There are 9 ways to get from Cologne to Sarajevo by plane, train, bus, night train, car, or car train
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Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport
best- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Sarajevo (SJJ)CGN - SJJ
5h$91–252Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Cologne to Sarajevo, Autobuska Stanica
25h 29m$70–220Train, bus
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Ulm Hauptbahnhof47 / ...
- Take the bus from Ulm Hbf to Sarajevo, Autobuska Stanica
18h 56m$152–370Train, night train, bus
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Ulm Hauptbahnhof47 / ...
- Take the night train from Ulm Hbf to Villach HbfNj
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Slavonski Brod211
- Take the bus from Slavonski Brod, Autobusni Kolodvor to Maglaj, Autobuska Stanica
- Take the train from Maglaj to Sarajevo711
27h 2mDrive 1,450.2 km
- Drive from Cologne to Sarajevo1,450.2 km
14h 18m$239–345Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Sarajevo (SJJ)DUS - SJJ
7h 51m$121–399Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Sarajevo (SJJ)FRA - SJJ
5h 30m$132–341Bus via Köln/Bonn Airport
- Take the bus from Köln/Bonn Airport to Sarajevo , East Sarajevo Bus Station
24h 5mDrive, car train
- Drive from Cologne to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Sarajevo
13h 34m$227–1,380
Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Sarajevo (SJJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Sarajevo is to bus which costs $70 - $220 and takes 25h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Sarajevo is to fly which takes 5h and costs $90 - $260.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Cologne and arriving at Sarajevo, Autobuska Stanica. Services depart three times a week, and operate Wednesday and Saturday. The journey takes approximately 25h 29m.
The distance between Cologne and Sarajevo is 1169 km. The road distance is 1450.2 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Sarajevo without a car is to train and bus which takes 18h 56m and costs $150 - $370.
It takes approximately 5h to get from Cologne to Sarajevo, including transfers.
Cologne to Sarajevo bus services, operated by Sonnen-Busreisen Prosic, depart from Cologne station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Sarajevo is to fly which takes 5h and costs $90 - $260. Alternatively, you can bus via Köln/Bonn Airport, which costs and takes 24h 5m.
Cologne to Sarajevo bus services, operated by Sonnen-Busreisen Prosic, arrive at Sarajevo, Autobuska Stanica station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Sarajevo is 1450 km. It takes approximately 14h 18m to drive from Cologne to Sarajevo.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina?
Eurowings and Austrian Airlines fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Sarajevo (SJJ) once daily. Alternatively, Halilovic Bus operates a bus from Köln/Bonn Airport to Sarajevo , East Sarajevo Bus Station 4 times a week, and the journey takes 22h 48m.
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- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Sarajevo via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–380
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Sarajevo via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–410
Flights from Frankfurt to Sarajevo via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–380
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Sarajevo via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–410
Flights from Frankfurt to Sarajevo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–160
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Sarajevo via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–310
Flights from Frankfurt to Sarajevo via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–200
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Sarajevo via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–430
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Sarajevo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–170
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Sarajevo via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–160
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–160
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–260
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $75–120
- 1st Class
- $160–260
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–100
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $30–45
- 1st Class
- $60–100
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Ulm Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–303
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- $299–303
- Couchette Carriage
- $160–180
- Seating Carriage
- $50–70
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- hzpp.hr
Night train from Ulm Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
Train from Villach Hbf to Slavonski Brod
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $66
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +387 33 655 330
- info@zfbh.ba
- Website
- zfbh.ba
Train from Maglaj to Sarajevo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–11
- Website
- https://www.zfbh.ba/en/
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $29–65
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- $29–45
- Comfort
- $30–45
- Premium
- $50–65
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $110–1,200
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- $320–650
- Car Compartment
- $600–1,200
- Phone
- + 387 32 88 44 88
- jelinak@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Ulm Hbf to Sarajevo, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $90–110
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Regular prices
- $90–110
- Phone
- +385 (0) 91 6113 073
- info@croatiabus.hr
- Website
- croatiabus.hr
Bus from Slavonski Brod, Autobusni Kolodvor to Maglaj, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- croatiabus.hr
- Phone
- +387 35 630-532
- info@halilovicbus.ba
- Website
- halilovicbus.ba
Bus from Köln/Bonn Airport to Sarajevo , East Sarajevo Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 48m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- halilovicbus.ba
- Phone
- +49 (0)7051 93 03 44
- info@prosicbus.com
- Website
- prosicbus.com
Bus from Cologne to Sarajevo, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $70–130
- Website
- http://www.prosicbus.com
- Schedules at
- http://www.prosicbus.com/#redvoznje-faq
- Phone
- +387 33 770 889
- info@centrotrans.com
- Website
- centrotrans.com
Bus from Cologne to Sarajevo, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $95–220
- Website
- https://centrotrans.com/en
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