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How to get fromEssen to Bledby car train, car, train, night train, bus, plane or shuttle

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There are 9 ways to get from Essen to Bled by car train, car, train, night train, bus, plane, or shuttle

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  1. Car train, drive

    best
    1. Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
    2. Drive from Villach Hbf to Bledcar
    7h
    €113–1,019

  2. Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)planeDUS - VCE
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Bled, Glavna Avtobusna Postajalisceshuttle
    8h 9m
    €100–574

  3. Train, night train, bus

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Duesseldorf HbftrainRe
    2. Take the night train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbfnighttrain
    3. Take the bus from Villach Hbf to Bled bus stationbus
    13h 28m
    €112–666

  4. Drive 969.4 km

    1. Drive from Essen to Bledcar969.4 km
    9h 9m
    €138–199

  5. Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Ljubljana

    1. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Ljubljana (LJU)planeDUS - LJU
    6h 21m
    €120–354

  6. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to München Hbftrain47 / ...
    2. Take the train from Muenchen Hbf to Villach HbftrainRj
    3. Take the bus from Villach Hbf to Bled bus stationbus
    12h 9m
    €109–222

  7. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Ljubljana

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Ljubljana (LJU)planeFRA - LJU
    6h 1m
    €155–380

  8. Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Klagenfurt Airport, shuttle

    1. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Klagenfurt Airport (KLU)planeDUS - KLU
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Klagenfurt Airport to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljanashuttle
    8h 16m
    €178–614

  9. Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Graz, shuttle

    1. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Graz (GRZ)planeDUS - GRZ
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Graz Airport to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljanashuttle
    7h 15m
    €260–534

Essen to Bled by train and bus

Calendar7Weekly Services
Duration12h 9mAverage Duration
Ticket€109Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Bled, Slovenia?

Lufthansa, Air Dolomiti, and four other airlines fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Ljubljana (LJU) every 4 hours.

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