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  1. Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Košice International Airport, train

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    1. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Košice International Airport (KSC)plane plane DUS - KSC
    2. Take the train from Kosice to Poprad-Tatrytrain train
    8h 39m
    €104–407

  2. Bus

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    1. Take the bus from Essen central train station to Krakow, MDA Bus Stationbus bus N1360b
    2. Take the bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Popradbus bus N986 / ...
    21h 15m
    €68–158

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train 41 / ...
    2. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Würzburg Hbftrain train 41 / ...
    3. Take the train from Würzburg Hbf to Passau Hbftrain train 91 / ...
    4. Take the train from Passau Hbf to Wien Hauptbahnhoftrain train Ice
    5. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain train Re
    6. Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Poprad-Tatrytrain train 629 / ...
    16h 48m
    €161–493

  4. Night train, train

    1. Take the night train from Essen Hbf to Wien Hbfnighttrain night train Nj
    2. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain train Re
    3. Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Poprad-Tatrytrain train 629 / ...
    19h 2m
    €137–364

  5. 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)plane plane DUS - BUD
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Budapest Airport to Košiceshuttle bus
    3. Take the train from Kosice to Poprad-Tatrytrain train
    10h 7m
    €113–369

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

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane plane FRA - KRK
    3. Take the bus from Jubilat to Nowy Targbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Nowy Targ, Bus Station to Popradbus bus
    10h 14m
    €118–327

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

    1. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane plane DUS - VIE
    2. Take the bus from Flughafen Wien to Bratislava Main Train Stationbus bus
    3. Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Poprad-Tatrytrain train
    10h 29m
    €121–344

  8. Train, bus

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

  9. Drive 1,189.4 km

    1. Drive from Essen to Popradcar car 1,189.4 km
    11h 25m
    €179–258

  10. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Essen to Fuldacar car
    2. Take the car train from Fulda to Salzburg Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Salzburg Hbf to Popradcar car
    12h 27m
    €246–349

Essen to Poprad by train

Calendar41Weekly Trains
Duration16h 48mAverage Duration
Ticket€161Cheapest 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 Köln Messe/Deutz Bf, Würzburg Hbf, Passau Hbf, Wien Hauptbahnhof, Wien Hbf, and Bratislava Hlavna Stanica in around 16h 48m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Essen central train station to Poprad via Krakow, MDA Bus Station in around 21h 15m.

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