There are 10 ways to get from Venice to Essen by plane, car, car train, bus, night train, or train
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Fly Venice Marco Polo Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
best- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane VCE - DUS
4h 33m€78–241Drive, car train
- Drive from Venice to Villach Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbfcartrain
9h 29m€144–1,065Bus
- Take the bus from Venezia, Tronchetto to Düsseldorf central bus stationbus N28
16h 52m€80–139Night train, train
- Take the night train from Venezia S. Lucia to Ulm Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Essen Hbftrain 47 / ...
15h 21m€143–348Fly Venice Marco Polo Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane VCE - CGN
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Essen Hbftrain
5h 44m€78–281Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Venezia S. Lucia to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane BLQ - DUS
6h 2m€99–266Fly Venice Marco Polo Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane VCE - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbftrain
5h 48m€130–370Train
- Take the train from Venezia Santa Lucia Station to München Hbftrain 89
- Take the train from München Hbf to Essen Hbftrain 47 / ...
12h 19m€228–529Train via Innsbruck
- Take the train from Venezia Santa Lucia Station to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhoftrain 89
- Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Essen Hbftrain Drf
16h 16m€120–297Drive 1,031.6 km
- Drive from Venice to Essencar 1,031.6 km
10h 45m€160–230
Venice to Essen by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Venice to Essen is to bus which costs €80 - €140 and takes 16h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Venice to Essen is to fly which takes 4h 33m and costs €75 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Venice to Essen station. However, there are services departing from Venezia, Tronchetto and arriving at Essen central train station via Düsseldorf central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 52m.
No, there is no direct train from Venice to Essen. However, there are services departing from Venezia S. Lucia and arriving at Essen Hbf via Ulm Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 21m.
The distance between Venice and Essen is 823 km. The road distance is 1031.6 km.
The best way to get from Venice to Essen without a car is to bus which takes 16h 52m and costs €80 - €140.
It takes approximately 4h 33m to get from Venice to Essen, including transfers.
Venice to Essen bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Venezia, Tronchetto station.
Venice to Essen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Venezia Santa Lucia Station.
The best way to get from Venice to Essen is to fly which takes 4h 33m and costs €75 - €250. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €80 - €140 and takes 16h 52m, you could also train, which costs €220 - €550 and takes 12h 19m.
What companies run services between Venice, Italy and Essen, Germany?
Eurowings, Air Dolomiti, and two other airlines fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) every 3 hours. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Venezia, Tronchetto to Düsseldorf central bus station once daily. Tickets cost €75–140 and the journey takes 15h 55m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–310
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–310
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–440
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–330
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–330
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–290
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–400
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Frankfurt via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–270
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–190
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
- 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
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Venezia S. Lucia to Ulm Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–120
- Couchette Carriage
- €70–85
- Seating Carriage
- €40–50
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 19m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–130
- Couchette Carriage
- €75–90
- Seating Carriage
- €45–55
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–230
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Venezia Santa Lucia Station to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–240
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €120–290
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Venezia Santa Lucia Station to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–170
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Venezia, Tronchetto to Düsseldorf central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Venice to Essen bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Düsseldorf central bus station.
Venice to Essen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at München Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Venice to Essen is 1032 km. It takes approximately 10h 45m to drive from Venice to Essen.
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