There are 9 ways to get from Venice to Essen Hbf by plane, train (Trenitalia), bus, night train, train, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
best- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane VCE - DUS
4h 38m€78–250Fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane VCE - CGN
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbftrain
5h 21m€73–307Train
- Take the train from Venezia S. Lucia to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Basel Sbbtrain Ec
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Essen Hbftrain 43
13h 30m€212–456Bus
- Take the bus from Venezia, Tronchetto to Düsseldorf central bus stationbus N28
17h 1m€102–153Night train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Venezia S. Lucia to Stuttgart Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Wuppertal Hbftrain 42 / ...
- Take the train from Wuppertal Hbf to Essen Hbftrain S9
16h 16m€119–309Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane VCE - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbftrain
6h 25m€130–295Train, bus
- Take the train from Venezia S. Lucia to Verona Porta Nuovatrain Fr
- Take the bus from Verona Porta Nuova Station to Wuppertal Hbfbus
- Take the train from Wuppertal Hbf to Essen Hbftrain S9
18h 22m€162–300Drive 1,027.5 km
- Drive from Venice to Essen Hbfcar 1,027.5 km
10h 51m€166–240Drive, car train
- Drive from Venice to Kufsteincar
- Take the cartrain from Kufstein to Kassel-Wilhelmshöhecartrain
- Drive from Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe to Essen Hbfcar
12h 50m€181–249
Venice to Essen Hbf by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Venice to Essen Hbf is to fly which costs €75 - €250 and takes 4h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Venice to Essen Hbf is to fly which takes 4h 38m and costs €75 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Venice to Essen Hbf station. However, there are services departing from Venezia, Tronchetto and arriving at Essen central train station via Düsseldorf central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 1m.
No, there is no direct train from Venice to Essen Hbf. However, there are services departing from Venezia S. Lucia and arriving at Essen Hbf via Milano Centrale and Basel SBB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 30m.
The distance between Venice and Essen Hbf is 813 km. The road distance is 1027.5 km.
The best way to get from Venice to Essen Hbf without a car is to train which takes 13h 30m and costs €210 - €460.
It takes approximately 4h 38m to get from Venice to Essen Hbf, including transfers.
Venice to Essen Hbf bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Venezia, Tronchetto station.
Venice to Essen Hbf train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, depart from Venezia S. Lucia station.
The best way to get from Venice to Essen Hbf is to fly which takes 4h 38m and costs €75 - €250. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €210 - €460 and takes 13h 30m, you could also bus, which costs €100 - €160 and takes 17h 1m.
What companies run services between Venice, Italy and Essen Hbf, Germany?
Eurowings, TUIfly, and three other airlines fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Venezia S. Lucia to Essen Hbf via Milano Centrale and Basel SBB in around 13h 30m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–300
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–320
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–250
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–380
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–220
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Frankfurt via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–260
- Website
- tui.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–190
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–28
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €75–110
- 2nd Class
- €60–80
Train from Milano Centrale to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €90–130
- 2nd Class
- €75–110
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €50–75
- 2nd Class
- €30–45
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–220
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Wuppertal Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Venezia S. Lucia to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–130
- Couchette Carriage
- €75–90
- Seating Carriage
- €45–55
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Wuppertal Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Wuppertal Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–23
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Kufstein to Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Venezia, Tronchetto to Düsseldorf central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Verona Porta Nuova Station to Wuppertal Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €140–190
- Website
- Onebus
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Booking & Getting There
Venice to Essen Hbf bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Düsseldorf central bus station.
Venice to Essen Hbf train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, arrive at Milano Centrale station.
Yes, the driving distance between Venice to Essen Hbf is 1028 km. It takes approximately 10h 51m to drive from Venice to Essen Hbf.
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