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How to get fromEssen to Bruneckby car, car train, bus, night train, train, shuttle, or plane

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There are 12 ways to get from Essen to Bruneck by car, car train, bus, night train, train, shuttle, or plane

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  1. Drive, car train

    best
    1. Drive from Essen to Göttingencar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Göttingen to München Ostcartrain train
    3. Drive from München Ost to Bruneckcar car
    11h 52m
    €163–222

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Essen central train station to Innsbruck Südbahnstraßebus bus N537
    2. Take the bus from Innsbruck Südbahnstraße to Klausenbus bus 095
    15h 31m
    €64–105

  3. Night train

    1. Take the nighttrain from Essen Hbf to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhofnighttrain night train Nj
    14h 57m
    €120–274

  4. Drive  823.9 km

    1. Drive from Essen to Bruneckcar car 823.9 km
    8h 6m
    €130–188

  5. Train

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train 41 / ...
    2. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbftrain train 41 / ...
    3. Take the train from Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 to Kufsteintrain train Rb
    4. Take the train from Kufstein to Brennero - Brennertrain train 89
    12h 6m
    €165–694

  6. Train, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Oberhausen Hbf to Innsbruck Hbftrain train Nightjet
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Innsbruck Airport to Bruneckshuttle bus
    16h 14m
    €188–362

  7. Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport, shuttle

    1. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane plane DUS - MUC
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Flughafen München to Varnashuttle bus
    7h 19m
    €268–517

  8. Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Munich International Airport, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train
    2. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane plane CGN - MUC
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Flughafen München to Varnashuttle bus
    7h 50m
    €278–563

  9. Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Bolzano Dolomiti Airport, shuttle

    1. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Bolzano Dolomiti Airport (BZO)plane plane DUS - BZO
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Bolzano to Bruneckshuttle bus
    6h 42m
    €283–547

  10. Train to Münster Osnabrück International Airport, fly to Munich International Airport, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Muenster(Westf)Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane plane FMO - MUC
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Flughafen München to Varnashuttle bus
    8h 36m
    €325–637

  11. Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport, bus

    1. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane plane DUS - VCE
    2. Take the bus from Venice to San Candidobus bus
    9h 13m
    €88–277

  12. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Salzburg Airport, train, line 400 train

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Salzburg Airport (SZG)plane plane DUS - SZG
    3. Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    4. Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Brennero - Brennertrain train
    5. Take the train from Brennero - Brenner to Fortezza/Franzensfestrain train
    6. Take the train from Fortezza to Brunecktrain train
    9h 27m
    €131–351

Essen to Bruneck by bus and train

Calendar4Weekly Services
Duration15h 31mAverage Duration
Ticket€64Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 963.8 km
  • Duration: 11h 52m

What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Bruneck, Italy?

You can take a bus from Essen central train station to Brunico Bastioni via Innsbruck Südbahnstraße, Klausen, Chiusa Klausen, Bressanone Brixen, and Bressanone - Stazione in around 15h 31m. Alternatively, Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS) operates a vehicle from Essen Hbf to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof 3 times a day. Tickets cost €95–210 and the journey takes 12h 5m.

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