There are 9 ways to get from Pula to Essen by plane, train, bus, 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.
Fly Pula Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
best- Fly from Pula Airport (PUY) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane PUY - DUS
4h 41m€107–300Train
- Take the train from Pula to Ljubljanatrain
- Take the train from Ljubljana to Villach Hbftrain 38 / ...
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Essen Hbftrain Ice
18h 32m€195–395Bus
- Take the bus from Pula Airport to Ljubljana - Avtobusna Postajabus
- Take the bus from Ljubljana bus station to Essen central train stationbus N885
21h 18m€383–615Drive 1,159 km
- Drive from Pula to Essencar 1,159 km
11h 48m€171–247Shuttle to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Pula railway Stattion to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane VCE - DUS
7h 45m€112–798Shuttle to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Pula railway Stattion to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane VCE - CGN
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbftrain
8h 28m€107–855Shuttle to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Pula railway Stattion to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane VCE - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbftrain
9h 33m€164–843Shuttle, bus, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Pula railway Stattion to Verona Porta Nuova
- Take the bus from Verona Porta Nuova Station to Wuppertal Hbfbus
- Take the train from Wuppertal Hbf to Essen Hbftrain S9
22h 16m€629–1,003Drive, car train
- Drive from Pula to Kufsteincar
- Take the cartrain from Kufstein to Kassel-Wilhelmshöhecartrain
- Drive from Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe to Essencar
13h 54m€197–272
Pula to Essen by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Pula to Essen is to fly which costs €100 - €300 and takes 4h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Pula to Essen is to fly which takes 4h 41m and costs €100 - €300.
No, there is no direct bus from Pula to Essen station. However, there are services departing from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor and arriving at Essen central train station via Pula Airport and Ljubljana bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 18m.
No, there is no direct train from Pula to Essen. However, there are services departing from Pula and arriving at Essen Hbf via Ljubljana and Villach Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 32m.
The distance between Pula and Essen is 928 km. The road distance is 1159 km.
The best way to get from Pula to Essen without a car is to train which takes 18h 32m and costs €190 - €400.
It takes approximately 4h 41m to get from Pula to Essen, including transfers.
Pula to Essen bus services, operated by GoOpti, depart from Pula Airport station.
Pula to Essen train services, operated by HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP), depart from Pula station.
The best way to get from Pula to Essen is to fly which takes 4h 41m and costs €100 - €300. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €190 - €400 and takes 18h 32m, you could also bus, which costs €380 - €650 and takes 21h 18m.
What companies run services between Pula, Croatia and Essen, Germany?
Eurowings and Lufthansa fly from Pula Airport (PUY) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) 3 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a train from Pula to Essen Hbf via Ljubljana and Villach Hbf in around 18h 32m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Pula Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–450
Flights from Pula Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–450
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–300
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–320
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–250
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–380
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Pula Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–220
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Frankfurt via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–260
- Website
- tui.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–190
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
Train from Pula to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €18
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
Train from Ljubljana to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
- Phone
- +386 1 29 13 331
- potnik.info@slo-zeleznice.si
- Website
- Slovenske železnice (SŽ)
Train from Ljubljana to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8
- Website
- Slovenske železnice (SŽ)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Villach Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €170–370
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixtrain.de
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Wuppertal Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Kufstein to Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Pula Airport to Ljubljana - Avtobusna Postaja
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €260–430
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Pula railway Stattion to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €44–600
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €44
- Private
- €248
Shuttle from Pula railway Stattion to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €44–600
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €44
- Private
- €248
Shuttle from Pula railway Stattion to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €44–600
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €44
- Private
- €248
Shuttle from Pula railway Stattion to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €480–800
- Website
- GoOpti
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Ljubljana bus station to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- info@onebus.it
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Verona Porta Nuova Station to Wuppertal Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €140–190
- Website
- Onebus
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Booking & Getting There
Pula to Essen bus services, operated by GoOpti, arrive at Ljubljana - Avtobusna Postaja station.
Pula to Essen train services, operated by HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP), arrive at Ljubljana station.
Yes, the driving distance between Pula to Essen is 1159 km. It takes approximately 11h 48m to drive from Pula to Essen.
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