There are 10 ways to get from Essen to Tolmin by plane, shuttle, bus, car, car train, train, or train (Eurostar)
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 Ljubljana, shuttle, bus
best- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane DUS - LJU
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Nova Gorica
- Take the bus from Nova Gorica AP to Tolminbus
7h 9m€184–416Train #2
cheapest- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Duesseldorf Hbftrain Re
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hauptbahnhoftrain Drf
- Take the train from Jesenice to Most Na Socitrain Re
19h€67–187Drive, car train
- Drive from Essen to Fuldacar
- Take the cartrain from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Tolmincar
12h 59m€153–204Bus
- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Ljubljana bus stationbus N885
- Take the bus from Ljubljana AP to Tolminbus Pr A18 6252 1 / ...
20h 4m€99–153Drive 1,018.1 km
- Drive from Essen to Tolmincar 1,018.1 km
9h 41m€150–216Train to Frankfurt, fly to Ljubljana, shuttle
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane FRA - LJU
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Nova Gorica
8h 5m€222–443Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle
- 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 FVG Airport
9h 24m€242–536Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle
- 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 FVG Airport
10h 23m€247–566Train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain 41 / ...
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbftrain 41 / ...
- Take the train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain 90 / ...
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Jesenicetrain Ec
- Take the train from Jesenice to Most Na Socitrain Re
14h 50m€152–372Train via Stuttgart
- 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 Jesenicetrain Ec
- Take the train from Jesenice to Most Na Socitrain Re
15h 24m€193–375
Essen to Tolmin by bus and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Tolmin is to bus which costs €95 - €160 and takes 20h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Tolmin is to fly and shuttle and bus which takes 7h 9m and costs €180 - €420.
No, there is no direct bus from Essen station to Tolmin. However, there are services departing from Essen central train station and arriving at Tolmin via Ljubljana AP. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 4m.
No, there is no direct train from Essen to Tolmin. However, there are services departing from Essen Hbf and arriving at Most Na Soci via Köln Messe/Deutz Bf, München Hbf, Salzburg Hbf and Jesenice. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 50m.
The distance between Essen and Tolmin is 979 km. The road distance is 1018.1 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Tolmin without a car is to bus which takes 20h 4m and costs €95 - €160.
It takes approximately 7h 9m to get from Essen to Tolmin, including transfers.
Essen to Tolmin bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Essen central train station.
Essen to Tolmin train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Essen Hbf station.
The best way to get from Essen to Tolmin is to bus which takes 20h 4m and costs €95 - €160. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €150 - €380 and takes 14h 50m.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Tolmin, Slovenia?
You can take a bus from Essen central train station to Tolmin via Ljubljana bus station and Ljubljana AP in around 20h 4m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Essen Hbf to Tolmin via Köln Messe/Deutz Bf, München Hbf, Salzburg Hauptbahnhof, Salzburg Hbf, Jesenice, Most Na Soci, and Most na Soči ŽP in around 14h 50m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Ljubljana via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–400
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Ljubljana via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–400
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
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 Cologne Bonn Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
- Website
- swiss.com
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
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
- Website
- tui.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €130–420
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–330
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–210
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Ljubljana via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–410
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
- 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 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–30
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–220
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–160
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- 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
- +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 Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- 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
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- kommunikation@transdev.de
- Website
- Transdev GmbH
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- service@westbahn.at
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- 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 EuroCity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Jesenice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–60
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Jesenice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–60
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +386 1 29 13 331
- potnik.info@slo-zeleznice.si
- Website
- Slovenske železnice (SŽ)
Train from Jesenice to Most Na Soci
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €5
- Website
- Slovenske železnice (SŽ)
Train from Jesenice to Most Na Soci
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €5
- Website
- Slovenske železnice (SŽ)
Train from Jesenice to Most Na Soci
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €5
- Website
- Slovenske železnice (SŽ)
- 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
- €15–26
- 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
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
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
- +386 (0) 31 30 41 41
- info@zup-prevozi.eu
- Website
- zup-prevozi.eu
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Nova Gorica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €75–95
- Schedules at
- zup-prevozi.eu
- Economy class
- €75–95
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Nova Gorica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €75–95
- Schedules at
- zup-prevozi.eu
- Economy class
- €75–95
- Phone
- +386 1 431 77 00
- info@nomago.si
- Website
- Nomago
Bus from Nova Gorica AP to Tolmin
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–6
- Website
- Nomago
Bus from Ljubljana AP to Tolmin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–18
- Website
- Nomago
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
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to FVG Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €170–290
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to FVG Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €170–290
- Website
- GoOpti
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Booking & Getting There
Essen to Tolmin bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Ljubljana bus station.
Essen to Tolmin train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Köln Messe/Deutz Bf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Essen to Tolmin is 1018 km. It takes approximately 9h 41m to drive from Essen to Tolmin.
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