There are 10 ways to get from Udine to Essen by plane, train, car, car train, bus, night train, or shuttle
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Fly Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
best- Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane TRS - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Essen Hbftrain
4h 51m€110–256Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Udine to Ljubljana bus stationbus N536 / ...
- Take the bus from Ljubljana bus station to Essen central train stationbus N885
20h 5m€70–99Drive, car train
- Drive from Udine to Villach Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbfcartrain
8h 20m€124–1,036Train, night train
- Take the train from Udine to Villach Hbftrain Rjx
- Take the night train from Villach Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbfnighttrain
15h 6m€116–654Shuttle to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Udine to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane VCE - DUS
5h 57m€107–447Fly Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane TRS - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbftrain
6h 10m€130–363Train to Graz Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Udine to Graz Hbftrain
- Fly from Graz Airport (GRZ) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane GRZ - DUS
7h 50m€157–465Train, train to Salzburg Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Udine to Villach Hbftrain
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Salzburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Salzburg Airport (SZG) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane SZG - DUS
8h 42m€103–591Train
- Take the train from Udine to Villach Hbftrain Rjx
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Essen Hbftrain Ice
13h€142–200Drive 971.1 km
- Drive from Udine to Essencar 971.1 km
9h 46m€148–214
Udine to Essen by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Udine to Essen is to bus which costs €70 - €100 and takes 20h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Udine to Essen is to fly and train which takes 4h 51m and costs €110 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Udine to Essen station. However, there are services departing from Udine and arriving at Essen central train station via Ljubljana bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 5m.
No, there is no direct train from Udine to Essen. However, there are services departing from Udine and arriving at Essen Süd S via Villach Hbf and Düsseldorf Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 6m.
The distance between Udine and Essen is 859 km. The road distance is 971.1 km.
The best way to get from Udine to Essen without a car is to bus which takes 20h 5m and costs €70 - €100.
It takes approximately 4h 51m to get from Udine to Essen, including transfers.
Udine to Essen bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Udine station.
Udine to Essen train services, operated by Railjet, depart from Udine station.
The best way to get from Udine to Essen is to bus which takes 20h 5m and costs €70 - €100. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €140 - €200 and takes 13h.
What companies run services between Udine, Italy and Essen, Germany?
You can take a bus from Udine to Essen central train station via Ljubljana bus station in around 20h 5m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Udine to Essen Hbf via Villach Hbf in around 13h.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–350
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–270
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–290
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–300
Flights from Graz Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–350
Flights from Graz Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–600
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–210
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Graz Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–220
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Graz Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–220
- Website
- tui.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–400
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–360
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–290
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–300
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–25
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Villach Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Villach Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €130–160
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €23–55
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €23–35
- Comfort
- €24–35
- Premium
- €40–55
- 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
Night train from Villach Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 38m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–600
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Single Bed
- €95–180
- Compartment
- €360–600
Train from Udine to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €21–35
Train from Udine to Graz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €50–75
Train from Villach Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €29–45
Train from Udine to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Villach Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Villach Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Villach Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Train from Villach Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–260
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €255–260
- Couchette Carriage
- €120–150
- Seating Carriage
- €30–40
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- hzpp.hr
Train from Villach Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–14
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Udine to Ljubljana bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Ljubljana bus station to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Udine to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €32–190
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €32–35
- Private
- €100–190
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More Questions & Answers
Udine to Essen bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Ljubljana bus station.
Udine to Essen train services, operated by Railjet, arrive at Villach Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Udine to Essen is 971 km. It takes approximately 9h 46m to drive from Udine to Essen.
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