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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 8m
    €105–584

  3. Train, night train, bus

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbftrain10 / ...
    2. Take the night train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbfnighttrain
    3. Take the bus from Villach Hbf to Bled bus stationbus
    13h 29m
    €113–667

  4. Drive 969.4 km

    1. Drive from Essen to Bledcar969.4 km
    9h 9m
    €136–196

  5. Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Ljubljana

    1. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Ljubljana (LJU)planeDUS - LJU
    6h 20m
    €120–374

  6. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to München Hbftrain41 / ...
    2. Take the train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain62 / ...
    3. Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach HbftrainIc
    4. Take the bus from Villach Hbf to Bled bus stationbus
    12h 32m
    €112–283

  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
    5h 57m
    €150–374

  8. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS)planeFRA - TRS
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Airport to Bled, Glavna Avtobusna Postajalisceshuttle
    8h
    €165–604

  9. Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Ljubljana

    1. Take the train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
    2. Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
    3. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Ljubljana (LJU)planeAMS - LJU
    7h 51m
    €168–425

Essen to Bled by train and bus

Calendar4Weekly Services
Duration12h 32mAverage Duration
Ticket€112Cheapest 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) 5 times a day.

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