There are 11 ways to get from Essen to Slovenia by plane, car, car train, bus, night train, or 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 Düsseldorf International Airport to Ljubljana
best- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane DUS - LJU
6h 5m€119–303Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Maribor bus stationbus N261 / ...
14h 54m€85–150Drive, car train
- Drive from Essen to Fuldacar
- Take the car train from Fulda to Salzburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Salzburg Hbf to Mariborcar
12h 22m€181–254Night train, train
- Take the night train from Essen Hbf to Linz/Donau Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Graz Hbftrain 701 / ...
- Take the train from Graz Hbf to Maribortrain 575 / ...
16h 49m€110–268Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Graz Airport, bus
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Graz Airport (GRZ)plane DUS - GRZ
- Take the bus from Graz Airport to Maribor, Avtobusna Postajabus
5h 23m€188–510Train to Frankfurt, fly to Ljubljana
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane FRA - LJU
5h 41m€147–435Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Klagenfurt Airport, bus
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Klagenfurt Airport (KLU)plane CGN - KLU
- Take the bus from Klagenfurt Flughafen to Kranj, Avtobusna Postaja Kranjbus
6h 23m€158–589Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport, bus
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane DUS - VCE
- Take the bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Ajdovščinabus
7h 13m€93–285Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Salzburg Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Salzburg Airport (SZG)plane DUS - SZG
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbftrain
8h 23m€117–368Train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to München Hbftrain 47 / ...
- Take the train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain 90 / ...
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbftrain Ic
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Graz Hbftrain Rj / ...
- Take the train from Graz Hbf to Maribortrain 575 / ...
12h 40m€198–891Drive 1,018.5 km
- Drive from Essen to Mariborcar 1,018.5 km
8h 43m€146–210
Essen to Slovenia by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Slovenia is to bus which costs €85 - €150 and takes 14h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Slovenia is to fly and bus which takes 5h 23m and costs €180 - €550.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Essen central train station station and arriving at Maribor bus station station. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 14h 54m.
No, there is no direct train from Essen to Slovenia. However, there are services departing from Essen Hbf and arriving at Maribor via Linz/Donau Hbf and Graz Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 49m.
The distance between Essen and Slovenia is 843 km. The road distance is 1018.5 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Slovenia without a car is to bus which takes 14h 54m and costs €85 - €150.
It takes approximately 6h 5m to get from Essen to Slovenia, including transfers.
Essen to Slovenia bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Essen central train station.
Essen to Slovenia train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Essen Hbf station.
The best way to get from Essen to Slovenia is to fly which takes 6h 5m and costs €110 - €310. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €85 - €150 and takes 14h 54m, you could also train, which costs €190 - €900 and takes 12h 40m.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Slovenia?
Lufthansa, Eurowings, and four other airlines fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Ljubljana (LJU) every 3 hours. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Essen central train station to Maribor bus station twice daily. Tickets cost €85–150 and the journey takes 14h 54m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Ljubljana via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–420
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Ljubljana via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–420
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Graz Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–430
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Graz Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–320
Flights from Frankfurt to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–290
Flights from Frankfurt to Ljubljana via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–290
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–330
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–330
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Salzburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–1,100
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Graz Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–270
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Graz Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–270
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Klagenfurt Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Salzburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–190
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Klagenfurt Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–330
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Salzburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Saturday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Wednesday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–190
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Ljubljana via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–410
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Graz Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €140–490
Flights from Frankfurt to Ljubljana via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €110–390
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–320
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Ljubljana via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–410
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–310
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Ljubljana via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–430
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Ljubljana via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–270
- 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
- €95–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Essen Hbf to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €110–140
- Couchette Carriage
- €80–95
- Seating Carriage
- €50–65
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–90
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €80–90
- Couchette Carriage
- €50–60
- Seating Carriage
- €20–24
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–90
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €80–90
- Couchette Carriage
- €50–60
- Seating Carriage
- €20–24
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Graz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–95
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Graz Hbf to Maribor
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–25
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Graz Hbf to Maribor
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–25
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Graz Hbf to Maribor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–25
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Graz Hbf to Maribor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–25
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Graz Hbf to Maribor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €3–4
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Graz Hbf to Maribor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €3–4
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Graz Hbf to Maribor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €8–16
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
Train from Villach Hbf to Graz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
Train from Graz Hbf to Maribor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €8–16
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Graz Hbf to Maribor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–40
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Graz Hbf to Maribor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–40
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €120–550
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €29–45
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €29–45
Train from Villach Hbf to Graz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €28–45
- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- [email protected]
- Website
- transdev.de
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- [email protected]
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Villach Hbf to Graz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 8024 997171
- [email protected]
- Website
- brb.de
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Schedules at
- brb.de
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 Maribor bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- goopti.com
Bus from Graz Airport to Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €70–190
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Private
- €121
Bus from Klagenfurt Flughafen to Kranj, Avtobusna Postaja Kranj
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €75–200
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Private
- €98
- Phone
- +38670511611
- [email protected]
- Website
- tripstair.com
Bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Ajdovščina
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- https://tripstair.com/
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More Questions & Answers
Essen to Slovenia bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Maribor bus station.
Essen to Slovenia train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at München Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Essen to Slovenia is 1018 km. It takes approximately 8h 43m to drive from Essen to Slovenia.
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