How to travel from Milan to Essen

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Travel Information between Milan and Essen

Distance425 miles (685 km)
Available travel modesTrain, bus or flight
Ticket price range$23 - $114
Cheapest modeFlight • $23 (€21) • 1 h 25 min
Fastest modeFlight • $23 (€21) • 1 h 25 min
Popular travel companiesFlixBus, Ryanair or Deutsche Bahn

Take a train, bus or flight to travel 425 miles (685 km) from Milan to Essen. The most popular travel companies which serve this journey are FlixBus, Ryanair or Deutsche Bahn among others. Travelers can even take a direct bus, flight or train from Milan to Essen.

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from Milan to Essen

How to get from Milan to Essen by train, bus or flight.

Our recommendation

flight

The best way to travel from Milan to Essen is by taking a flight because it’s the best combination of price and speed.

easyJetU23947
08:25AM1h40
Milan Malpensa Airport
10:05AMDusseldorf Airport
$791One-way
0 transfers

Cheapest

easyJetU23947
08:25AM1h40
Milan Malpensa Airport
10:05AMDusseldorf Airport
$791One-way
0 transfers

Fastest

KM Malta AirlinesFR 5531
10:20PM1h30
Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport
11:50PMCologne Bonn Airport
$1511One-way
0 transfers

Other options

FlixBusFlixBus · FlixBus
08:25PM16h25
Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
12:50PMEssen, Freiheit (Hauptbahnhof)
$921One-way
1 transfer
FlixBusFlixBus · FlixBus
04:30PM17h35
Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
10:05AMEssen, Freiheit (Hauptbahnhof)
$921One-way
1 transfer
FlixBusFlixBus · FlixBus
03:25PM19h25
Milano, Milan Linate Airport
10:50AMEssen, Freiheit (Hauptbahnhof)
$911One-way
1 transfer
easyJetU21969+Deutsche BahnICE 100
05:15PM6h47
Milan Linate Airport
12:02AMEssen Hbf
$1221One-way
1 transfer
easyJetU21969+Deutsche BahnICE 910
05:15PM6h25
Milan Linate Airport
11:40PMEssen Hbf
$1441One-way
1 transfer
CondorDE4358+Deutsche BahnICE 100
04:45PM7h17
Milan Malpensa Airport
12:02AMEssen Hbf
$1401One-way
1 transfer

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FAQs: Travel from Milan to Essen

Travel to Essen easily. Whether you want fast, cheap or something entirely different, our travel experts have collected everything you need to know so you can find the best option from Milan to Essen.

FAQs

You can get to Essen from Milan 3 different ways: train, bus or flight.

The cheapest way to travel to Essen from Milan is a flight with an average price of $23 (€21).

This is compared to other travel options from Milan to Essen:

A flight is $25 (€23) less than a bus for this route with tickets for a bus from Milan to Essen costing on average $48 (€43).

A flight is $92 (€83) less than a train with an average ticket price of $114 (€103) from Milan to Essen.

The fastest way from Milan to Essen is by flight with an average journey time of 1 h 25 min.

There are alternative travel options to Essen that take longer:

Bus takes 16 h 14 min on average.

Taking a train requires on average 10 h 5 min of travel time.

You should expect to travel around 425 miles (685 km) between Milan and Essen.

The average frequency per day from Milan to Essen is:

  • 2 buses a day.
  • 4 trains per day.

However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your trip between Milan and Essen as scheduled services by train, bus or flight can vary by season or day of the week.

These are the most popular departure and arrival points from Milan to Essen:

    The following travel companies offer services from Milan to Essen:

    • FlixBus or BlaBlaCar Bus can get you to Essen by bus. You can find a good deal for bus tickets with FlixBus from Milan to Essen for $48 (€43) on Omio.
    • Travel with Ryanair, Eurowings, Alitalia, Air Baltic, Air France or Vueling Airlines to go to Essen by plane. For a good deal on tickets, you can find Ryanair Milan to Essen tickets on Omio for $23 (€21).
    • Travel with Deutsche Bahn, Trenitalia EuroCity or Swiss Railways (SBB/CFF/FFS) for trains to Essen. If you’re looking for a good deal on tickets, check for Deutsche Bahn Milan to Essen tickets on Omio for $114 (€103).

    Yes, there are direct services available from Milan to Essen with the following travel companies:

    • Direct services by bus with.
    • Direct flight with.
    • Take a direct train with.

    Direct services tend to save you time and add more convenience in getting you to Essen as you won't need to transfer at another stop in between, so it's worth paying attention to before booking your tickets to Essen from Milan.

    Your trip from Milan to Essen doesn't have to end in Essen. Many of our customers like to extend their vacation to explore other popular destinations like Paris, Berlin, Amsterdam, Hamburg or Frankfurt am Main. If you’d like to add Paris, Berlin, Amsterdam, Hamburg or Frankfurt am Main to your Milan to Essen tour, check Omio for the best and cheapest ways to travel to any of these top destinations from Essen today!
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