There are 9 ways to get from Koper to Essen by bus, plane, train, car, shuttle, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
best- Take the bus from Koper Banka to Trieste Airportbus
- Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane TRS - DUS
5h 26m€112–242Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Koper to Ljubljana APbus Pr A22 8426 11 / ...
- Take the bus from Ljubljana bus station to Essen central train stationbus N885
19h 9m€84–140Bus, train
- Take the bus from Koper to Ljubljana APbus
- Take the train from Ljubljana to Villach Hbftrain 38 / ...
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Essen Hbftrain Ice
15h 19m€208–688Drive 1,064.9 km
- Drive from Koper to Essencar 1,064.9 km
10h 40m€154–222Shuttle to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Portorož to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane VCE - DUS
7h 48m€102–777Bus to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the bus from Koper Banka to Trieste Airportbus
- Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane TRS - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbftrain
6h 38m€149–427Bus to Pula Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the bus from Portorož to Pula Airportbus
- Fly from Pula Airport (PUY) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane PUY - DUS
6h 36m€190–577Bus, train via Düsseldorf
- Take the bus from Koper to Ljubljana APbus
- Take the train from Ljubljana to Villach Hbftrain 38 / ...
- Take the train from Villach Hauptbahnhof to Düsseldorf Hbftrain Drf
18h 44m€84–188Drive, car train
- Drive from Koper to Kufsteincar
- Take the car train from Kufstein to Kassel-Wilhelmshöhecartrain
- Drive from Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe to Essencar
12h 44m€179–243
Koper to Essen by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Koper to Essen is to bus which costs €80 - €140 and takes 19h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Koper to Essen is to bus and fly which takes 5h 26m and costs €110 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Koper to Essen station. However, there are services departing from Koper and arriving at Essen central train station via Ljubljana bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 9m.
The distance between Koper and Essen is 874 km. The road distance is 1064.9 km.
The best way to get from Koper to Essen without a car is to bus and train which takes 15h 19m and costs €200 - €700.
It takes approximately 5h 26m to get from Koper to Essen, including transfers.
Koper to Essen bus services, operated by Arriva Slovenia, depart from Koper station.
Koper to Essen bus services, operated by Arriva Slovenia, arrive at Ljubljana AP station.
Yes, the driving distance between Koper to Essen is 1065 km. It takes approximately 10h 40m to drive from Koper to Essen.
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What companies run services between Koper, Slovenia and Essen, Germany?
You can take a bus from Koper to Essen central train station via Ljubljana AP and Ljubljana bus station in around 19h 9m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–700
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–320
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–550
Flights from Pula Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–300
Flights from Pula Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–320
- Website
- tui.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–310
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–290
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Pula Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–550
- Phone
- +386 1 29 13 331
- potnik.info@slo-zeleznice.si
- Website
- potniski.sz.si
Train from Ljubljana to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Website
- https://potniski.sz.si/en/
Train from Ljubljana to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Website
- https://potniski.sz.si/en/
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- hzpp.hr
Train from Ljubljana to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
Train from Ljubljana to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Villach Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €180–650
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–160
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Train from Villach Hauptbahnhof to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times 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
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Kufstein to Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Koper Banka to Trieste Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Ljubljana bus station to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Koper Banka to Trieste Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +386 090 74 11
- info@arriva.si
- Website
- arriva.si
Bus from Koper to Ljubljana AP
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–11
- Website
- https://arriva.si/en/
Bus from Koper to Ljubljana AP
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–11
- Website
- https://arriva.si/en/
Bus from Koper to Ljubljana AP
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–11
- Website
- https://arriva.si/en/
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Portorož to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €27–550
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €27
- Private
- €155
Bus from Portorož to Pula Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €100–270
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
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