HUB hero image

How to Travel from

Essen Hbf to Florence

by Plane, Bus, Route or Car

Essen Hbf
→
+0 →
Florence
Transport search to Florence
Simply select points
A and B, and we will create
a convenient route for you 👍
Germany Italy Essen Hbf Florence
Essen Hbf
→
+0 →
Florence
Building a composite car route
Simply select points
A and B, and we will create
a convenient route for you 👍
To build a composite route, click the "Add point" button.
You can also move and delete intermediate points.
Cheapest
Best Offer!
Car
10 h 55 min
1188 km.
from $65
Composite Route Car Only
Schedule

Essen Hbf, Germany → Florence, Italy

All
22 May 2026
May 2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
27
28
29
30
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
June 2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
1
2
3
4
5
July 2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
29
30
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
August 2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
September 2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
1
2
3
4
October 2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
28
29
30
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
1
November 2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
1
2
3
4
5
6
December 2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
30
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
January 2027
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
February 2027
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
March 2027
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
April 2027
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
1
2
All days
23 May, Sat
24 May, Sun
25 May, Mon
26 May, Tue
27 May, Wed

Cheapest and Fastest Ways to Travel from Essen Hbf to Florence

Composite routes from Essen Hbf to Florence

Cheapest
10 h 55 min
Car
1188 km.
from $65
Other
5 h 40 min
Train, Plane
908 km.
from $179.58
13 h 17 min
905 km.
from $313.32
5 h 1 min
Bus, Plane
908 km.
from $208.59
5 h 46 min
Train, Plane
908 km.
from $262.28

Transport providers

Airlines

Ryanair

Website:
ryanair.com/
Plane from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bologna
Ave. Duration:
1h 35m
Frequency:
Monday and Saturday
Estimated price:
$25.45–$318.06

KLM

Website:
klm.com
Plane from Düsseldorf International Airport to Florence
Ave. Duration:
4h 15m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$203.56–$1,145.03
Plane from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bologna
Ave. Duration:
4h 5m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$203.56–$763.36

Lufthansa

Website:
lufthansa.com/
Plane from Düsseldorf International Airport to Florence
Ave. Duration:
3h 32m
Frequency:
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
Estimated price:
$229.01–$826.97
Plane from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bologna
Ave. Duration:
3h 10m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$190.84–$763.36
Plane from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bologna
Ave. Duration:
3h 30m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$59.80–$763.36
Plane from Frankfurt to Florence
Ave. Duration:
1h 35m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$229.01–$890.58

Eurowings

Website:
eurowings.com
Plane from Düsseldorf International Airport to Florence
Ave. Duration:
1h 45m
Frequency:
Thursday and Sunday
Estimated price:
$127.23–$419.85
Plane from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bologna
Ave. Duration:
1h 35m
Frequency:
Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
Estimated price:
$139.95–$508.90
Plane from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bologna
Ave. Duration:
1h 30m
Frequency:
Monday, Friday, and Sunday
Estimated price:
$63.61–$699.74

Swiss

Website:
swiss.com/
Plane from Düsseldorf International Airport to Florence
Ave. Duration:
3h 45m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$203.56–$1,017.81
Plane from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bologna
Ave. Duration:
3h 20m
Frequency:
Monday and Saturday
Estimated price:
$254.45–$699.74
Plane from Frankfurt to Florence
Ave. Duration:
4h 5m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$267.17–$954.19

Air Dolomiti

Website:
airdolomiti.it/
Plane from Frankfurt to Florence
Ave. Duration:
1h 35m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$229.01–$890.58

Bus operators

FlixBus

Phone:
+49 30 300 137 300
Email:
Website:
flixbus.com
Bus from Essen central train station to Florence
Ave. Duration:
18h 55m
Frequency:
4 times a week
Estimated price:
$120.86–$165.39

Train operators

Deutsche Bahn Intercity-Express

Phone:
+49 30 311-682904
Website:
bahn.de/
Train from Essen Hbf to Mannheim,
Ave. Duration:
2h 24m
Frequency:
Hourly
Estimated price:
$69.97–$82.70
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel
Ave. Duration:
2h 13m
Frequency:
Hourly
Estimated price:
$59.80–$67.43
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln
Ave. Duration:
53 min
Frequency:
Hourly
Estimated price:
$34.35–$38.17
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
Ave. Duration:
1h 51m
Frequency:
Hourly
Estimated price:
$59.80–$66.16

ÖBB EuroCity

Phone:
+43 5 1717
Website:
oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel
Ave. Duration:
2h 58m
Frequency:
6 times a week
Estimated price:
$50.89–$76.34

Trenitalia

Phone:
+39 06 68475475
Website:
trenitalia.com/
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze
Ave. Duration:
1h 51m
Frequency:
Twice daily
Estimated price:
$7.63–$21.63

Trenitalia Frecce

Phone:
+39 06 68475475
Website:
trenitalia.com/en/frecce.html
Train from Milan Centrale to Firenze
Ave. Duration:
1h 54m
Frequency:
Hourly
Estimated price:
$29.26–$101.78
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze
Ave. Duration:
37 min
Frequency:
Every 30 minutes
Estimated price:
$12.72–$55.98

ItaloTreno

Phone:
+39 06 8937 1892
Website:
italotreno.it/it
Train from Milan Centrale to Firenze
Ave. Duration:
1h 55m
Frequency:
Hourly
Estimated price:
$61.07–$82.70
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze
Ave. Duration:
38 min
Frequency:
Every 30 minutes
Estimated price:
$35.62–$44.53

Trenitalia Intercity

Phone:
+39 06 68475475
Website:
trenitalia.com/
Train from Milan Centrale to Firenze
Ave. Duration:
3h 42m
Frequency:
6 times a week
Estimated price:
$24.17–$33.08
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze
Ave. Duration:
1h 16m
Frequency:
6 times a week
Estimated price:
$9.54–$12.72

Swiss Railways (SBB/CFF/FFS)

Phone:
+41 848 44 66 88
Website:
sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
Ave. Duration:
2h 55m
Frequency:
Every 2 hours
Estimated price:
$101.78–$190.84
Train from Lugano to Milano
Ave. Duration:
1h 15m
Frequency:
Hourly
Estimated price:
$27.99–$49.62

SBB GmbH

Phone:
+49 (0) 7531 915109
Email:
Website:
sbb-deutschland.de/
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
Ave. Duration:
3h 22m
Frequency:
Once daily
Estimated price:
$24.17–$30.53

National Express

Phone:
08717 81 81 81
Website:
nationalexpress.com/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln
Ave. Duration:
58 min
Frequency:
Hourly
Estimated price:
$19.08–$27.99

TRI Train Rental GmbH

Phone:
+49 9126 301 90 70
Email:
Website:
train-rental.com/
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln
Ave. Duration:
56 min
Frequency:
6 times a week

Urlaubs-Express

Phone:
+49 (0) 221 800 20 820
Email:
Website:
urlaubs-express.de/
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach
Ave. Duration:
12h 53m
Frequency:
Once a week
Estimated price:
$127.23–$1,208.65

Questions and Answers

What is the cheapest way to get from Essen Hbf to Florence?

The cheapest way to get from Essen Hbf to Florence is to bus which costs $103.26 - $141.30 and takes 18h 55m.

What is the fastest way to get from Essen Hbf to Florence?

The fastest way to get from Essen Hbf to Florence is to fly which takes 4h 35m and costs $92.39 - $358.70 .

Is there a direct bus between Essen Hbf and Florence?

Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Essen central train station station and arriving at Florence. Services depart four times a week, and operate Monday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday. The journey takes approximately 18h 55m.

Is there a direct train between Essen Hbf and Florence?

No, there is no direct train from Essen Hbf to Florence. However, there are services departing from Essen Hbf and arriving at Firenze S.M.N. via Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof, Basel SBB, Lugano and Milan Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 17m.

How far is it from Essen Hbf to Florence?

The distance between Essen Hbf and Florence is 936 km. The road distance is 1187.7 km.

How do I travel from Essen Hbf to Florence without a car?

The best way to get from Essen Hbf to Florence without a car is to train which takes 13h 17m and costs $163.04 - $293.48 .

How long does it take to get from Essen Hbf to Florence?

It takes approximately 4h 35m to get from Essen Hbf to Florence, including transfers.

Where do I catch the Essen Hbf to Florence bus from?

Essen Hbf to Florence bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Essen central train station.

Where do I catch the Essen Hbf to Florence train from?

Essen Hbf to Florence train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity-Express, depart from Essen Hbf station.

Train, bus or fly from Essen Hbf to Florence?

The best way to get from Essen Hbf to Florence is to fly which takes 4h 35m and costs $92.39 - $358.70 . Alternatively, you can train, which costs $163.04 - $293.48 and takes 13h 17m, you could also bus, which costs $103.26 - $141.30 and takes 18h 55m.

Where does the Essen Hbf to Florence bus arrive?

Essen Hbf to Florence bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Florence station.

Where does the Essen Hbf to Florence train arrive?

Essen Hbf to Florence train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity-Express, arrive at Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof station.

Can I drive from Essen Hbf to Florence?

Yes, the driving distance between Essen Hbf to Florence is 1188 km. It takes approximately 10h 54m to drive from Essen Hbf to Florence.

How do I get a train ticket from Essen Hbf to Florence?

Book your Essen Hbf to Florence train tickets online with Omio.

How do I get a bus ticket from Essen Hbf to Florence?

Book your Essen Hbf to Florence bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.

Where can I stay near Florence?

There are 7096+ hotels available in Florence. Prices start at $62.57 per night.
→
+0 →
Transport search
Transport search