There are 12 ways to get from Verona to Essen by plane, train (Trenitalia), bus, car, train, 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 Verona Villafranca Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
best- Fly from Verona Villafranca Airport (VRN) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane VRN - DUS
5h 53m€111–334Bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Verona to Bergamobus
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane BGY - CGN
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbftrain
6h 15m€82–306Train via Basel
- Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Arth-Goldautrain Ec
- Take the train from Arth-Goldau to Basel SBBtrain Ec
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Essen Hbftrain 43
12h 46m€165–441Bus
- Take the bus from Verona to Essen central train stationbus N537
15h 50m€90–140Drive 986.8 km
- Drive from Verona to Essencar 986.8 km
9h 26m€184–265Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Bologna centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane BLQ - DUS
5h 17m€103–313Train to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Venezia Mestretrain
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane VCE - DUS
5h 46m€87–254Train to Milan Linate Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Milano Centraletrain
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane LIN - DUS
6h 25m€118–288Fly Verona Villafranca Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Verona Villafranca Airport (VRN) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane VRN - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbftrain
6h 16m€151–357Drive, car train
- Drive from Verona to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhofcar
- Take the cartrain from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Hannover Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hannover Hbf to Essencar
13h 46m€194–260Train
- Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Brennero - Brennertrain 3844 / ...
- Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Essen Hbftrain Ice
15h 14m€164–326Bus, train
- Take the bus from Verona Porta Nuova Station to Wuppertal Hbfbus Catania– Dortmund
- Take the train from Wuppertal Hbf to Essen Hbftrain S9 / ...
16h 10m€144–196
Verona to Essen by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Verona to Essen is to bus which costs €90 - €140 and takes 15h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Verona to Essen is to train and fly which takes 5h 17m and costs €100 - €320.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Verona and arriving at Essen central train station station. Services depart once daily, and operate Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. The journey takes approximately 15h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Verona to Essen. However, there are services departing from Verona Porta Nuova and arriving at Essen Hbf via Milano Centrale, Arth-Goldau and Basel SBB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 46m.
The distance between Verona and Essen is 770 km. The road distance is 986.8 km.
The best way to get from Verona to Essen without a car is to train via Basel which takes 12h 46m and costs €160 - €450.
It takes approximately 5h 53m to get from Verona to Essen, including transfers.
Verona to Essen bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Verona station.
Verona to Essen train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, depart from Verona Porta Nuova station.
The best way to get from Verona to Essen is to fly which takes 5h 53m and costs €110 - €340. Alternatively, you can train via Basel, which costs €160 - €450 and takes 12h 46m, you could also bus, which costs €90 - €140 and takes 15h 50m.
What companies run services between Verona, Italy and Essen, Germany?
Air Dolomiti, Lufthansa City, and three other airlines fly from Verona Villafranca Airport (VRN) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Verona Porta Nuova to Essen Hbf via Milano Centrale, Arth-Goldau, and Basel SBB in around 12h 46m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–390
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–600
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–490
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–320
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–320
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–490
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–470
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–480
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–230
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–230
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–150
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–300
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–340
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–470
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–380
- Website
- tui.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–310
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Bologna centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–27
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–26
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €55–85
- 2nd Class
- €35–50
Train from Milano Centrale to Arth-Goldau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €65–95
- 2nd Class
- €45–65
Train from Arth-Goldau to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €50–75
- 2nd Class
- €30–45
Train from Arth-Goldau to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Arth-Goldau to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Arth-Goldau to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–14
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- 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
- €90–190
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–27
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–270
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Bologna centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–22
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–21
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–28
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Bologna centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Brennero - Brenner
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Bologna centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–23
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- 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
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- 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
- €4–7
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Verona to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Verona to Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +39 049 8241199
- [email protected]
- Website
- fsbusitalia.it
Bus from Verona to Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–14
- Schedules at
- fsbusitalia.it
- 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
Verona to Essen bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Essen central train station.
Verona to Essen train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, arrive at Milano Centrale station.
Yes, the driving distance between Verona to Essen is 987 km. It takes approximately 9h 26m to drive from Verona to Essen.
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