There are 10 ways to get from Essen to Rabac by plane, shuttle, bus, car, car train, train, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle, bus
best- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane DUS - VCE
- Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Pula Airport
- Take the bus from Pula Airport to Rabacbus
8h 52m€110–791Drive, car train
- Drive from Essen to Fuldacar
- Take the cartrain from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Rabaccar
14h 51m€177–246Bus via Ljubljana
- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Ljubljana bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Ljubljana - Avtobusna Postaja to Pula Airportbus
- Take the bus from Pula Airport to Rabacbus
20h 54m€353–570Drive 1,140.9 km
- Drive from Essen to Rabaccar 1,140.9 km
11h 57m€168–242Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Ljubljana, bus
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane DUS - LJU
- Take the bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Pula Airportbus
- Take the bus from Pula Airport to Rabacbus
8h 37m€400–801Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle, bus
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafentrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane CGN - VCE
- Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Pula Airport
- Take the bus from Pula Airport to Rabacbus
9h 52m€115–821Train to Frankfurt, fly to Ljubljana, bus
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane FRA - LJU
- Take the bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Pula Airportbus
- Take the bus from Pula Airport to Rabacbus
9h 34m€436–827Train, taxi
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Hauptbahnhoftrain 47 / ...
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Salzburg Hbftrain 963 / ...
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbftrain Ic
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljanatrain 19 / ...
- Take the train from Ljubljana to Opatija-Matuljitrain 481
- Take the taxi from Opatija-Matulji to Rabactaxi
18h 7m€289–571Train, bus
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Duesseldorf Hbftrain Re
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hauptbahnhoftrain Drf
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljanatrain 19 / ...
- Take the bus from Ljubljana - Avtobusna Postaja to Pula Airportbus
- Take the bus from Pula Airport to Rabacbus
21h 9m€330–638Bus
- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Rijeka bus stationbus N261
- Take the bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Labin, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
22h 49m€115–180
Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Rabac is to bus which costs €110 - €180 and takes 22h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Rabac is to fly and bus which takes 8h 37m and costs €400 - €800.
No, there is no direct bus from Essen station to Rabac. However, there are services departing from Essen central train station and arriving at Rabac via Ljubljana - Avtobusna Postaja and Pula Airport. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 54m.
The distance between Essen and Rabac is 1106 km. The road distance is 1140.9 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Rabac without a car is to bus via Ljubljana which takes 20h 54m and costs €350 - €600.
It takes approximately 8h 52m to get from Essen to Rabac, including transfers.
Essen to Rabac bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Essen central train station.
Essen to Rabac bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Ljubljana bus station.
Yes, the driving distance between Essen to Rabac is 1141 km. It takes approximately 11h 57m to drive from Essen to Rabac.
There are 4245+ hotels available in Rabac.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Rabac, Croatia?
You can take a bus from Essen central train station to Rabac via Ljubljana bus station, Ljubljana - Avtobusna Postaja, and Pula Airport in around 20h 54m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–320
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–320
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Ljubljana via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–410
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Ljubljana via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–410
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–310
Flights from Frankfurt to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–280
Flights from Frankfurt to Ljubljana via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–280
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Ljubljana via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–230
Flights from Frankfurt to Ljubljana via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–370
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–220
- Website
- tui.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–330
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €130–420
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Ljubljana via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–410
- 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
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Essen Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Essen Hbf to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–16
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- service@westbahn.at
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–20
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–20
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–90
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €80–90
- Couchette Carriage
- €50–60
- Seating Carriage
- €20–24
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €110–140
- Couchette Carriage
- €80–95
- Seating Carriage
- €50–65
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–50
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €22–27
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €22–27
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +386 1 29 13 331
- potnik.info@slo-zeleznice.si
- Website
- Slovenske železnice (SŽ)
Train from Ljubljana to Opatija-Matulji
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10
- Website
- Slovenske železnice (SŽ)
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
Train from Ljubljana to Opatija-Matulji
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Essen Hbf to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–27
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Essen Hbf to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–26
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Essen Hbf to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- Eurobahn
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- fahrgaeste@train-rental.com
- Website
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
Train from Essen Hbf to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Pula Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €44–550
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €44
- Private
- €248
Bus from Ljubljana - Avtobusna Postaja to Pula Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €260–430
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Pula Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €290–480
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Pula Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €44–550
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €44
- Private
- €248
Bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Pula Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €290–480
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Ljubljana - Avtobusna Postaja to Pula Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €260–430
- Website
- GoOpti
- Phone
- +385 52 356 500
- brioni@brioni.hr
- Website
- Brioni Pula d.o.o.
Bus from Pula Airport to Rabac
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- Brioni Pula d.o.o.
Bus from Pula Airport to Rabac
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- Brioni Pula d.o.o.
Bus from Pula Airport to Rabac
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- Brioni Pula d.o.o.
Bus from Pula Airport to Rabac
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- Brioni Pula d.o.o.
Bus from Pula Airport to Rabac
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- Brioni Pula d.o.o.
Bus from Pula Airport to Rabac
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- Brioni Pula d.o.o.
Bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Labin, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Website
- Brioni Pula d.o.o.
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Essen central train station to Ljubljana bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Essen central train station to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–170
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +385 (0)72 660 660
- info@arriva.com.hr
- Website
- Arriva Croatia
Bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Labin, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €1–9
- Website
- Arriva Croatia
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Estimated price
- €110–140
Lovran-taxi
- Phone
- +385 92 376 0244
- Website
- taxi-opatija-lovran.com
Taxi Abbazia
- Phone
- +385 91 500 3355
- Website
- taxirijeka.com
Taxi Ante
- Phone
- +385 98 491 369
- Website
- citybest.hr
Wizi
- Phone
- + 385 51 313 313
- Website
- wizi.hr
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