There are 10 ways to get from Slovakia to Essen by bus, plane, car, car train, or train
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Bus to Vienna International Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
best- Take the bus from Bratislava to Vienna International Airport
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)VIE - DUS
4h 54m€83–274Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bratislava Mlynske nivy to Dusseldorf Central Bus StationUnion Ivkoni - Unibus 3631
- Take the bus from Düsseldorf central bus station to Essen central train station027 / ...
16h 49m€42–65Drive, car train
- Drive from Bratislava to Villach Hbf
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
11h 8m€164–1,094Drive 963.4 km
- Drive from Bratislava to Essen963.4 km
9h 21m€143–206Bus to Vienna International Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Take the bus from Bratislava to Vienna International Airport
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)VIE - CGN
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbf
5h 30m€77–283Bus to Vienna International Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the bus from Bratislava to Vienna International Airport
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Frankfurt (FRA)VIE - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbf
6h 16m€103–276Fly Bratislava Airport to Dortmund Airport
- Fly from Bratislava Airport (BTS) to Dortmund Airport (DTM)BTS - DTM
5h 29m€118–337Train to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Budapest-Nyugati
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)BUD - DUS
7h 34m€100–288Train
- Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Wien Hbf2539 / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Essen HbfIce
11h 41m€83–243Bus via Vienna
- Take the bus from Bratislava to Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB)901 / ...
- Take the bus from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) to Essen central train stationN161 / ...
19h 15m€57–114
Slovakia to Essen by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Slovakia to Essen is to bus which costs €40 - €65 and takes 16h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Slovakia to Essen is to bus and fly which takes 4h 54m and costs €80 - €280.
No, there is no direct bus from Slovakia to Essen station. However, there are services departing from Bratislava Mlynske nivy and arriving at Essen central train station via Düsseldorf central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 49m.
No, there is no direct train from Slovakia to Essen. However, there are services departing from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica and arriving at Essen Hbf via Wien Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 41m.
The distance between Slovakia and Essen is 881 km. The road distance is 963.4 km.
The best way to get from Slovakia to Essen without a car is to bus which takes 16h 49m and costs €40 - €65.
It takes approximately 4h 54m to get from Slovakia to Essen, including transfers.
Slovakia to Essen bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, depart from Bratislava Mlynske nivy station.
Slovakia to Essen train services, operated by Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK), depart from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica station.
The best way to get from Slovakia to Essen is to bus which takes 16h 49m and costs €40 - €65. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €110 - €340 and takes 5h 29m, you could also train, which costs €80 - €250 and takes 11h 41m.
What companies run services between Slovakia and Essen, Germany?
You can take a bus from Bratislava Mlynske nivy to Essen central train station via Düsseldorf central bus station in around 16h 49m. Alternatively, Wizz Air flies from Bratislava Airport (BTS) to Dortmund Airport (DTM) 3 times a week.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–310
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–260
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–290
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–120
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–260
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–200
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–170
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–300
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Dortmund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–290
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Villach Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €100–1,000
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- €270–550
- Car Compartment
- €550–1,000
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Wien Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €80–220
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €30–45
- Comfort
- €35–50
- Premium
- €50–70
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- fahrgaeste@train-rental.com
- Website
- train-rental.com
Train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- train-rental.com
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–42
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–13
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- info@slovakrail.sk
- Website
- zssk.sk
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–19
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–19
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €10–15
- 1st Class
- €14–19
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €12–26
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- €12–18
- 1st Class
- €20–26
- Business
- €22–24
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €15–23
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bratislava to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–16
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Düsseldorf central bus station to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bratislava to Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Bratislava Mlynske nivy to Dusseldorf Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Düsseldorf central bus station to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €3–4
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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More Questions & Answers
Slovakia to Essen bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, arrive at Dusseldorf Central Bus Station.
Slovakia to Essen train services, operated by Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK), arrive at Wien Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Slovakia to Essen is 963 km. It takes approximately 9h 21m to drive from Slovakia to Essen.
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