10 ways to get from Pisa to Essen by plane, train (Trenitalia), train, bus, car, or car train
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Fly Pisa International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
best- Fly from Pisa International Airport (PSA) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane PSA - DUS
4h 3m€99–306Fly Pisa International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Pisa International Airport (PSA) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane PSA - CGN
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbftrain
3h 6m€73–272Train via Florence
- Take the train from Pisa Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train Re
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Basel Sbbtrain Ec
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Essen Hbftrain 43
14h 40m€214–438Train, bus
- Take the train from Pisa Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train Re
- Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Wuppertal Hbfbus
- Take the train from Wuppertal Hbf to Essen Hbftrain S9
21h 3m€167–253Drive 1,162.6 km
- Drive from Pisa to Essencar 1,162.6 km
10h 59m€188–272Fly Pisa International Airport to Eindhoven Airport, train
- Fly from Pisa International Airport (PSA) to Eindhoven Airport (EIN)plane PSA - EIN
- Take the train from Eindhoven Centraal to Venlotrain
- Take the train from Viersen Bahnhof to Essen Hbftrain
5h 11m€80–344Train to Florence Peretola Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Pisa Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train
- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane FLR - DUS
6h 9m€118–280Train
- Take the train from Pisa Centrale to Milano Centraletrain Ic
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Basel Sbbtrain Ec
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Essen Hbftrain 43
15h 20m€207–419Bus
- Take the bus from Pisa to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus 443 / ...
- Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Essen central train stationbus N537
22h€108–172Drive, car train
- Drive from Pisa to Kufsteincar
- Take the cartrain from Kufstein to Kassel-Wilhelmshöhecartrain
- Drive from Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe to Essencar
14h 57m€222–308
Pisa to Essen by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Pisa to Essen is to fly and train which costs €70 - €280 and takes 3h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Pisa to Essen is to fly and train which takes 3h 6m and costs €70 - €280.
No, there is no direct bus from Pisa to Essen station. However, there are services departing from Pisa and arriving at Essen central train station via Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h.
No, there is no direct train from Pisa to Essen. However, there are services departing from Pisa Centrale and arriving at Essen Hbf via Firenze S.M.N., Milano Centrale and Basel SBB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 40m.
The distance between Pisa and Essen is 922 km. The road distance is 1162.6 km.
The best way to get from Pisa to Essen without a car is to train via Florence which takes 14h 40m and costs €210 - €440.
It takes approximately 4h 3m to get from Pisa to Essen, including transfers.
Pisa to Essen bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Pisa station.
Pisa to Essen train services, operated by Trenitalia, depart from Pisa Centrale station.
The best way to get from Pisa to Essen is to fly which takes 4h 3m and costs €95 - €310. Alternatively, you can train via Florence, which costs €210 - €440 and takes 14h 40m, you could also bus, which costs €100 - €180 and takes 22h.
What companies run services between Pisa, Italy and Essen, Germany?
Air Dolomiti, Lufthansa, and five other airlines fly from Pisa International Airport (PSA) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Pisa Centrale to Essen Hbf via Firenze S.M.N., Milano Centrale, and Basel SBB in around 14h 40m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–600
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–600
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–600
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–240
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–240
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–280
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–240
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Eindhoven Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–280
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Eindhoven Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Monday to Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €55–280
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–250
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–400
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–370
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Pisa Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Pisa Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Pisa Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Pisa Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Pisa Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Pisa Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Milano Centrale to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €90–130
- 2nd Class
- €75–110
Train from Milano Centrale to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €90–130
- 2nd Class
- €75–110
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–220
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–30
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Viersen Bahnhof to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–220
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Wuppertal Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–28
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Viersen Bahnhof to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixtrain.de
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Eindhoven Centraal to Venlo
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–11
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Kufstein to Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- info@onebus.it
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Wuppertal Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €150–210
- Website
- Onebus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Pisa to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Pisa to Essen bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station.
Pisa to Essen train services, operated by Trenitalia, arrive at Firenze S.M.N. station.
Yes, the driving distance between Pisa to Essen is 1163 km. It takes approximately 10h 59m to drive from Pisa to Essen.
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