There are 8 ways to get from Essen to Sardinia by plane, train, ferry, bus, car ferry, or car
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 Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport
best- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB)plane DUS - OLB
5h 5m€47–187Train, ferry
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 82 / ...
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Toulontrain Tgv
- Take the ferry from Port of Toulon to Port of Porto Torresferry
- Take the train from Porto Torres M.Ma to Cagliaritrain Re
33h 58m€330–558Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Duisburg Hbf to Bonn Un Campustrain Re
- Take the bus from Bonn UN Campus to Dijonbus
- Take the train from Dijon Ville to Toulontrain Tgv
- Take the ferry from Port of Toulon to Port of Porto Torresferry
- Take the train from Porto Torres M.Ma to Cagliaritrain Re
35h 59mTrain, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Wuppertal Hbftrain
- Take the bus from Wuppertal Hbf to Palermo Piazza Cairolibus
- Take the carferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Cagliaricarferry
2d 7h€350–515Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafentrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB)plane CGN - OLB
6h 12m€70–278Train to Frankfurt, fly to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB)plane FRA - OLB
6h 9m€117–330Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG)plane DUS - CAG
5h 55m€82–218Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Essen to Port of Livornocar
- Take the carferry from Port of Livorno to Port of Olbiacarferry
- Drive from Port of Olbia to Cagliaricar
22h 9m€258–431
Essen to Sardinia by train, foot, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Sardinia is to fly which costs €45 - €190 and takes 5h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Sardinia is to fly which takes 5h 5m and costs €45 - €190.
The distance between Essen and Sardinia is 1214 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Sardinia without a car is to train and ferry which takes 33h 58m and costs €330 - €600.
It takes approximately 5h 5m to get from Essen to Sardinia, including transfers.
There are 3065+ hotels available in Sardinia.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Sardinia, Italy?
Condor Flugdienst and Eurowings fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB) twice daily.
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–280
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €45–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bonn UN Campus to Dijon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +33(0)495329595
- Website
- Corsica Ferries/Sardinia Ferries
Ferry from Port of Toulon to Port of Porto Torres
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- Corsica Ferries/Sardinia Ferries
Ferry from Port of Toulon to Port of Porto Torres
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- Corsica Ferries/Sardinia Ferries
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