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  1. Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, bus

    best
    1. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)planeDUS - KRK
    2. Take the bus from Jubilat to Nowy Targbus
    3. Take the bus from Nowy Targ, Bus Station to Popradbus
    9h 8m
    €94–274

  2. Fly Dortmund Airport to Katowice International Airport, bus, train

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Katowice International Airport (KTW)planeDTM - KTW
    2. Take the bus from Pyrzowice Katowice Airport to Ostrava Svinov Train Stationbus
    3. Take the train from Ostrava-Svinov to Poprad-Tatrytrain
    11h 59m
    €49–257

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to S Spandau Bhftrain10 / ...
    2. Take the train from Berlin-Spandau to Praha Hlavni NadrazitrainRj
    3. Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Poprad-TatrytrainIc
    16h 56m
    €138–281

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Essen central train station to Krakow, MDA Bus StationbusN1360b
    2. Take the bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to PopradbusN1365 / ...
    22h 20m
    €72–164

  5. Night train, train

    1. Take the night train from Essen Hbf to Wien HbfnighttrainNj
    2. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna StanicatrainRe
    3. Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Poprad-Tatrytrain631 / ...
    19h 4m
    €141–360

  6. Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, shuttle, train

    1. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)planeDUS - BUD
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Budapest Airport to Košiceshuttle
    3. Take the train from Kosice to Poprad-Tatrytrain
    10h
    €118–354

  7. Train to Frankfurt, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, bus

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)planeFRA - KRK
    3. Take the bus from Jubilat to Nowy Targbus
    4. Take the bus from Nowy Targ, Bus Station to Popradbus
    10h 13m
    €124–306

  8. Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Vienna International Airport, bus, train

    1. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)planeDUS - VIE
    2. Take the bus from Flughafen Wien to Bratislava Main Train Stationbus
    3. Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Poprad-Tatrytrain
    10h 30m
    €126–324

  9. Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Vienna International Airport, bus, train

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbftrain
    2. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)planeCGN - VIE
    3. Take the bus from Flughafen Wien to Bratislava Main Train Stationbus
    4. Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Poprad-Tatrytrain
    11h 3m
    €120–328

  10. Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, bus

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Viersen Bahnhoftrain
    2. Take the train from Venlo to Eindhoventrain
    3. Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)planeEIN - KRK
    4. Take the bus from Jubilat to Nowy Targbus
    5. Take the bus from Nowy Targ, Bus Station to Popradbus
    11h 34m
    €90–306

  11. Fly Dortmund Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, shuttle, train

    1. Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)planeDTM - BUD
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Budapest Airport to Košiceshuttle
    3. Take the train from Kosice to Poprad-Tatrytrain
    10h 53m
    €95–361

  12. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Leverkusen MittetrainRe
    2. Take the bus from Leverkusen to Mannheim, ZOBbus
    3. Take the bus from Mannheim to Popradbus
    24h 54m

  13. Drive 1,189.6 km

    1. Drive from Essen to Popradcar1,189.6 km
    11h 21m
    €176–254

  14. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Essen to Fuldacar
    2. Take the car train from Fulda to Salzburg Hbfcartrain
    3. Drive from Salzburg Hbf to Popradcar
    12h 35m
    €235–338

Essen to Poprad by train

Calendar6Weekly Trains
Duration16h 56mAverage Duration
Ticket€138Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Poprad, Slovakia?

You can take a train from Essen Hbf to Poprad-Tatry via Berlin-Spandau and Praha Hlavni Nadrazi in around 16h 56m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Essen central train station to Poprad via Krakow, MDA Bus Station in around 22h 20m.

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