There are 10 ways to get from Cologne to Sarajevo by train, plane, bus, car, or car train
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Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Sarajevo (SJJ)plane DUS - SJJ
7h 43m$131–450Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Cologne to Sarajevo, Autobuska Stanicabus
25h 29m$70–220Train, bus via Jesenice
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbftrain 41 / ...
- Take the train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain 90 / ...
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbftrain Ic
- Take the bus from Jesenice, Cesta maršala Tita to Sarajevo , East Sarajevo Bus Stationbus
18h 53m$110–568Train, bus
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbftrain 41 / ...
- Take the bus from Munich Hbf to Sarajevo , East Sarajevo Bus Stationbus
19h 23mDrive 1,470.1 km
- Drive from Cologne to Sarajevocar 1,470.1 km
13h 48m$243–350Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Sarajevo (SJJ)plane CGN - SJJ
4h 58m$86–386Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Sarajevo (SJJ)plane FRA - SJJ
5h 35m$124–401Bus via Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the bus from Cologne Bonn Airport to Sarajevo, Autobuska Stanicabus
22h 27m$125–161Bus via Ilijaš
- Take the bus from Cologne Bonn Airport to Ilijašbus
28h 9mDrive, car train
- Drive from Cologne to Düsseldorf Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Sarajevocar
13h 2m$237–1,390
Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) 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 4h 58m and costs $85 - $390.
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 1251 km. The road distance is 1470.1 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Sarajevo without a car is to train and bus via Jesenice which takes 18h 53m and costs $110 - $600.
It takes approximately 7h 43m 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 4h 58m and costs $85 - $390. Alternatively, you can bus via Cologne Bonn Airport, which costs $120 - $170 and takes 22h 27m.
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 1470 km. It takes approximately 13h 48m 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) 4 times a week. Alternatively, Jelinak operates a bus from Cologne Bonn Airport to Sarajevo, Autobuska Stanica twice a week. Tickets cost $120–150 and the journey takes 21h 19m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Sarajevo via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–430
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Sarajevo via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $100–380
Flights from Frankfurt to Sarajevo via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–390
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Sarajevo via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–430
Flights from Frankfurt to Sarajevo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–360
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Sarajevo via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–410
Flights from Frankfurt to Sarajevo via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–380
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Sarajevo via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–340
Flights from Frankfurt to Sarajevo via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–220
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Sarajevo via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–420
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Sarajevo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–380
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Sarajevo via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–360
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- $30–45
- Comfort
- $30–45
- Premium
- $50–65
- Phone
- +49 30 200730
- post@transdev.de
- Website
- transdev.de
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–60
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 8024 997171
- info@brb.de
- Website
- brb.de
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- brb.de
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- 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
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–50
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- $35–55
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–55
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–304
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- $299–304
- Couchette Carriage
- $140–170
- Seating Carriage
- $35–45
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $11–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- 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
- $120–1,200
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- $320–650
- Car Compartment
- $600–1,200
- Phone
- +387 35 630-532
- info@halilovicbus.ba
- Website
- halilovicbus.ba
Bus from Jesenice, Cesta maršala Tita to Sarajevo , East Sarajevo Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $47
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Munich Hbf to Sarajevo , East Sarajevo Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- halilovicbus.ba
- Phone
- + 387 32 88 44 88
- jelinak@gmail.com
- Website
- jelinak.com
Bus from Cologne Bonn Airport to Sarajevo, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $120–150
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Regular prices
- $120–150
- 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
- $100–220
- Website
- https://centrotrans.com/en
- Phone
- +385 (0) 91 6113 073
- info@croatiabus.hr
- Website
- croatiabus.hr
Bus from Cologne Bonn Airport to Ilijaš
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- croatiabus.hr
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