There are 8 ways to get from Essen to Ohrid by plane, train, bus, car, or car train
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Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Ohrid Airport
best- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Ohrid Airport (OHD)plane DUS - OHD
7h 43m$210–588Fly Dortmund Airport to Ohrid Airport
cheapest- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Ohrid Airport (OHD)plane DTM - OHD
6h 28m$53–223Train, bus
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to München Hbftrain 41 / ...
- Take the train from München Hbf to St Pölten Hauptbahnhoftrain Drf / ...
- Take the bus from Sankt Pölten to Ohridbus
23h 55m$260–574Drive 2,080.6 km
- Drive from Essen to Ohridcar 2,080.6 km
20h 34m$343–495Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, bus
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane CGN - TIA
- Take the bus from Elbasan to Ohridbus
10h 34m$92–344Bus
- Take the bus from Essen to Ohridbus
26h 11m$100–160Bus via Struga
- Take the bus from Gelsenkirchen to Strugabus
38h 36m$116–163Car train, drive
- Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Ohridcar
19h 23m$335–1,538
Essen to Ohrid by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Ohrid is to fly which costs $50 - $230 and takes 6h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Ohrid is to fly which takes 6h 28m and costs $50 - $230.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Essen and arriving at Ohrid. Services depart three times a week, and operate Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. The journey takes approximately 26h 11m.
The distance between Essen and Ohrid is 1602 km. The road distance is 2080.6 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Ohrid without a car is to train and bus which takes 23h 55m and costs $260 - $600.
It takes approximately 7h 43m to get from Essen to Ohrid, including transfers.
Essen to Ohrid bus services, operated by Nasir Tours, depart from Essen station.
The best way to get from Essen to Ohrid is to fly which takes 7h 43m and costs $210 - $600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $100 - $160 and takes 26h 11m.
Essen to Ohrid bus services, operated by Nasir Tours, arrive at Ohrid station.
Yes, the driving distance between Essen to Ohrid is 2081 km. It takes approximately 20h 34m to drive from Essen to Ohrid.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Ohrid, North Macedonia?
Swiss, Edelweiss Air, and two other airlines fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Ohrid Airport (OHD) 5 times a week. Alternatively, Nasir Tours operates a bus from Essen to Ohrid twice a week. Tickets cost $106 and the journey takes 26h 11m. Two other operators also service this route.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Ohrid Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $430–950
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–400
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Ohrid Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–190
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Ohrid Airport via Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $35–190
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Ohrid Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $190–550
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–650
- 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
- $50–270
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $100–420
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $140–320
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from München Hbf to St Pölten Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $85–150
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from München Hbf to St Pölten Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–160
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from München Hbf to St Pölten Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–120
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from München Hbf to St Pölten Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 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 Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $110–1,200
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- $320–650
- Car Compartment
- $600–1,200
- Phone
- +389 46 787 312
- info@eurobus.mk
- Website
- eurobus.mk
Bus from Sankt Pölten to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Schedules at
- eurobus.mk
Bus from Elbasan to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Schedules at
- eurobus.mk
Bus from Essen to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $120–160
- Schedules at
- eurobus.mk
- Phone
- +389 42 218 007
- Website
- nasirtours.mk
Bus from Essen to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $106
- Website
- https://www.nasirtours.mk/en/destinations
- Phone
- +389 44 338 003
- info@bashkimtours.com
Bus from Essen to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- http://www.bashkimtours.com/en/index.php
- Phone
- +389 42 217 370
- durmotours@yahoo.com
- Website
- durmotours.com.mk
Bus from Gelsenkirchen to Struga
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $95–150
- Schedules at
- durmotours.com.mk
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