There are 10 ways to get from Croatia to Essen by plane, train, bus, 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 Split Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
best- Fly from Split Airport (SPU) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane SPU - DUS
5h 2m€96–284Fly Zadar Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Zadar Airport (ZAD) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane ZAD - CGN
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Essen Hbftrain
5h 54m€54–351Train
- Take the train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Villach Hbftrain 318 / ...
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Essen Hbftrain Ice
15h 36m€231–502Bus
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Essen central train stationbus N885 / ...
19h 10m€80–140Drive 1,127.5 km
- Drive from Zagreb to Essencar 1,127.5 km
10h€160–231Fly Split Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Fly from Split Airport (SPU) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane SPU - CGN
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Essen Hbftrain
6h 19m€96–309Fly Zadar Airport to Weeze Airport, train
- Fly from Zadar Airport (ZAD) to Weeze Airport (NRN)plane ZAD - NRN
- Take the train from Kevelaer Bahnhof to Krefeld Hbftrain
- Take the train from Krefeld Hbf to Essen Hbftrain
6h 36mFly Pula Airport to Weeze Airport, train
- Fly from Pula Airport (PUY) to Weeze Airport (NRN)plane PUY - NRN
- Take the train from Kevelaer Bahnhof to Krefeld Hbftrain
- Take the train from Krefeld Hbf to Essen Hbftrain
6h 31mBus via Maribor
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Maribor, Avtobusna Postajabus
- Take the bus from Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja to Essen Hbfbus
21h 12mDrive, car train
- Drive from Zagreb to Salzburg Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Salzburg Hbf to Fuldacartrain
- Drive from Fulda to Essencar
12h 59m€203–278
Croatia to Essen by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Croatia to Essen is to bus which costs €80 - €140 and takes 19h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Croatia to Essen is to fly which takes 5h 2m and costs €95 - €290.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Zagreb and arriving at Essen central train station station. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 19h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Croatia to Essen. However, there are services departing from Zagreb Glavni Kol. and arriving at Essen Hbf via Villach Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 36m.
The distance between Croatia and Essen is 1179 km. The road distance is 1127.5 km.
The best way to get from Croatia to Essen without a car is to train which takes 15h 36m and costs €230 - €500.
It takes approximately 5h 2m to get from Croatia to Essen, including transfers.
Croatia to Essen bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Zagreb station.
Croatia to Essen train services, operated by HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP), depart from Zagreb Glavni Kol. station.
The best way to get from Croatia to Essen is to fly which takes 5h 2m and costs €95 - €290. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €230 - €500 and takes 15h 36m, you could also bus, which costs €80 - €140 and takes 19h 10m.
What companies run services between Croatia and Essen, Germany?
Eurowings, Croatia Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Split Airport (SPU) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Essen Hbf via Villach Hbf in around 15h 36m.
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Split Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Split Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–230
Flights from Split Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Split Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Zadar Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–270
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Zadar Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €28–230
Flights from Zadar Airport to Weeze Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–220
Flights from Pula Airport to Weeze Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Split Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–350
Flights from Split Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–350
Flights from Split Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–380
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Split Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–400
Flights from Split Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–430
Flights from Zadar Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–270
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Split Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–350
Flights from Split Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–350
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Split Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–230
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- hzpp.hr
Train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Villach Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €180–430
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Krefeld Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–18
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- 0203 6688 9477
- dialog@rhein-ruhr-bahn.de
- Website
- rhein-ruhr-bahn.de
Train from Kevelaer Bahnhof to Krefeld Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- rhein-ruhr-bahn.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Krefeld Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Salzburg Hbf to Fulda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Zagreb to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Bus from Zagreb to Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €100–260
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Phone
- +385 (0) 91 6113 073
- info@croatiabus.hr
- Website
- croatiabus.hr
Bus from Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- croatiabus.hr
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More Questions & Answers
Croatia to Essen bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Essen central train station.
Croatia to Essen train services, operated by HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP), arrive at Villach Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Croatia to Essen is 1128 km. It takes approximately 10h to drive from Croatia to Essen.
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