There are 11 ways to get from Bled to Essen by car, car train, bus, night train, train, plane, or shuttle
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Drive, car train
best- Drive from Bled to Villach Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbfcartrain
7h 46m€112–1,019Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bled to Avtobusna postaja Ljubljanabus Bohinj Zlatorog - Ljubljana / ...
- Take the bus from Ljubljana bus station to Essen central train stationbus N885
18h 57m€65–95Bus, night train
- Take the bus from Bled bus station to Villach Hbfbus 906 / ...
- Take the night train from Villach Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbfnighttrain
14h 23m€111–623Drive 968.6 km
- Drive from Bled to Essencar 968.6 km
9h 11m€135–195Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bled bus station to Villach Hbfbus 906 / ...
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Essen Hbftrain Ice
12h 17m€137–169Fly Ljubljana to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane LJU - DUS
6h 35m€129–347Fly Ljubljana to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane LJU - CGN
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbftrain
11h 2m€143–381Shuttle to Graz Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Graz Airport
- Fly from Graz Airport (GRZ) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane GRZ - DUS
7h 3m€269–587Shuttle to Klagenfurt Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Klagenfurt Airport
- Fly from Klagenfurt Airport (KLU) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane KLU - DUS
7h 45m€172–707Fly Ljubljana to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane LJU - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbftrain
6h 24m€149–354Bus, train to Salzburg Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the bus from Bled bus station to Villach Hbfbus
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Salzburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Salzburg Airport (SZG) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane SZG - DUS
7h 59m€98–560
Bled to Essen by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bled to Essen is to bus which costs €65 - €100 and takes 18h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Bled to Essen is to fly and train which takes 6h 24m and costs €140 - €360.
No, there is no direct bus from Bled to Essen station. However, there are services departing from Bled and arriving at Essen central train station via Ljubljana bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 57m.
The distance between Bled and Essen is 987 km. The road distance is 968.6 km.
The best way to get from Bled to Essen without a car is to bus which takes 18h 57m and costs €65 - €100.
It takes approximately 7h 46m to get from Bled to Essen, including transfers.
Bled to Essen bus services, operated by Arriva Slovenia, depart from Bled station.
The best way to get from Bled to Essen is to bus which takes 18h 57m and costs €65 - €100. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €120 - €350 and takes 6h 35m.
Bled to Essen bus services, operated by Arriva Slovenia, arrive at Avtobusna postaja Ljubljana station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bled to Essen is 969 km. It takes approximately 9h 11m to drive from Bled to Essen.
What companies run services between Bled, Slovenia and Essen, Germany?
You can take a bus from Bled to Essen central train station via Avtobusna postaja Ljubljana and Ljubljana bus station in around 18h 57m. Alternatively, Lufthansa, Swiss, and four other airlines fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) every 4 hours.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–230
Flights from Ljubljana to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–230
Flights from Ljubljana to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–380
Flights from Graz Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–470
Flights from Graz Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–600
Flights from Ljubljana to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–480
Flights from Ljubljana to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–480
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–210
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Graz Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Klagenfurt Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–470
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–220
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–360
Flights from Ljubljana to Cologne Bonn Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–380
Flights from Ljubljana to Frankfurt via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–320
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Graz Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–220
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Düsseldorf International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–380
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–370
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–390
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Villach Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €100–1,000
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- €270–550
- Car Compartment
- €550–1,000
Night train from Villach Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 38m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–600
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Single Bed
- €95–180
- Compartment
- €360–600
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Villach Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €130–160
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Villach Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €30–45
- Comfort
- €35–50
- Premium
- €50–70
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- fahrgaeste@train-rental.com
- Website
- train-rental.com
Train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- train-rental.com
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Villach Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–40
- 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 Salzburg 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
- *
- €29–45
Train from Villach Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Villach Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Train from Villach Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–260
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €255–260
- Couchette Carriage
- €120–150
- Seating Carriage
- €30–40
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- hzpp.hr
Train from Villach Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–14
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
- Phone
- +386 090 74 11
- info@arriva.si
- Website
- arriva.si
Bus from Bled to Avtobusna postaja Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–6
- Website
- https://arriva.si/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bled to Avtobusna postaja Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Ljubljana bus station to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bled bus station to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +386 1 431 77 00
- info@nomago.si
- Website
- nomago.si
Bus from Bled to Avtobusna postaja Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €6–16
- Website
- https://www.nomago.si/en
- Economy
- €6–16
- Phone
- +386 (0) 31 30 41 41
- info@zup-prevozi.eu
- Website
- zup-prevozi.eu
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Graz Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €130–160
- Schedules at
- zup-prevozi.eu
- Economy class
- €130–160
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Klagenfurt Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €50–65
- Schedules at
- zup-prevozi.eu
- Economy class
- €50–65
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Klagenfurt Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €28–140
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €28–31
- Private
- €55–140
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