There are 13 ways to get from Essen to Zenica by train, plane, bus, car, or car train
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Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Sarajevo, bus
best- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafentrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Sarajevo (SJJ)plane CGN - SJJ
- Take the bus from Sarajevo, Autobuska Stanica to Zenica, Glavna Autobuska Stanicabus
8h 29m$129–428Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Essen Hbf to Zenica, Glavna Autobuska Stanicabus
21h 47m$70–150Train, bus
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain 41 / ...
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbftrain 41 / ...
- Take the bus from Munich Hbf to Zenica Zeka Komercbus
19h 33mTrain, bus via Kranj
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain 62
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbftrain Ic
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Kranjtrain 19 / ...
- Take the bus from Kranj, Avtobusna Postaja Kranj to Zenica, Glavna Autobuska Stanicabus
19h 49m$245–520Drive 1,440 km
- Drive from Essen to Zenicacar 1,440 km
13h 54m$238–343Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Split Airport, bus
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Split Airport (SPU)plane DUS - SPU
- Take the bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zenica, Glavna Autobuska Stanicabus
10h 47m$120–336Train to Frankfurt, fly to Sarajevo, bus
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Sarajevo (SJJ)plane FRA - SJJ
- Take the bus from Sarajevo, Autobuska Stanica to Zenica, Glavna Autobuska Stanicabus
8h 31m$194–488Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Tuzla International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafentrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Tuzla International Airport (TZL)plane CGN - TZL
- Take the bus from Živinice Grad, AS to Zenica, Glavna Autobuska Stanicabus
9h 48m$115–511Fly Dortmund Airport to Tuzla International Airport, bus
- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Tuzla International Airport (TZL)plane DTM - TZL
- Take the bus from Živinice Grad, AS to Zenica, Glavna Autobuska Stanicabus
9h 38m$86–486Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Split Airport, bus
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafentrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Split Airport (SPU)plane CGN - SPU
- Take the bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zenica, Glavna Autobuska Stanicabus
11h 50m$149–366Train to Frankfurt, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, bus
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane FRA - ZAG
- Take the bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zenica, Glavna Autobuska Stanicabus
12h 58m$189–466Bus via Donji Vakuf
- Take the bus from Essen to Donji Vakuf, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Donji Vakuf, Autobuska stanica to Zenica, Glavna Autobuska Stanicabus
30h 37m$126–213Drive, car train
- Drive from Essen to Fuldacar
- Take the cartrain from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Zenicacar
18h 4m$258–349
Essen to Zenica by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Zenica is to bus which costs $70 - $150 and takes 21h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Zenica is to train and fly and bus which takes 8h 29m and costs $120 - $430.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Essen Hbf and arriving at Zenica, Glavna Autobuska Stanica. Services depart four times a week, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 21h 47m.
The distance between Essen and Zenica is 1336 km. The road distance is 1440 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Zenica without a car is to train and bus which takes 19h 33m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 29m to get from Essen to Zenica, including transfers.
Essen to Zenica bus services, operated by Jelinak, depart from Essen Hbf station.
Essen to Zenica bus services, operated by Jelinak, arrive at Zenica, Glavna Autobuska Stanica station.
Yes, the driving distance between Essen to Zenica is 1440 km. It takes approximately 13h 54m to drive from Essen to Zenica.
There are 176+ hotels available in Zenica.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina?
Jelinak operates a bus from Essen Hbf to Zenica, Glavna Autobuska Stanica twice a week. Tickets cost $118–150 and the journey takes 21h 47m. Sonnen-Busreisen Prosic also services this route twice a week.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–380
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Split Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $110–380
Flights from Frankfurt to Sarajevo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–410
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Split Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Friday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $110–430
Flights from Frankfurt to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–360
Flights from Frankfurt to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–360
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Essen Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Essen Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Essen Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +387 33 770 889
- [email protected]
- Website
- Centrotrans Eurolines
Bus from Sarajevo, Autobuska Stanica to Zenica, Glavna Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–13
- Website
- Centrotrans Eurolines
Bus from Sarajevo, Autobuska Stanica to Zenica, Glavna Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–13
- Website
- Centrotrans Eurolines
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