There are 11 ways to get from Dubrovnik to Essen by plane, bus, train, car, shuttle, night train, 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 Dubrovnik Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
best- Fly from Dubrovnik Airport (DBV) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane DBV - DUS
5h 25m€105–283Bus, train
- Take the bus from Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor to Maribor bus stationbus 885
- Take the train from Maribor to Graz Hbftrain 676 / ...
- Take the train from Graz Hbf to Essen Hbftrain Ice
26h 4m€290–1,029Bus via Zagreb
- Take the bus from Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor to Zagrebbus 986 / ...
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Essen central train stationbus N885 / ...
29h 5m€106–376Drive 1,654.7 km
- Drive from Dubrovnik to Essencar 1,654.7 km
16h 44m€237–341Bus to Tivat Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the bus from Dubrovnik Central Bus Station to Tivat Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Tivat Airport (TIV) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane TIV - DUS
7h 21m€117–390Fly Dubrovnik Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Dubrovnik Airport (DBV) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane DBV - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbftrain
6h 39m€147–423Shuttle to Split Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor to Split, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Fly from Split Airport (SPU) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane SPU - DUS
9h 1mBus, train via Split
- Take the bus from Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor to Split, Autobusni Kolodvorbus 974 / ...
- Take the train from Split to Zagreb Glavni Kol.train Ic
- Take the train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Villach Hbftrain 318 / ...
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Essen Hbftrain Ice
29h 51m€326–1,039Bus, night train, train
- Take the bus from Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor to Split, Autobusni Kolodvorbus 974 / ...
- Take the night train from Split to Graz Hbfnighttrain En
- Take the train from Graz Hbf to Essen Hbftrain Ice
30h 51m€361–1,134Bus
- Take the bus from Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor to Mostar, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Mostar, Autobuska Stanica to Essenbus
34h 27m€128–160Drive, car train
- Drive from Dubrovnik to Villach Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf to Fuldacartrain
- Drive from Fulda to Essencar
20h 14m€255–354
Dubrovnik to Essen by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dubrovnik to Essen is to bus which costs €120 - €160 and takes 34h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Dubrovnik to Essen is to fly which takes 5h 25m and costs €100 - €290.
No, there is no direct bus from Dubrovnik to Essen station. However, there are services departing from Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor and arriving at Essen central train station via Zagreb. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 5m.
The distance between Dubrovnik and Essen is 1358 km. The road distance is 1654.7 km.
The best way to get from Dubrovnik to Essen without a car is to bus and train which takes 26h 4m and costs €290 - €1100.
It takes approximately 5h 25m to get from Dubrovnik to Essen, including transfers.
Dubrovnik to Essen bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor station.
The best way to get from Dubrovnik to Essen is to fly which takes 5h 25m and costs €100 - €290. Alternatively, you can bus via Zagreb, which costs €100 - €380 and takes 29h 5m.
Dubrovnik to Essen bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Zagreb station.
Yes, the driving distance between Dubrovnik to Essen is 1655 km. It takes approximately 16h 44m to drive from Dubrovnik to Essen.
What companies run services between Dubrovnik, Croatia and Essen, Germany?
Eurowings, Lufthansa, and Austrian Airlines fly from Dubrovnik Airport (DBV) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor to Essen central train station via Zagreb in around 29h 5m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Tivat Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–420
Flights from Tivat Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–420
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–210
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Frankfurt via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from Split Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–320
Flights from Split Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–340
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Tivat Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Frankfurt via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
Flights from Split Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–400
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Tivat Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Split Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–210
Flights from Split Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–210
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Frankfurt via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from Split Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–320
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Tivat Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–400
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–200
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Split Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
- Phone
- +386 1 29 13 331
- [email protected]
- Website
- potniski.sz.si
Train from Maribor to Graz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- https://potniski.sz.si/en/
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- [email protected]
- Website
- hzpp.hr
Train from Maribor to Graz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
Train from Split to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
Train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
Night train from Split to Graz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 56m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €130–200
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Graz Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €210–900
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Villach Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €180–800
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Graz Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €210–900
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Villach Hbf to Fulda
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 14m
- 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
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor to Maribor bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Zagreb to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor to Split, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor to Split, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +385 1 3335 170
- [email protected]
- Website
- samoborcek.hr
Bus from Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–95
- Schedules at
- samoborcek.hr
- Phone
- +385 21 612 005
- [email protected]
- Website
- promet-makarska.hr
Bus from Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–210
- Website
- https://www.promet-makarska.hr/en/
- Phone
- +385 (0)72 660 660
- [email protected]
- Website
- arriva.com.hr
Bus from Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €5–40
- Website
- https://www.arriva.com.hr/en-us/home
- Phone
- +387 (0)36 653 250
- [email protected]
- Website
- globtour.com
Bus from Dubrovnik Central Bus Station to Tivat Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Website
- https://www.globtour.com/
Bus from Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor to Mostar, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–13
- Website
- https://www.globtour.com/
- Phone
- +385 21 344 085
- [email protected]
- Website
- sugamantours.com
Shuttle from Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor to Split, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Schedules at
- sugamantours.com
- Phone
- +387 33 770 889
- [email protected]
- Website
- centrotrans.com
Bus from Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor to Mostar, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–45
- Website
- https://centrotrans.com/en
- Phone
- +385 (0) 91 6113 073
- [email protected]
- Website
- croatiabus.hr
Bus from Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor to Mostar, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- croatiabus.hr
- Phone
- +387 35 320-321
- [email protected]
- Website
- transturist.ba
Bus from Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor to Mostar, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €14–19
- Schedules at
- transturist.ba
- Phone
- +387 36 576-926
- [email protected]
- Website
- autoprevoz.ba
Bus from Mostar, Autobuska Stanica to Essen
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €116
- Schedules at
- autoprevoz.ba
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