Essen to Sarajevo

Q: What is the distance between Essen and Sarajevo?

The distance between these two places is a total of 1515 km.

Q: What is the average travel time between Essen and Sarajevo?

The average travel time between the stations is 12:15 hours.

Q: What is the ticket price for the journey from Essen to Sarajevo?

The price for the cheapest tickets begin at €100.

Q: How many daily departures are there from Essen to Sarajevo?

The average number of daily departures is 5. However, we would advise you to look up specific dates you're interested in so that you make sure to check the number of departures on the travel date you are interested in the most.

Q: Are all the buses direct on the route from Essen to Sarajevo?

The majority of the buses are direct buses, and if there is a bus change, you will see a notice on the website and there will be an icon indicating that there is a bus change involved.

Q: What are the amenities available on the buses departing from Essen to Sarajevo?

All the buses have air conditioning, reclining seats, luggage storage and they make breaks along the way to ensure all the passengers get enough resting time and can make a toilet break.

Essen to Sarajevo Sarajevo to Essen

Between Essen, Germany and Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina we found up to 5 bus departures, including 5 night buses. The earliest bus departure from Essen is at 06:10 arriving to Sarajevo at 12:45 the following day. While the latest bus departure is at 08:30 and arrives at 09:00 the following day. The prices for the cheapest one way adult tickets range from €100 to €115. Discounted tickets for children are available on some departures. Children tickets range from €50 to €55.

Popular Departures

Below you will find some of the most popular bus departures from Essen to Sarajevo:

Timetable: TODAY TOMORROW

06:25 Essen, Bus terminal

1d 3h 55min

DIRECT

10:20 Sarajevo, Bus terminal

M-TICKET ECO FRIENDLY

from 110 HRK

Best offer on 26. Apr

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08:30 Essen, ZOB am Hauptbahnhof South

1d 0h 30min

DIRECT

09:00 Sarajevo, Bus terminal

from 115 HRK

Best offer on 27. Apr

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06:10 Essen, Bus terminal

1d 6h 35min

DIRECT

12:45 Sarajevo, Bus terminal

M-TICKET ECO FRIENDLY

from 100 HRK

Best offer on 03. May

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Traveling by bus from Essen to Sarajevo

The shortest travel distance between Essen and Sarajevo is 1515 km. The fastest bus which departs at 08:30 has a travel time of 24:30h. The longest travel time on the route is 30:35h. While some of the buses are direct, there are also the ones which stop for a short break in Wuppertal, Dusseldorf and Bonn.

Overnight buses

If you want to travel overnight and save money on accommodation or arrive in Sarajevo earlier, there are 5 night buses from Essen to Sarajevo. The overnight buses depart between 06:10 and 08:30 and arrive between 09:00 and 12:45 the following day. Given the fact that both the distance and travel time between the two stations is 1515 km and 16:30 respectively, all the bus departures for this route will include overnight travel. You can see some of them below.

Timetable: TODAY TOMORROW

06:25 Essen, Bus terminal

1d 3h 55min

DIRECT

10:20 Sarajevo, Bus terminal

M-TICKET ECO FRIENDLY

from 110 HRK

Best offer on 26. Apr

pick a date

08:30 Essen, ZOB am Hauptbahnhof South

1d 0h 30min

DIRECT

09:00 Sarajevo, Bus terminal

from 115 HRK

Best offer on 27. Apr

pick a date

06:10 Essen, Bus terminal

1d 6h 35min

DIRECT

12:45 Sarajevo, Bus terminal

M-TICKET ECO FRIENDLY

from 100 HRK

Best offer on 03. May

pick a date

Bus companies

There is a total of 8 bus companies operating the routes. These bus companies have not been rated yet by the clients. Here you can see the most popular bus companies operating this route and their overall rating.

Rancas d.o.o

8.8

Trans Turist Tuzla

7.8

Biss-tours d.o.o.

7.6

Centrotrans d.d.

7.5

JELINAK BIH - PROSIC

7.1

FlixBus

Croatia bus-Globtour-Jadran ekspres

6.4

Halilovic - Big Sim

6.3

Departure and arrival stations

If you're wanting more detailed information about either Essen or Sarajevo, including general information, station and stop information and other popular routes, you can follow the links below.

Essen

You can see information about the departure station and stops Essen here

Sarajevo

You can see information about the arrival station and stops Sarajevo here

Cheapest ticket prices

Adult ticket: €100 (One-Way) or €140 (Return).
Child ticket: €50 (One-Way) or €100 (Return).

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Other popular destinations from Essen

If you're wondering what other places you can visit when traveling from Essen, these are some of the most popular combinations that other clients have purchased their tickets for:

Essen to Tomislavgrad

Essen to Bosanski Petrovac

Essen to Velika Kladuša

Other popular destinations from Sarajevo

If you're looking for inspiration as to where to travel next once you've reached Sarajevo, here is the list of the most popular travel combinations that our clients have previously purchased their tickets for:

Sarajevo to Dubrovnik

Sarajevo to Podgorica

Sarajevo to Banja Luka

Sarajevo to Ljubljana