There are 10 ways to get from Essen to Kobarid by car, car train, bus, train, night train, plane, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive, car train
best- Drive from Essen to Fuldacar
- Take the cartrain from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Kobaridcar
12h 30m€161–216Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Ljubljana bus stationbus N885
- Take the bus from Ljubljana AP to Kobaridbus Pr A18 6100 5
20h 13m€103–160Train, night train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Augsburg Hbftrain 47 / ...
- Take the nighttrain from Augsburg Hbf to Udinenighttrain Nj
15h 29m€129–310Drive 1,003 km
- Drive from Essen to Kobaridcar 1,003 km
9h 29m€187–270Train, drive
- 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 train from Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 to Salzburg Hbftrain Re / ...
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbftrain Ic
- Drive from Tarvisio Boscoverde to Kobaridcar
12h 31m€130–387Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Ljubljana, shuttle, bus
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane DUS - LJU
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Nova Gorica
- Take the bus from Nova Gorica AP to Tolminbus
8h 12m€189–400Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane DUS - VCE
- Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Udine
8h 51m€244–494Train to Frankfurt, fly to Ljubljana, shuttle
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane FRA - LJU
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Nova Gorica
9h 6m€233–453Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Klagenfurt Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafentrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Klagenfurt Airport (KLU)plane CGN - KLU
- Take a shuttle bus from Klagenfurt Flughafen to Udine
10h 8m€263–728Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Graz Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Graz Airport (GRZ)plane DUS - GRZ
- Take the train from Graz Hbf to Udinetrain
10h 52m€170–422
Essen to Kobarid by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Kobarid is to bus which costs €100 - €160 and takes 20h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Kobarid is to fly and shuttle and bus which takes 8h 12m and costs €180 - €400.
No, there is no direct bus from Essen station to Kobarid. However, there are services departing from Essen central train station and arriving at Kobarid via Ljubljana AP. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 13m.
No, there is no direct train from Essen to Kobarid. However, there are services departing from Essen Hbf and arriving at Cividale del Friuli via Augsburg Hbf and Udine. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 29m.
The distance between Essen and Kobarid is 1061 km. The road distance is 1003 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Kobarid without a car is to bus which takes 20h 13m and costs €100 - €160.
It takes approximately 12h 30m to get from Essen to Kobarid, including transfers.
Essen to Kobarid bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Essen central train station.
Essen to Kobarid train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Essen Hbf station.
Essen to Kobarid bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Ljubljana bus station.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Kobarid, Slovenia?
You can take a bus from Essen central train station to Kobarid via Ljubljana AP in around 20h 13m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Ljubljana via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Ljubljana via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–320
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–320
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–320
Flights from Frankfurt to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–250
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Graz Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Graz Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–350
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Ljubljana via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–220
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Frankfurt to Ljubljana via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–350
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Graz Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–150
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Klagenfurt Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Graz Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–280
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Graz Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–280
- Website
- tui.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €120–390
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–310
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Ljubljana via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–410
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–340
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Klagenfurt Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Fulda to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 44m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Augsburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €95–200
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–26
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €90–190
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €28–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Augsburg Hbf to Udine
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–104
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €98–104
- Couchette Carriage
- €65–75
- Seating Carriage
- €30–40
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–90
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €80–90
- Couchette Carriage
- €50–60
- Seating Carriage
- €20–24
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Essen Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- kommunikation@transdev.de
- Website
- Transdev GmbH
Train from Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- service@westbahn.at
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- *
- €29–45
Train from Graz Hbf to Udine
- *
- €50–75
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €46
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Essen central train station to Ljubljana bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–140
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +386 1 431 77 00
- info@nomago.si
- Website
- Nomago
Bus from Ljubljana AP to Kobarid
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €8–20
- Website
- Nomago
Bus from Nova Gorica AP to Tolmin
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–6
- Website
- Nomago
- Phone
- +386 (0) 31 30 41 41
- info@zup-prevozi.eu
- Website
- zup-prevozi.eu
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Nova Gorica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €80–95
- Schedules at
- zup-prevozi.eu
- Economy class
- €80–95
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Nova Gorica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €80–95
- Schedules at
- zup-prevozi.eu
- Economy class
- €80–95
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Udine
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €170–270
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Klagenfurt Flughafen to Udine
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €184–340
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €184
- Private
- €187
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Booking & Getting There
Essen to Kobarid train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Augsburg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Essen to Kobarid is 1003 km. It takes approximately 9h 29m to drive from Essen to Kobarid.
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