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There are 10 ways to get from Essen to Florence by plane, train, bus, car, or car train

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  1. Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane plane DUS - FLR
    4h 32m
    €110–298

  2. Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane plane CGN - BLQ
    3. Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train train
    6h 10m
    €81–275

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Basel SBBtrain train 43
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain train Ec
    3. Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain train
    4. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Firenze Santa Maria Novellatrain train
    13h 16m
    €176–425

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Essen central train station to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus bus N537
    18h 55m
    €110–170

  5. Drive  1,179.9 km

    1. Drive from Essen to Florencecar car 1,179.9 km
    10h 54m
    €222–320

  6. Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Florence Peretola Airport

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane plane CGN - FLR
    6h 59m
    €128–335

  7. Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train

    1. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane plane DUS - BLQ
    2. Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train train
    5h 18m
    €98–328

  8. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Florence Peretola Airport

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane plane FRA - FLR
    5h 41m
    €164–387

  9. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Wuppertal Hbftrain train S9 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Wuppertal Hbf to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus bus Catania– Dortmund
    19h 27m
    €161–254

  10. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Essen to Fuldacar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Fulda to Bad Gasteincartrain train
    3. Drive from Bad Gastein to Florencecar car
    17h
    €249–358

Essen to Florence by train

Calendar69Weekly Trains
Duration13h 16mAverage Duration
Ticket€176Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 936.5 km
  • Duration: 4h 32m

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

Eurowings, Lufthansa City, and four other airlines fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Essen Hbf to Firenze Santa Maria Novella via Basel SBB, Lugano, and Milano Centrale in around 13h 16m.

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