There are 10 ways to get from Málaga to Essen by plane, train (Renfe, Ouigo, TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, or train
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Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
best- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane AGP - DUS
5h 37m€69–262Fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane AGP - CGN
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Essen Hbftrain
6h 45m€68–303Train via Madrid
- Take the train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain Ave
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Tgv
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbftrain 10 / ...
20h 29m€388–931Bus
- Take the bus from Málaga to Vitoria-Gasteizbus Algeciras
- Take the bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Essen central train stationbus FlixBus N1153
37h 20m€207–344Drive 2,267.9 km
- Drive from Málaga to Essencar 2,267.9 km
22h 32m€359–518Fly to Weeze Airport
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Weeze Airport (NRN)plane AGP - NRN
7h 19m€85–268Fly to Eindhoven Airport, train
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Eindhoven Airport (EIN)plane AGP - EIN
- Take the train from Eindhoven Centraal to Venlotrain
- Take the train from Viersen Bahnhof to Essen Hbftrain
8h 4m€89–357Fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane AGP - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Oberhausen Hbftrain
7h 59m€95–304Train
- Take the train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Perpignantrain Tgv
- Take the train from Perpignan to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Tgv
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Essen Hbftrain
22h 34m€468–928Bus, train
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Estación Sur de Autobusesbus
- Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Frankfurt - Airport Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbftrain 47 / ...
38h 51m€273–588
Málaga to Essen by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Málaga to Essen is to fly and train which costs €65 - €310 and takes 6h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Málaga to Essen is to fly which takes 5h 37m and costs €65 - €270.
No, there is no direct bus from Málaga to Essen station. However, there are services departing from Málaga and arriving at Essen central train station via Vitoria-Gasteiz. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Málaga to Essen. However, there are services departing from Malaga Maria Zambrano and arriving at Essen Hbf via Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Barcelona-Sants, Lyon Part Dieu, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and Köln Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 29m.
The distance between Málaga and Essen is 1897 km. The road distance is 2267.9 km.
The best way to get from Málaga to Essen without a car is to train via Madrid which takes 20h 29m and costs €380 - €950.
It takes approximately 5h 37m to get from Málaga to Essen, including transfers.
Málaga to Essen bus services, operated by Socibus, depart from Málaga station.
Málaga to Essen train services, operated by Renfe AVE, depart from Malaga Maria Zambrano station.
The best way to get from Málaga to Essen is to fly which takes 5h 37m and costs €65 - €270. Alternatively, you can train via Madrid, which costs €380 - €950 and takes 20h 29m, you could also bus, which costs €200 - €350 and takes 37h 20m.
What companies run services between Málaga, Spain and Essen, Germany?
Eurowings flies from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Essen Hbf via Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Barcelona-Sants, Lyon Part Dieu, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, and Köln Hbf in around 20h 29m.
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Weeze Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–390
Flights from Málaga Airport to Eindhoven Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–400
Flights from Málaga Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–350
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Málaga Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Málaga Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Málaga Airport to Weeze Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Málaga Airport to Weeze Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Málaga Airport to Weeze Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Málaga Airport to Weeze Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Málaga Airport to Eindhoven Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–270
Flights from Málaga Airport to Eindhoven Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
Flights from Málaga Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–350
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Málaga Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–190
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–190
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–250
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €90–310
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €95–170
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €170–300
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- [email protected]
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–230
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €150–250
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Perpignan to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €250–410
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Viersen Bahnhof to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Eindhoven Centraal to Venlo
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–12
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Viersen Bahnhof to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–23
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- arriva.nl
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- Second Class Single
- €8–13
- Phone
- +34 915 304 417
- [email protected]
- Website
- socibusventas.es
Bus from Málaga to Vitoria-Gasteiz
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- https://socibusventas.es/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €140–240
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Estación Sur de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Frankfurt - Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €180–320
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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More Questions & Answers
Málaga to Essen bus services, operated by Socibus, arrive at Vitoria-Gasteiz station.
Málaga to Essen train services, operated by Renfe AVE, arrive at Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes station.
Yes, the driving distance between Málaga to Essen is 2268 km. It takes approximately 22h 32m to drive from Málaga to Essen.
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