There are 11 ways to get from Essen to Split by plane, car, car train, train, bus, or night train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport
best- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Split Airport (SPU)plane DUS - SPU
5h 21m€103–323Bus via Zagreb
cheapest- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Zagrebbus N885 / ...
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Split, Autobusni Kolodvorbus 924 / ...
24h 41m€90–213Drive, car train
- Drive from Essen to Fuldacar
- Take the car train from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Splitcar
17h 41m€222–310Train, bus
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to München Hbftrain 47 / ...
- Take the bus from Munich Hbf to Split Bus Stationbus
20h 35m€213–471Drive 1,455.9 km
- Drive from Essen to Splitcar 1,455.9 km
14h 30m€210–303Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Split Airport (SPU)plane CGN - SPU
6h 1m€102–331Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Split Airport (SPU)plane FRA - SPU
6h 29m€136–403Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Split Airport (SPU)plane AMS - SPU
7h 44m€111–337Train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to München Hbftrain 47 / ...
- Take the train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain 90 / ...
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Zagreb Glavni Kol.train Ec
- Take the train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Splittrain Ic
22h 57m€315–801Train, night train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbftrain 10 / ...
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hauptbahnhoftrain Drf
- Take the night train from Villach Hbf to Dobovanighttrain En
- Take the night train from Dobova to Splitnighttrain En
28h 47m€188–565Bus
- Take the bus from Essen to Mrkonjic Grad, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Mrkonjic Grad, Autobuska Stanica to Split Bus Stationbus
29h 57m€134
Essen to Split by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Split is to bus via Zagreb which costs €90 - €220 and takes 24h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Split is to fly which takes 5h 21m and costs €100 - €330.
No, there is no direct bus from Essen station to Split. However, there are services departing from Essen central train station and arriving at Split, Autobusni Kolodvor via Zagreb. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 41m.
No, there is no direct train from Essen to Split. However, there are services departing from Essen Hbf and arriving at Split via München Hbf, Salzburg Hbf and Zagreb Glavni Kol.. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 57m.
The distance between Essen and Split is 1179 km. The road distance is 1455.9 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Split without a car is to train and bus which takes 20h 35m and costs €210 - €480.
It takes approximately 5h 21m to get from Essen to Split, including transfers.
Essen to Split bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Essen central train station.
Essen to Split train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Essen Hbf station.
The best way to get from Essen to Split is to fly which takes 5h 21m and costs €100 - €330. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €310 - €800 and takes 22h 57m, you could also bus via Zagreb, which costs €90 - €220 and takes 24h 41m.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Split, Croatia?
Eurowings, Croatia Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Split Airport (SPU) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Essen Hbf to Split via München Hbf, Salzburg Hauptbahnhof, Salzburg Hbf, and Zagreb Glavni Kol. in around 22h 57m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–470
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Split Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €120–480
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Split Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Friday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €110–450
Flights from Frankfurt to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–300
Flights from Frankfurt to Split Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–470
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Split Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–250
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Split Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–280
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–470
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Split Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–480
Flights from Frankfurt to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–300
Flights from Frankfurt to Split Airport via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–470
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Split Airport via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Sunday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €110–250
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–220
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Split Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–220
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–220
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Split Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–460
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Split Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–220
Flights from Frankfurt to Split Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–450
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–500
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–230
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Split Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–380
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–300
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–240
- 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
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €120–390
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–25
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–25
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- service@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- kommunikation@transdev.de
- Website
- transdev.de
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
- Phone
- +49 8024 997171
- info@brb.de
- Website
- brb.de
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–130
- Schedules at
- brb.de
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- sekretariat@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–65
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–160
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- hzpp.hr
Train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Split
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
Night train from Villach Hbf to Dobova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Essen Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–24
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €110–140
- Couchette Carriage
- €80–95
- Seating Carriage
- €50–65
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Night train from Villach Hbf to Dobova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–230
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Night train from Villach Hbf to Dobova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Night train from Dobova to Split
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–170
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 711 3041678
- lubina.busfahrten@t-online.de
- Website
- lubina-busfahrten.de
Bus from Munich Hbf to Split Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €90
- Schedules at
- lubina-busfahrten.de
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Essen central train station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Zagreb to Split, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +385 (0)72 660 660
- info@arriva.com.hr
- Website
- arriva.com.hr
Bus from Zagreb to Split, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–17
- Website
- https://www.arriva.com.hr/en-us/home
- Phone
- +385 1 3335 170
- uprava@samoborcek.hr
- Website
- samoborcek.hr
Bus from Zagreb to Split, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–70
- Schedules at
- samoborcek.hr
- Phone
- +387 36 576-926
- info@autoprevoz-bus.ba
- Website
- autoprevoz.ba
Bus from Essen to Mrkonjic Grad, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €116
- Schedules at
- autoprevoz.ba
- Phone
- +387 51 211-850
- info@zak-tours.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Mrkonjic Grad, Autobuska Stanica to Split Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +387 51 215-725
- bocacturs@gmail.com
- Website
- bocactours.com
Bus from Mrkonjic Grad, Autobuska Stanica to Split Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19
- Schedules at
- bocactours.com
Want to know more about travelling around Croatia
Rome2Rio's Travel Guide series provide vital information for the global traveller. Filled with useful and timely travel information, the guides answer all the hard questions - such as 'How do I buy a ticket?', 'Should I book online before I travel? ', 'How much should I expect to pay?', 'Do the trains and buses have Wifi?' - to help you get the most out of your next trip.
Related travel guides
Travelling Croatia’s Dalmatian Coast by boat, bus, car and train
Read the travel guide
Heading to Europe? Read this before you buy a Eurail Pass
Read the travel guide
Want to know more about Flixbus?
Read the travel guide
More Questions & Answers
Essen to Split bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Zagreb station.
Essen to Split train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at München Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Essen to Split is 1456 km. It takes approximately 14h 30m to drive from Essen to Split.
Book your Essen to Split train tickets online with Omio.
Book your Essen to Split bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
There are 16876+ hotels available in Split.































































































