There are 11 ways to get from Essen to Krk by car train, car, 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.
Car train, drive
best- Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Krk
9h 24m€145–1,067Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Rijeka bus stationN261
- Take the bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Krk, Autobusni kolodvorArriva
22h 6m€99–144Train, night train, bus
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf10 / ...
- Take the night train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Take the bus from Villach Hbf to Rijeka bus station944
- Take the bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Krk, Autobusni kolodvor
18h 59m€119–694Drive 1,172.1 km
- Drive from Essen to Krk1,172.1 km
11h 33m€167–241Train, bus
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to München Hbf41 / ...
- Take the train from Muenchen Hbf to Villach HbfRj
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Trieste CentraleRjx
- Take the bus from Trieste to Rijeka bus station406 / ...
- Take the bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Krk, Autobusni kolodvor
18h 15m€124–314Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Rijeka Airport, bus
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Rijeka Airport (RJK)DUS - RJK
- Take the bus from Punat, Autobusna Stanica to Krk, Autobusni kolodvor
6h 36m€121–375Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Ljubljana, shuttle, train, bus
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Ljubljana (LJU)DUS - LJU
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Postojna
- Take the train from Postojna to Rijeka
- Take the bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Krk, Autobusni kolodvor
11h 36m€146–402Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Graz, shuttle, bus
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Graz (GRZ)DUS - GRZ
- Take a shuttle bus from Graz Airport to Zagreb
- Take the bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Take the bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Krk, Autobusni kolodvor
11h 40m€137–662Train to Frankfurt, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, bus
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)FRA - ZAG
- Take the bus from Zagreb Airport to Rijeka - Autobusni Kolodvor
- Take the bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Krk, Autobusni kolodvor
10h 26m€147–345Train to Frankfurt, fly to Ljubljana, shuttle, train, bus
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Ljubljana (LJU)FRA - LJU
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Postojna
- Take the train from Postojna to Rijeka
- Take the bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Krk, Autobusni kolodvor
11h 11m€181–428Fly Weeze Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, bus
- Fly from Weeze Airport (NRN) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)NRN - ZAG
- Take the bus from Zagreb Airport to Rijeka - Autobusni Kolodvor
- Take the bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Krk, Autobusni kolodvor
11h 12m€125–295
Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Rijeka Airport (RJK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Krk is to bus which costs €95 - €150 and takes 22h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Krk is to train and fly and bus which takes 6h 36m and costs €120 - €380.
No, there is no direct bus from Essen station to Krk. However, there are services departing from Essen central train station and arriving at Krk, Autobusni kolodvor via Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 6m.
The distance between Essen and Krk is 1189 km. The road distance is 1172.1 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Krk without a car is to bus which takes 22h 6m and costs €95 - €150.
It takes approximately 9h 24m to get from Essen to Krk, including transfers.
Essen to Krk bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Essen central train station.
Essen to Krk bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Rijeka bus station.
Yes, the driving distance between Essen to Krk is 1172 km. It takes approximately 11h 33m to drive from Essen to Krk.
Book your Essen to Krk bus tickets online with Omio.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Krk, Croatia?
You can take a bus from Essen central train station to Krk, Autobusni kolodvor via Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor in around 22h 6m.
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- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Rijeka Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–600
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Ljubljana via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–400
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Ljubljana via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–400
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Graz via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–320
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Graz via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–600
Flights from Frankfurt to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–250
Flights from Frankfurt to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–250
Flights from Frankfurt to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–240
Flights from Frankfurt to Ljubljana via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–410
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Rijeka Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–600
Flights from Frankfurt to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–250
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Rijeka Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €140–550
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Ljubljana via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–390
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Graz via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–480
Flights from Frankfurt to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–190
Flights from Frankfurt to Ljubljana via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–350
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Graz via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–320
Flights from Frankfurt to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–300
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Rijeka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–310
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Graz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–280
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Graz via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–280
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Ljubljana via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–380
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Weeze Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–170
Flights from Weeze Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–170
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Ljubljana via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–390
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Ljubljana via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–410
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–1,000
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- €270–550
- Car Compartment
- €550–1,000
Night train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 58m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–600
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Single Bed
- €95–180
- Compartment
- €360–600
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–22
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–160
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–22
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Essen Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–55
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €24–35
- Comfort
- €25–35
- Premium
- €40–55
Train from Essen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €23–55
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €23–35
- Comfort
- €24–35
- Premium
- €40–55
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- fahrgaeste@train-rental.com
- Website
- train-rental.com
Train from Essen Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- train-rental.com
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
Train from Essen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €45–75
Train from Villach Hbf to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €30–45
Train from Villach Hbf to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €16–65
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +386 1 29 13 331
- potnik.info@slo-zeleznice.si
- Website
- potniski.sz.si
Train from Postojna to Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €5–13
- Website
- https://potniski.sz.si/en/
- Intercity 2nd Class Ticket
- €5–8
- Regional Train Ticket
- €7–9
- Intercity 1st Class Ticket
- €11–13
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Essen central train station to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €95–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Villach Hbf to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–30
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Trieste to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–13
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +385 (0)72 660 660
- info@arriva.com.hr
- Website
- arriva.com.hr
Bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Krk, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €1–10
- Website
- https://www.arriva.com.hr/en-us/home
Bus from Punat, Autobusna Stanica to Krk, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €1
- Website
- https://www.arriva.com.hr/en-us/home
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €1–12
- Website
- https://www.arriva.com.hr/en-us/home
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Trieste to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +386 (0) 31 30 41 41
- info@zup-prevozi.eu
- Website
- zup-prevozi.eu
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Postojna
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €50–65
- Schedules at
- zup-prevozi.eu
- Economy class
- €50–65
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Graz Airport to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €35–280
- Schedules at
- goopti.com
- Shared
- €35–39
- Private
- €150–280
- Phone
- +385 52 356 500
- brioni@brioni.hr
- Website
- brioni.hr
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- https://www.brioni.hr/en-gb/
- Phone
- +385 (0) 32 308 935
- polet@polet.hr
- Website
- polet.hr
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €47
- Schedules at
- polet.hr
- Phone
- +387 33 770 889
- info@centrotrans.com
- Website
- centrotrans.com
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €15–20
- Website
- https://centrotrans.com/en
- Phone
- +385 043 277 100
- info@cazmatrans.hr
- Website
- cazmatrans.hr
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- https://cazmatrans.hr/en/
- Phone
- +385 01/6331-933
- plesoprijevoz@plesoprijevoz.hr
- Website
- plesoprijevoz.hr
Bus from Zagreb Airport to Rijeka - Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–35
- Schedules at
- plesoprijevoz.hr
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