There are 10 ways to get from Essen to Budva by plane, train, bus, night train, car, shuttle, or car train
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Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Tivat Airport
best- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Tivat Airport (TIV)plane DUS - TIV
5h 3m€158–412Bus via Mostar
cheapest- Take the bus from Essen to Mostar, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Mostar, Autobuska Stanica to Budva, Autobuska Stanicabus
37h€133–185Train, bus
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 43 / ...
- Take the bus from Mannheim, ZOB to Ugljevikbus
- Take the bus from Ugljevik to Budva, Autobuska Stanicabus
23h 25mTrain, night train, bus
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Hauptbahnhoftrain 47 / ...
- Take the night train from Stuttgart Hbf to Zagreb Glavni Kol.nighttrain En
- Take the train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Slavonski Brodtrain Re
- Take the bus from Slavonski Brod, Autobusni Kolodvor to Željeznička stanica Barbus
31h 23mDrive 1,755.3 km
- Drive from Essen to Budvacar 1,755.3 km
18h 45m€248–359Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Podgorica Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Podgorica Airport (TGD)plane DUS - TGD
- Take a shuttle bus from Podgorica Airport to Bečići
8h 27mTrain to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Podgorica Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Podgorica Airport (TGD)plane CGN - TGD
- Take a shuttle bus from Podgorica Airport to Bečići
7hFly Dortmund Airport to Podgorica Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Podgorica Airport (TGD)plane DTM - TGD
- Take a shuttle bus from Podgorica Airport to Bečići
7h 22mBus
- Take the bus from ESSEN, Hbf - Südseite, Freiheit to Podgorica , Bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Budva, Autobuska Stanicabus
30h 33m€206–332Drive, car train
- Drive from Essen to Fuldacar
- Take the car train from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Budvacar
21h 54m€266–379
Essen to Budva by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Budva is to bus via Mostar which costs €130 - €190 and takes 37h.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Budva is to fly which takes 5h 3m and costs €150 - €420.
No, there is no direct bus from Essen to Budva. However, there are services departing from ESSEN, Hbf - Südseite, Freiheit and arriving at Budva, Autobuska Stanica via Podgorica , Bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 33m.
The distance between Essen and Budva is 1394 km. The road distance is 1755.3 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Budva without a car is to train and bus which takes 23h 25m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 3m to get from Essen to Budva, including transfers.
Essen to Budva bus services, operated by Eurosuntic, depart from ESSEN, Hbf - Südseite, Freiheit station.
The best way to get from Essen to Budva is to fly which takes 5h 3m and costs €150 - €420. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €200 - €340 and takes 30h 33m.
Essen to Budva bus services, operated by Eurosuntic, arrive at Podgorica , Bus station.
Yes, the driving distance between Essen to Budva is 1755 km. It takes approximately 18h 45m to drive from Essen to Budva.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Budva, Montenegro?
Eurowings, Lufthansa, and Air Serbia fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Tivat Airport (TIV) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from ESSEN, Hbf - Südseite, Freiheit to Budva, Autobuska Stanica via Podgorica , Bus station in around 30h 33m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Podgorica Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–190
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Podgorica Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–460
- Website
- interjet.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Podgorica Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €240–550
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Podgorica Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–550
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Podgorica Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €240–600
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Podgorica Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–220
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Podgorica Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–270
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Podgorica Airport via Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–270
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Tivat Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–340
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Podgorica Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–300
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Tivat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Tivat Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–600
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Podgorica Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–190
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- hzpp.hr
Night train from Stuttgart Hbf to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €170–250
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
Train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Slavonski Brod
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
Train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Slavonski Brod
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Fulda to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +38 755 225 060
- agencija@bozic-konig.com
- Website
- bozic-konig.com
Bus from Mannheim, ZOB to Ugljevik
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 56m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- bozic-konig.com
- Phone
- +387 55 201 126
- info@semberijatransport.com
- Website
- semberijatransport.com
Bus from Ugljevik to Budva, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €25
- Schedules at
- semberijatransport.com
- Phone
- +387 65 407 734
- stpturizam@gmail.com
Bus from Slavonski Brod, Autobusni Kolodvor to Željeznička stanica Bar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +382 69 737 787
- support@gomontenegro.me
- Website
- gomontenegro.me
Shuttle from Podgorica Airport to Bečići
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Schedules at
- gomontenegro.me
- Phone
- +382 51 233 762
- info@eurosuntic.com
- Website
- eurosuntic.me
Bus from ESSEN, Hbf - Südseite, Freiheit to Podgorica , Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 34m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €200–320
- Website
- https://www.eurosuntic.me/
- Phone
- +382 20 624 343
- aloexpress@t-com.me
Bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Budva, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Schedules at
- busticket4.me
- Phone
- +382 69087824
- Website
- traveling.com
Bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Budva, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9
- Schedules at
- traveling.com
- Phone
- +382 68857061
- Website
- busticket4.me
Bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Budva, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- https://busticket4.me/EN/carriers/details/Touring-Doo-Kotor/123
- Phone
- +382 69 016 430
- boka.kotorska77@gmail.com
- Website
- traveling.com
Bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Budva, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10
- Website
- https://traveling.com/en/bus/company/autoprevoz-zaton
- Phone
- +382 69 083 484
- papovic@t-com.me
- Website
- busticket4.me
Bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Budva, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10
- Schedules at
- https://busticket4.me/EN/carriers/details/Papovic/111
- Phone
- 040 214 382
- gardasevic@t-com.me
- Website
- web.facebook.com
Bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Budva, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Schedules at
- gardasevictravel.com
- Phone
- 069 222 288
- elliteexpresspg@gmail.com
- Website
- busticket4.me
Bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Budva, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10
- Schedules at
- busticket4.me
- Phone
- +382 20 602 535
- info@drumpg.me
- Website
- new.busticket4.me
Bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Budva, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +381 68 109 090
- expresstours@t-com.me
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Budva, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +382 69 294 654
- royaltravelcetinje@gmail.com
- Website
- busticket4.me
Bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Budva, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–19
- Schedules at
- https://royaltravel.traveling.com/en/
- Phone
- +382 69 514 519
- krivokapictours1@gmail.com
- Website
- web.facebook.com
Bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Budva, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Schedules at
- https://www.polazak.com/en/Krivokapic-Turs/operator/
- Phone
- +381 800 334 334
- iuc@lasta.rs
- Website
- lasta.rs
Bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Budva, Autobuska Stanica
- Phone
- +382 68 155 199
- eurolinetravel@yahoo.com
- Website
- getbybus.com
Bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Budva, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €11
- Schedules at
- https://traveling.com/en/bus/company/euroline-travel
- Phone
- +387 36 551 900
- booking@autoprevoz-bus.ba
- Website
- autoprevoz.ba
Bus from Essen to Mostar, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €115
- Schedules at
- autoprevoz.ba
- Phone
- +387 33 770 889
- info@centrotrans.com
- Website
- centrotrans.com
Bus from Mostar, Autobuska Stanica to Budva, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–45
- Website
- https://centrotrans.com/en
- Phone
- +382 69 316 688
- info@lalatovictravelbd.me
- Website
- lalatovictravelbd.me
Bus from Mostar, Autobuska Stanica to Budva, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Schedules at
- lalatovictravelbd.me
- Phone
- +387 53 961-714
- taglobusturist@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Mostar, Autobuska Stanica to Budva, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/bosnaturist
- Phone
- +381648892600
- jadranekspres@globtour.com
- Website
- jadranekspres.info
Bus from Mostar, Autobuska Stanica to Budva, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €27–70
- Schedules at
- https://www.globtour.com/
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