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 13m€129–243Train 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 58m€63–291Bus via Shkodër
- Take the bus from Essen Hbf to Shkodërbus
- Take the bus from Shkoder,Rruga Teuta to Podgorica , Bus stationbus
27h 51mDrive 1,759.3 km
- Drive from Essen to Podgoricacar 1,759.3 km
18h 41m€254–367Fly 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 26mFly Dortmund Airport to Podgorica Airport
- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Podgorica Airport (TGD)plane DTM - TGD
7h 5m€70–270Train 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 37mBus
- 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 car train from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Podgoricacar
21h 51m€267–380
Essen to Podgorica by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Podgorica is to fly which costs €65 - €270 and takes 7h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Podgorica is to train and fly which takes 6h 58m and costs €60 - €300.
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 1759.3 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 13m 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 13m and costs €120 - €250. 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 1759 km. It takes approximately 18h 41m 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) 4 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
- €160–190
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Podgorica Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–440
Flights from Frankfurt to Sarajevo via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–460
- Website
- interjet.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Podgorica Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €240–480
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Podgorica Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €240–480
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Podgorica Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–460
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Tivat Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–600
Flights from Frankfurt to Sarajevo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–260
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Podgorica Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–280
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Tivat Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–370
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Podgorica Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–200
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, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Tivat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–240
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Sarajevo via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–260
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 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 Fulda to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- 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
- Schedules at
- dritatravel.com
- Phone
- +382 69 312 161
- mstourspodgorica@gmail.com
- Website
- busticket4.me
Bus from Shkoder,Rruga Teuta to Podgorica , Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://busticket4.me/EN/carriers/details/Ms-Tours/104
- Phone
- +382 32 520 495
- info@kotortotirana.com
- Website
- kotortotirana.com
Bus from Shkoder,Rruga Teuta to Podgorica , Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- https://www.kotortotirana.com/
- 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.me
Bus from ESSEN, Hbf - Südseite, Freiheit to Podgorica , Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 34m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €200–330
- Website
- https://www.eurosuntic.me/
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