There are 10 ways to get from Venice to Essen by plane, car, car train, bus, train, or night 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
5h 25m€72–224Drive, car train
- Drive from Venice to Villach Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbfcartrain
9h 29m€144–1,065Bus, train
- Take the bus from Venezia, Tronchetto to Leverkusenbus N28
- Take the train from Leverkusen Mitte to Essen Hbftrain Re
16h 20mNight train, train
- Take the night train from Venezia S. Lucia to Ulm Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Ulm Hbf to Essen Hbftrain Ice
16h 12m€138–348Fly 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 Koeln/Bonn Flughafen to Essen Hbftrain
6h 8mTrain 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 55m€93–249Fly 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 Flughafen Fernb to Oberhausen Hbftrain
6h 57m€110–380Fly Venice Marco Polo Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane VCE - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Oberhausen Hbftrain
7h 35m€100–282Train
- Take the train from Venezia S. Lucia to Villach Hbftrain Rjx
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Essen Hbftrain Ice
14h 38m€229–487Drive 1,031.6 km
- Drive from Venice to Essencar 1,031.6 km
10h 45m€160–231
Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Venice to Essen is to fly which costs €70 - €230 and takes 5h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Venice to Essen is to fly which takes 5h 25m and costs €70 - €230.
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 Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 12m.
The distance between Venice and Essen is 815 km. The road distance is 1031.6 km.
The best way to get from Venice to Essen without a car is to bus and train which takes 16h 20m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 25m to get from Venice to Essen, including transfers.
Venice to Essen train services, operated by Railjet, depart from Venezia S. Lucia station.
The best way to get from Venice to Essen is to fly which takes 5h 25m and costs €70 - €230. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €220 - €490 and takes 14h 38m.
Venice to Essen train services, operated by Railjet, arrive at Villach Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Venice to Essen is 1032 km. It takes approximately 10h 45m to drive from Venice to Essen.
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, you can take a train from Venezia S. Lucia to Essen Hbf via Villach Hbf in around 14h 38m.
- 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
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–300
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–600
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–290
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
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–290
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–280
- 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, Friday, and Sunday
- 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
- easyjet.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–600
- 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
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Leverkusen Mitte to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln/Bonn Flughafen to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- 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
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Ulm Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €95–230
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt Flughafen Fernb to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Villach Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €190–430
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- 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
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Frankfurt Flughafen Fernb to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–65
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–12
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–40
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- arriva.nl
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €10–12
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €10–12
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €35–60
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Venezia, Tronchetto to Leverkusen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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