There are 12 ways to get from Essen to Positano by plane, train, bus, ferry, car, or car train
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Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Naples Airport, train
best- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane DUS - NAP
- Take the train from Napoli P. Garibaldi to S. Agnellotrain
8h 4m€100–285Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Naples Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafentrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane CGN - NAP
- Take the train from Napoli P. Garibaldi to S. Agnellotrain
8h 51m€98–312Train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain 41 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Chiassotrain Ec
- Take the train from Chiasso to Milano Centraletrain S11
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Napolitrain
18h 6m€572–875Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain 41 / ...
- Take the bus from Mühlheim am Main to Salernobus
- Take the ferry from Port of Salerno to Port of Positanoferry
19h 48m€193–337Drive 1,698.5 km
- Drive from Essen to Positanocar 1,698.5 km
15h 45m€275–398Train to Frankfurt, fly to Naples Airport, train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane FRA - NAP
- Take the train from Napoli P. Garibaldi to S. Agnellotrain
8h 58m€145–380Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO)plane DUS - FCO
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Napoli Centraletrain
- Take the train from Napoli P. Garibaldi to S. Agnellotrain
9h 32m€117–321Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Naples Airport
- Take the train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane AMS - NAP
- Take the train from Napoli P. Garibaldi to S. Agnellotrain
10h 34m€121–355Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Salerno Costa D'Amalfi Airport, ferry
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Salerno Costa D'Amalfi Airport (QSR)plane DUS - QSR
- Take the ferry from Port of Salerno to Port of Positanoferry
9h€110–415Bus
- Take the bus from Duesseldorf Worringer Straße to Salernobus
27h 26m€186–261Bus, train
- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Napoli P.zza Garibaldibus 433 / ...
- Take the train from Napoli P. Garibaldi to Sorrentotrain 0
28h 42m€157–239Drive, car train
- Drive from Essen to Fuldacar
- Take the cartrain from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Positanocar
21h 9m€298–421
Essen to Positano by bus and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Positano is to fly and train which costs €100 - €290 and takes 8h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Positano is to fly and train which takes 8h 4m and costs €100 - €290.
No, there is no direct bus from Essen station to Positano. However, there are services departing from Essen central train station and arriving at Positano Sponda via Duesseldorf Worringer Straße, Ospedale Vernieri, Salerno, Salerno and Amalfi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 26m.
No, there is no direct train from Essen to Positano. However, there are services departing from Essen Hbf and arriving at Castellammare di Stabia via Frankfurt, Chiasso, Milano Centrale and Napoli P. Garibaldi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 6m.
The distance between Essen and Positano is 1391 km. The road distance is 1698.5 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Positano without a car is to train which takes 18h 6m and costs €550 - €900.
It takes approximately 8h 4m to get from Essen to Positano, including transfers.
Essen to Positano bus services, operated by Onebus, depart from Duesseldorf Worringer Straße station.
Essen to Positano train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Essen Hbf station.
The best way to get from Essen to Positano is to train which takes 18h 6m and costs €550 - €900. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €180 - €270 and takes 27h 26m.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Positano, Italy?
You can take a train from Essen Hbf to Positano via Frankfurt, Chiasso, Milano Centrale, Napoli, Napoli P. Garibaldi, and Castellammare di Stabia in around 18h 6m. Alternatively, Onebus operates a bus from Duesseldorf Worringer Straße to Salerno once a week. Tickets cost €180–250 and the journey takes 21h 58m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Naples Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–340
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Naples Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Sunday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–320
Flights from Frankfurt to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–470
Flights from Frankfurt to Naples Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–300
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–170
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–240
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Salerno Costa D'Amalfi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–470
Flights from Frankfurt to Naples Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–200
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–400
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Naples Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–410
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Naples Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–340
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Naples Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–320
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Naples Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Naples Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Frankfurt to Naples Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–290
- Website
- tui.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–400
- Phone
- +39 800 211 388
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ente Autonomo Volturno S.r.l.
Train from Napoli P. Garibaldi to S. Agnello
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Schedules at
- Ente Autonomo Volturno S.r.l.
- 2nd Class
- €6–10
Train from Napoli P. Garibaldi to S. Agnello
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Schedules at
- Ente Autonomo Volturno S.r.l.
- 2nd Class
- €6–10
Train from Napoli P. Garibaldi to S. Agnello
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Schedules at
- Ente Autonomo Volturno S.r.l.
- 2nd Class
- €6–10
Train from Napoli P. Garibaldi to S. Agnello
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Schedules at
- Ente Autonomo Volturno S.r.l.
- 2nd Class
- €6–10
Train from Napoli P. Garibaldi to S. Agnello
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Schedules at
- Ente Autonomo Volturno S.r.l.
- 2nd Class
- €6–10
Train from Napoli P. Garibaldi to Sorrento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Schedules at
- Ente Autonomo Volturno S.r.l.
- 2nd Class
- €6–10
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Chiasso
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €230–360
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Chiasso to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–30
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Milano Centrale to Napoli
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €95–160
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Roma Termini to Napoli Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Essen Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Roma Termini to Napoli Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Roma Termini to Napoli Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Roma Termini to Napoli Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +49 6078 966930
- [email protected]
- Website
- VIAS Rail GmbH
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €31
- Schedules at
- VIAS Rail GmbH
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–19
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–21
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Fulda to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 44m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Mühlheim am Main to Salerno
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €130–180
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Duesseldorf Worringer Straße to Salerno
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 58m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €180–250
- Website
- Onebus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Essen central train station to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–170
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Napoli P.zza Garibaldi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +39 089 87 29 50
- [email protected]
- Website
- Travelmar
Ferry from Port of Salerno to Port of Positano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–40
- Website
- Travelmar
Ferry from Port of Salerno to Port of Positano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–40
- Website
- Travelmar
- Phone
- +39 089 811 605
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grassi Junior
Ferry from Port of Salerno to Port of Positano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–30
- Website
- Grassi Junior
Ferry from Port of Salerno to Port of Positano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–30
- Website
- Grassi Junior
- Phone
- +39 089 875326
- [email protected]
- Website
- Positano Jet Ferries
Ferry from Port of Salerno to Port of Positano
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- Positano Jet Ferries
Ferry from Port of Salerno to Port of Positano
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- Positano Jet Ferries
- Phone
- (+39)081.552.07.63
- [email protected]
- Website
- Navigazione Libera del Golfo
Ferry from Port of Salerno to Port of Positano
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- Navigazione Libera del Golfo
Ferry from Port of Salerno to Port of Positano
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- Navigazione Libera del Golfo
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Booking & Getting There
Essen to Positano bus services, operated by Onebus, arrive at Salerno station.
Essen to Positano train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt station.
Yes, the driving distance between Essen to Positano is 1698 km. It takes approximately 15h 45m to drive from Essen to Positano.
There are 8718+ hotels available in Positano.
























































