There are 9 ways to get from Essen to Podgorica by plane, bus, car, train, shuttle, or car train
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Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Podgorica Airport
best- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Podgorica Airport (TGD)plane DUS - TGD
8h 10m€119–282Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Podgorica Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Podgorica Airport (TGD)plane CGN - TGD
6h 51m€59–312Bus via Shkodër
- Take the bus from Essen Hbf to Shkodërbus
- Take the bus from Shkoder,Rruga Teuta to Podgorica , Bus stationbus
27h 51mDrive 1,730.9 km
- Drive from Essen to Podgoricacar 1,730.9 km
18h 51m€246–356Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Tivat Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Tivat Airport (TIV)plane DUS - TIV
- Take a shuttle bus from Kotor, Autobuska Stanica to Podgorica Airport
7h 23mFly Dortmund Airport to Podgorica Airport
- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Podgorica Airport (TGD)plane DTM - TGD
7h 5m€68–289Train to Frankfurt, fly to Sarajevo, shuttle
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Sarajevo (SJJ)plane FRA - SJJ
- Take a shuttle bus from Sarajevo, Autobuska Stanica to Podgorica , Bus station
10h 36mBus
- Take the bus from ESSEN, Hbf - Südseite, Freiheit to Podgorica , Bus stationbus
28h 34m€200–330Drive, car train
- Drive from Essen to Fuldacar
- Take the cartrain from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Podgoricacar
21h 53m€266–379
Essen to Podgorica by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Podgorica is to train and fly which costs €55 - €320 and takes 6h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Podgorica is to train and fly which takes 6h 51m and costs €55 - €320.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from ESSEN, Hbf - Südseite, Freiheit and arriving at Podgorica , Bus station station. Services depart once a week, and operate Wednesday. The journey takes approximately 28h 34m.
The distance between Essen and Podgorica is 1415 km. The road distance is 1730.9 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Podgorica without a car is to bus via Shkodër which takes 27h 51m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 10m to get from Essen to Podgorica, including transfers.
Essen to Podgorica bus services, operated by Deva Tours, depart from Essen Hbf station.
The best way to get from Essen to Podgorica is to fly which takes 8h 10m and costs €110 - €290. Alternatively, you can bus via Shkodër, which costs and takes 27h 51m.
Essen to Podgorica bus services, operated by Deva Tours, arrive at Shkodër station.
Yes, the driving distance between Essen to Podgorica is 1731 km. It takes approximately 18h 51m to drive from Essen to Podgorica.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Podgorica, Montenegro?
Austrian Airlines, Air Serbia, and four other airlines fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Podgorica Airport (TGD) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Essen Hbf to Podgorica , Bus station via Shkodër and Shkoder,Rruga Teuta in around 27h 51m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Podgorica Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–410
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Podgorica Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday to Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €110–400
Flights from Frankfurt to Sarajevo via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–420
- Website
- interjet.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Podgorica Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–390
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Podgorica Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €160–400
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Podgorica Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–380
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Tivat Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–1,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Sarajevo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–360
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Podgorica Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–310
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Tivat Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–250
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Podgorica Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–180
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Podgorica Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Podgorica Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €50–260
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Tivat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–260
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Sarajevo via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- 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
- +355 673 835 770
- Website
- devatours.eu
Bus from Essen Hbf to Shkodër
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 11m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- devatours.eu
- Phone
- +355 69 234 8608
- info@dritatravel.com
- Website
- dritatravel.com
Bus from Shkoder,Rruga Teuta to Podgorica , Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Schedules at
- dritatravel.com
- Phone
- +382 69 312 161
- mstourspodgorica@gmail.com
- Website
- MS tours
Bus from Shkoder,Rruga Teuta to Podgorica , Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Website
- MS tours
- Phone
- +382 32 520 495
- info@kotortotirana.com
- Website
- Old Town Travel
Bus from Shkoder,Rruga Teuta to Podgorica , Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- Old Town Travel
- Phone
- +382 69 737 787
- support@gomontenegro.me
- Website
- gomontenegro.me
Shuttle from Kotor, Autobuska Stanica to Podgorica Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Schedules at
- gomontenegro.me
- info@montemaretravel.com
- Website
- montemaretravel.com
Shuttle from Sarajevo, Autobuska Stanica to Podgorica , Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Schedules at
- montemaretravel.com
- 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
- €200–330
- Website
- Eurosuntic
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