There are 11 ways to get from Essen to Burgas by plane, train, bus, night train, car, shuttle, or car train
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Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Burgas Airport
best- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Burgas Airport (BOJ)plane DUS - BOJ
5h 44m$111–347Train, bus, night train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain 41
- Take the bus from Frankfurt to Bucharestbus
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Stara Zagoranighttrain
- Take the train from Stara Zagora to Burgastrain Ic
31h 28m$217–407Night train, train
- Take the night train from Essen Hbf to Wien Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Stara Zagoranighttrain
- Take the train from Stara Zagora to Burgastrain Ic
38h 48m$337–677Drive 2,304 km
- Drive from Essen to Burgascar 2,304 km
20h 7m$380–549Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Burgas Airport
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Burgas Airport (BOJ)plane CGN - BOJ
6h 16m$122–420Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Varna Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane DUS - VAR
- Take a shuttle bus from Varna Airport to Burgas
7h 41m$209–524Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Varna Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane CGN - VAR
- Take a shuttle bus from Varna Airport to Burgas
8h 13m$205–657Bus
- Take the bus from Essen Hbf to Mannheim, ZOBbus
- Take the bus from Mannheim Central Bus Station to Burgas Bus Station Southbus Citylines 64 / ...
40h 16mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain 41
- Take the bus from Frankfurt Central Train Station to Burgas Bus Station Southbus
40h 33m$195–564Bus via Bucharest
- Take the bus from Essen central train station to București, Autogara Militaribus 1925
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Burgasbus N984
46h 15m$247–411Drive, car train
- Drive from Essen to Fuldacar
- Take the car train from Fulda to Salzburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Salzburg Hbf to Burgascar
23h 15m$448–639
Essen to Burgas by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Burgas is to fly which costs $110 - $350 and takes 5h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Burgas is to fly which takes 5h 44m and costs $110 - $350.
No, there is no direct bus from Essen to Burgas station. However, there are services departing from Essen Hbf and arriving at Burgas Bus Station South via Mannheim Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 16m.
No, there is no direct train from Essen to Burgas. However, there are services departing from Essen Hbf and arriving at Burgas via Wien Hbf, Bucharest and Stara Zagora. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 48m.
The distance between Essen and Burgas is 1897 km. The road distance is 2304 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Burgas without a car is to train and bus and night train which takes 31h 28m and costs $210 - $410.
It takes approximately 5h 44m to get from Essen to Burgas, including transfers.
Essen to Burgas bus services, operated by Hak Bus, depart from Essen Hbf station.
Essen to Burgas train services, operated by Nightjet, depart from Essen Hbf station.
The best way to get from Essen to Burgas is to fly which takes 5h 44m and costs $110 - $350. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 40h 16m.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Burgas, Bulgaria?
Eurowings and Austrian Airlines fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Burgas Airport (BOJ) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Essen Hbf to Burgas Bus Station South via Mannheim Central Bus Station in around 40h 16m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Burgas Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Burgas Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Tuesday to Monday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Burgas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–310
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Burgas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $60–480
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–300
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–410
- Website
- tui.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $170–490
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–230
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–230
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Stara Zagora
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $5–24
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $5–8
- 1st Class
- $6–8
Train from Stara Zagora to Burgas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $4–5
Night train from Bucharest to Stara Zagora
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $5–24
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $5–8
- 1st Class
- $6–8
Train from Stara Zagora to Burgas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $4–5
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Essen Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–170
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- $130–170
- Couchette Carriage
- $100–120
- Seating Carriage
- $65–85
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $260–480
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Fulda to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $110–130
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- [email protected]
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Frankfurt to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $154
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- [email protected]
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Varna Airport to Burgas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $90–190
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
Shuttle from Varna Airport to Burgas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $90–190
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- +389 75 209 209
- [email protected]
- Website
- hakbus.org
Bus from Essen Hbf to Mannheim, ZOB
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://www.hakbus.org/
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Mannheim Central Bus Station to Burgas Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $140–190
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
Bus from Frankfurt Central Train Station to Burgas Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $140–200
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 812
- [email protected]
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Frankfurt Central Train Station to Burgas Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–340
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Essen central train station to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 36h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $210–350
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Burgas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Essen to Burgas bus services, operated by Hak Bus, arrive at Mannheim, ZOB station.
Burgas is 1h ahead of Essen. It is currently 9:54 PM in Essen and 10:54 PM in Burgas.
Essen to Burgas train services, operated by Nightjet, arrive at Wien Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Essen to Burgas is 2304 km. It takes approximately 20h 7m to drive from Essen to Burgas.
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