There are 9 ways to get from Essen to Almería by plane, train (TGV, Renfe), bus, car, train, or train (Eurostar, Renfe)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Almería Airport
best- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Almería Airport (LEI)plane DUS - LEI
8h 25m€119–301Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Málaga Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Málaga Airport (AGP)plane DUS - AGP
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Almeriabus
9h 23m€76–318Train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Paris Nordtrain Tha
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Barcelona-Santstrain Tgv
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Granadatrain Ave
- Take the train from Granada to Almeriatrain Alv
24h 7m€511–883Bus
- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Barcelonabus FlixBus N710
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Almeriabus ALSA - Manre-Ejid
33h 40m€178–285Drive 2,155 km
- Drive from Essen to Almeríacar 2,155 km
20h 43m€339–489Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Málaga Airport, bus
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Málaga Airport (AGP)plane CGN - AGP
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Almeriabus
10h€86–347Train via Madrid
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Nimestrain Trn
- Take the train from Nimes to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Granadatrain Ave
- Take the train from Granada to Almeriatrain Alv
26h 20m€458–908Train, bus via Perpignan
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 43 / ...
- Take the bus from Mannheim central bus station to Perpignanbus
- Take the train from Perpignan to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Granadatrain Ave
- Take the train from Granada to Almeriatrain Alv
33h 49m€330–730Train, bus
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain 41 / ...
- Take the bus from Frankfurt - Airport Bus Station to Estación Sur de Autobusesbus
- Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Almeríabus
39h 18m€250–584
Essen to Almería by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Almería is to train and fly and bus which costs €85 - €350 and takes 10h.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Almería is to fly which takes 8h 25m and costs €110 - €310.
No, there is no direct bus from Essen station to Almería. However, there are services departing from Essen central train station and arriving at Almeria via Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 40m.
No, there is no direct train from Essen to Almería. However, there are services departing from Essen Hbf and arriving at Almeria via Paris Nord, Paris Gare De Lyon, Barcelona-Sants and Granada. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 7m.
The distance between Essen and Almería is 1804 km. The road distance is 2155 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Almería without a car is to train which takes 24h 7m and costs €500 - €900.
It takes approximately 8h 25m to get from Essen to Almería, including transfers.
Essen to Almería bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Essen central train station.
Essen to Almería train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Essen Hbf station.
The best way to get from Essen to Almería is to fly which takes 8h 25m and costs €110 - €310. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €500 - €900 and takes 24h 7m, you could also bus, which costs €170 - €290 and takes 33h 40m.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Almería, Spain?
Iberia, Vueling Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Almería Airport (LEI) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Essen Hbf to Almeria via Paris Nord, Paris Gare De Lyon, Barcelona-Sants, and Granada in around 24h 7m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Málaga Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Sunday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Málaga Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Almería Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–400
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Almería Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–270
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Almería Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–400
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Almería Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–270
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–220
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Málaga Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–340
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Málaga Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–360
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Almería Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–370
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Málaga Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €90–320
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Essen Hbf to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €95–200
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €13–27
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €210–340
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Granada
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €180–310
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Granada
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Granada
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Granada to Almeria
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Nimes to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €130–200
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Granada
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Granada to Almeria
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Perpignan to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Granada
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Granada to Almeria
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–250
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–190
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Nimes
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €170–350
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Essen central train station to Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Mannheim central bus station to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Almeria
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Almeria
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–27
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Almeria
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–27
- Website
- ALSA
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Frankfurt - Airport Bus Station to Estación Sur de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €170–310
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +34 950 25 95 61
- [email protected]
- Website
- busbam.com
Bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Almería
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Schedules at
- busbam.com
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More Questions & Answers
Essen to Almería bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Barcelona station.
Essen to Almería train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Paris Nord station.
Yes, the driving distance between Essen to Almería is 2155 km. It takes approximately 20h 43m to drive from Essen to Almería.
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