There are 13 ways to get from Essen to Budva by train, plane, shuttle, bus, car, car ferry, 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.
Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Podgorica Airport, shuttle
best- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafentrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Podgorica Airport (TGD)plane CGN - TGD
- Take a shuttle bus from Podgorica Airport to Bečići
7h 45m€154–428Fly Dortmund Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, bus
cheapest- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane DTM - TIA
- Take the bus from Tirana Airport to Budva, Autobuska Stanicabus
10h 18m€101–375Train, bus
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain 41 / ...
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbftrain 41 / ...
- Take the bus from München Hbf to Shkodërbus
- Take the bus from Shkodër GD - oil Doshi to Budva, Autobuska Stanicabus
25h 56mTrain, bus via Zagreb
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain 41 / ...
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain 47 / ...
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain 62 / ...
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Zagreb Glavni Kol.train Ec
- Take the train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Splittrain Ic
- Take the bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Budva, Autobuska Stanicabus
31h 42m€278–499Drive 1,767.8 km
- Drive from Essen to Budvacar 1,767.8 km
18h 23m€260–376Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, bus
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafentrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane CGN - TIA
- Take the bus from Tirana Airport to Budva, Autobuska Stanicabus
10h 24m€102–338Fly 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 30m€153–425Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Dubrovnik Airport, car ferry
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Dubrovnik Airport (DBV)plane DUS - DBV
- Take the carferry from Dubrovnik to Budvacarferry
10h 29mTrain to Frankfurt, fly to Dubrovnik Airport, car ferry
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Dubrovnik Airport (DBV)plane FRA - DBV
- Take the carferry from Dubrovnik to Budvacarferry
9h 53mFly Düsseldorf International Airport to Split Airport, bus
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Split Airport (SPU)plane DUS - SPU
- Take the bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Budva, Autobuska Stanicabus
11h 19m€107–334Bus
- 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€240–331Bus via Mostar
- Take the bus from Essen to Mostar, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Mostar, Autobuska Stanica to Budva, Autobuska Stanicabus
36h 38m€127–314Drive, car train
- Drive from Essen to Fuldacar
- Take the cartrain from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Budvacar
21h 56m€277–391
Essen to Budva by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Budva is to bus via Mostar which costs €120 - €320 and takes 36h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Budva is to fly and shuttle which takes 7h 30m and costs €150 - €430.
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 1490 km. The road distance is 1767.8 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Budva without a car is to train and bus which takes 25h 56m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 45m to get from Essen to Budva, including transfers.
Essen to Budva bus services, operated by Eurosuntic, depart from ESSEN, Hbf - Südseite, Freiheit station.
Essen to Budva bus services, operated by Eurosuntic, arrive at Podgorica , Bus station.
Yes, the driving distance between Essen to Budva is 1768 km. It takes approximately 18h 23m to drive from Essen to Budva.
Book your Essen to Budva bus tickets online with Omio.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Budva, Montenegro?
You can take a bus from ESSEN, Hbf - Südseite, Freiheit to Budva, Autobuska Stanica via Podgorica , Bus station in around 30h 33m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–370
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Dubrovnik Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–360
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Dubrovnik Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–330
Flights from Frankfurt to Dubrovnik Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–230
Flights from Frankfurt to Dubrovnik Airport via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–330
Flights from Frankfurt to Dubrovnik Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–330
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Split Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Podgorica Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–430
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–380
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Dubrovnik Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–260
Flights from Frankfurt to Dubrovnik Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–330
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Split Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–250
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–220
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Dubrovnik Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–330
Flights from Frankfurt to Dubrovnik Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–230
Flights from Frankfurt to Dubrovnik Airport via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–330
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–270
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–280
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Podgorica Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–210
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Podgorica Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–270
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Dubrovnik Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Frankfurt to Dubrovnik Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Dubrovnik Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–230
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Essen Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Essen Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–30
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–220
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–30
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–160
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- service@westbahn.at
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
Train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Split
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €34
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Fulda to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +382 69 737 787
- support@gomontenegro.me
- Website
- gomontenegro.me
Shuttle from Podgorica Airport to Bečići
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €90–130
- Schedules at
- gomontenegro.me
Shuttle from Podgorica Airport to Bečići
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €90–130
- Schedules at
- gomontenegro.me
- Phone
- +355 673 835 770
- Website
- devatours.eu
Bus from München Hbf to Shkodër
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- devatours.eu
- Phone
- +355 69 617 8170
- diamanttravel88@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Shkodër GD - oil Doshi to Budva, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Schedules at
- Diamant Travel
Bus from Tirana Airport to Budva, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Schedules at
- Diamant Travel
Bus from Tirana Airport to Budva, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Schedules at
- Diamant Travel
- Phone
- +385 (0) 91 6113 073
- info@croatiabus.hr
- Website
- croatiabus.hr
Bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Budva, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–55
- Schedules at
- croatiabus.hr
Bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Budva, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–55
- Schedules at
- croatiabus.hr
- Phone
- +382 51 233 762
- info@eurosuntic.com
- Website
- Eurosuntic
Bus from ESSEN, Hbf - Südseite, Freiheit to Podgorica , Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 34m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €230–310
- Website
- Eurosuntic
- 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
- €10–16
- 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
- busticket4.me
- Phone
- +382 68857061
- Website
- Touring Kotor
Bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Budva, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–27
- Website
- Touring Kotor
- Website
- Touring Kotor
- Phone
- +382 69 016 430
- boka.kotorska77@gmail.com
- Website
- Autoprevoz Zaton
Bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Budva, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10
- Website
- 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
- €7–10
- Schedules at
- Papovic
- Phone
- +382 40 214 382
- info@gardasevictravel.com
- Website
- gardasevictravel.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
- +382 69 222 288
- 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 69 314 787
- Website
- busticket4.me
Bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Budva, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- 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
- traveling.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
- €14–22
- Schedules at
- Royal Travel Cetinje
- 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
- €11–23
- Schedules at
- Krivokapic Turs
- 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
- Euro Line Travel
- Phone
- +387 36 551-900
- info@autoprevoz-bus.ba
- Website
- autoprevoz.ba
Bus from Essen to Mostar, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €100–190
- Schedules at
- autoprevoz.ba
- Phone
- +387 33 770 889
- info@centrotrans.com
- Website
- Centrotrans Eurolines
Bus from Mostar, Autobuska Stanica to Budva, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–45
- Website
- Centrotrans Eurolines
- 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
- €35–60
- Schedules at
- lalatovictravelbd.me
- Phone
- +387 53 961-714
- taglobusturist@gmail.com
- Website
- Globus Turist
Bus from Mostar, Autobuska Stanica to Budva, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- Globus Turist
- 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
- €27–130
- Schedules at
- Jadran Ekspres
- Phone
- +385 52 451 200
- db.ferry@kompas-travel.com
- Website
- Adriatic Lines
Car ferry from Dubrovnik to Budva
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Adriatic Lines
Car ferry from Dubrovnik to Budva
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Adriatic Lines
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