There are 12 ways to get from Essen to Rabac by car, car train, bus, plane, shuttle, 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.
Drive, car train
best- Drive from Essen to Fuldacar
- Take the cartrain from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Rabaccar
14h 34m€187–255Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle, bus
cheapest- 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 54m€115–772Bus 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 59m€347–565Drive 1,140.9 km
- Drive from Essen to Rabaccar 1,140.9 km
11h 57m€206–297Train, taxi
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain 62
- 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
17h 45m€279–507Train, bus
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbftrain 10 / ...
- 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 11m€321–621Bus
- 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€121–186Fly 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 39m€400–772Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Rijeka Airport, drive
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Rijeka Airport (RJK)plane DUS - RJK
- Drive from Rijeka Airport (RJK) to Rabaccar
5h 33m€121–467Train 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€432–809Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train, shuttle, bus
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane DUS - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestretrain
- Take a shuttle bus from Stazione Mestre to Pula Airport
- Take the bus from Pula Airport to Rabacbus
10h 54m€152–837Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Graz Airport, shuttle, bus
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Graz Airport (GRZ)plane DUS - GRZ
- Take a shuttle bus from Graz Airport to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Take the bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Pula Airportbus
- Take the bus from Pula Airport to Rabacbus
10h 53m€540–972
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 €120 - €190 and takes 22h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Rabac is to fly and drive which takes 5h 33m and costs €120 - €470.
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 59m.
The distance between Essen and Rabac is 1234 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 59m and costs €340 - €600.
It takes approximately 14h 34m 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 4046+ 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 59m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–320
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–320
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Ljubljana via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Ljubljana via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–320
Flights from Frankfurt to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–250
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Tuesday, Monday, Friday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–340
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–340
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Graz Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Graz Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–350
- 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
- €75–300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Ljubljana via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–220
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Rijeka Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €120–480
Flights from Frankfurt to Ljubljana via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–350
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Graz Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–150
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Rijeka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–430
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–220
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Graz Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–280
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Graz Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–280
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Ljubljana via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–410
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–350
- Website
- tui.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–310
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €120–390
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–340
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Fulda to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 44m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–240
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €28–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–13
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- 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
- €30–50
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–28
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–28
- 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
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €46
- 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
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Essen Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Essen Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Essen Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–27
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Essen Hbf to Düsseldorf 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 Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–29
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- 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
- €110–180
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Ljubljana - Avtobusna Postaja to Pula Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €250–420
- 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
- €250–420
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Pula Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €290–470
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Pula Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €290–470
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Stazione Mestre to Pula Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- 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
- €290–470
- 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 Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Labin, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- 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.
- 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
- Phone
- +386 (0) 31 30 41 41
- info@zup-prevozi.eu
- Website
- zup-prevozi.eu
Shuttle from Graz Airport to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €130–160
- Schedules at
- zup-prevozi.eu
- Economy class
- €130–160
- 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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