There are 13 ways to get from Banja Luka to Essen by train, bus, car, plane, or car train
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Banja Luka to Prijedortrain
- Take the bus from Prijedor to Rosenheimbus
- Take the train from Rosenheim to Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10train Rb / ...
- Take the train from München Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbftrain 47 / ...
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Essen Hbftrain 41 / ...
14h 13mFly Mahovljani Airport to Dortmund Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Mahovljani Airport (BNX) to Dortmund Airport (DTM)plane BNX - DTM
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Essen Hbftrain
6h 1m€77–778Bus
- Take the bus from Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica to Essenbus
21h 45mDrive 1,312.2 km
- Drive from Banja Luka to Essencar 1,312.2 km
11h 38m€193–279Bus to Split Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the bus from Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica to Split Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Split Airport (SPU) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane SPU - DUS
8h 42m€102–280Drive, car train
- Drive from Banja Luka to Villach Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Villach Hbf to Fuldacartrain
- Drive from Fulda to Essencar
16h 7m€205–287Train
- Take the train from Banja Luka to Petkovactrain
- Take the train from Volinja to Zagreb Glavni Kol.train Re
- Take the train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Villach Hbftrain 318 / ...
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Essen Hbftrain Ice
21h 48m€206–409Bus via Prijedor
- Take the bus from Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica to Prijedorbus
- Take the bus from Prijedor to Essenbus
26h 40m€95–166Bus to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Take the bus from Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica to Velika Goricabus
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane ZAG - CGN
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbftrain
9h 28mBus to Tuzla International Airport, fly to Dortmund Airport
- Take the bus from Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica to Tuzla, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Fly from Tuzla International Airport (TZL) to Dortmund Airport (DTM)plane TZL - DTM
9h 55mBus to Tuzla International Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Take the bus from Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica to Tuzla, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Fly from Tuzla International Airport (TZL) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane TZL - CGN
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbftrain
9h 55mBus to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the bus from Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica to Velika Goricabus
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane ZAG - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbftrain
10h 37mBus to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, fly to Weeze Airport
- Take the bus from Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica to Velika Goricabus
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Weeze Airport (NRN)plane ZAG - NRN
10h 50m
Split Airport (SPU) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Banja Luka to Essen is to bus via Prijedor which costs €95 - €170 and takes 26h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Banja Luka to Essen is to fly and train which takes 6h 1m and costs €75 - €800.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica and arriving at Essen. Services depart once a week, and operate Saturday. The journey takes approximately 21h 45m.
No, there is no direct train from Banja Luka to Essen. However, there are services departing from Banja Luka and arriving at Essen Hbf via Volinja, Zagreb Glavni Kol. and Villach Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 48m.
The distance between Banja Luka and Essen is 1459 km. The road distance is 1312.2 km.
The best way to get from Banja Luka to Essen without a car is to train and bus which takes 14h 13m and costs .
It takes approximately 14h 13m to get from Banja Luka to Essen, including transfers.
Banja Luka to Essen bus services, operated by Bakic Reisen, depart from Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica station.
Banja Luka to Essen train services, operated by Zeljeznice Republike Sprske A.D. Doboj, depart from Banja Luka station.
The best way to get from Banja Luka to Essen is to bus which takes 21h 45m and costs . Alternatively, you can train, which costs €200 - €410 and takes 21h 48m.
What companies run services between Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Essen, Germany?
Bakic Reisen operates a bus from Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica to Essen once a week, and the journey takes 21h 45m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Banja Luka to Essen Hbf via Petkovac, Volinja, Zagreb Glavni Kol., and Villach Hbf in around 21h 48m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Split Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Split Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–340
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–300
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–300
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Split Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–300
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Split Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–220
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Split Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–240
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–220
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Frankfurt via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–300
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Tuzla International Airport to Dortmund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–360
Flights from Tuzla International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Split Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–380
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Mahovljani Airport to Dortmund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–240
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Weeze Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–300
- Phone
- +387 53 241 368
- [email protected]
- Website
- zrs-rs.com
Train from Banja Luka to Prijedor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €4
- Schedules at
- zrs-rs.com
Train from Banja Luka to Petkovac
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6
- Schedules at
- zrs-rs.com
- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transdev GmbH
Train from Rosenheim to Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Rosenheim to Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–22
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–230
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–16
- 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
- €14–30
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–13
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–30
- 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
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Rosenheim to Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–16
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- [email protected]
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Rosenheim to Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Rosenheim to Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–13
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Rosenheim to Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €3–4
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Rosenheim to Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from München Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €3–8
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–27
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–22
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–26
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- [email protected]
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- Eurobahn
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- [email protected]
- Website
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Villach Hbf to Fulda
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 14m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- [email protected]
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
Train from Volinja to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
Train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- 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
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- 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
- +387 61 197 121
- Website
- evropatours.com
Bus from Prijedor to Rosenheim
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- evropatours.com
- Phone
- +49 7476 9476939
- [email protected]
- Website
- bakic-reisen.com
Bus from Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica to Essen
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- bakic-reisen.com
- Phone
- +387 51 211-850
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica to Split Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +387 51 215-725
- [email protected]
- Website
- novisajt.bocactours.com
Bus from Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica to Split Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25
- Schedules at
- Bočac Tours
Bus from Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica to Prijedor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6
- Schedules at
- Bočac Tours
- Phone
- +381 11 7614 715
- [email protected]
- Website
- transprodukt.rs
Bus from Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica to Prijedor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7
- Schedules at
- transprodukt.rs
- Phone
- +387 36 551-900
- [email protected]
- Website
- autoprevoz.ba
Bus from Prijedor to Essen
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Schedules at
- autoprevoz.ba
- Phone
- +385 (0)98 610 311
- [email protected]
- Website
- pepeks.hr
Bus from Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica to Velika Gorica
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- pepeks.hr
Bus from Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica to Velika Gorica
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- pepeks.hr
Bus from Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica to Velika Gorica
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- pepeks.hr
- Phone
- +387 65 042 685
- [email protected]
Bus from Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica to Tuzla, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- Roćko Bratunac
Bus from Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica to Tuzla, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- Roćko Bratunac
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Booking & Getting There
Banja Luka to Essen bus services, operated by Bakic Reisen, arrive at Essen station.
Banja Luka to Essen train services, operated by Zeljeznice Republike Sprske A.D. Doboj, arrive at Petkovac station.
Yes, the driving distance between Banja Luka to Essen is 1312 km. It takes approximately 11h 38m to drive from Banja Luka to Essen.
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