Cheapest€61.78
- FlixBus FB714306:3118h 27m00:58Essen FreiheitSarajevo Autobuska stanica
Door to door 19h 11mCO2 37.2 kgChanges 0Changeable for a fee
Traveling from Essen to Sarajevo costs €61.78 at the cheapest and takes 18h 45m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 1,376 km. Cheapest is by Coach, fastest is by Coach.
At a glance
- Distance
- 1,376 km
- Fastest
- 18h 45m
- Average
- 20h 2m
- Services per day
- 5
- Cheapest
- €61.78
- CO2 per passenger
- 37.2 kg
Every way to make this journey
Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 30, 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | 19h 11m | 18h 27m | 44m | €79.38 | 37.2 kg | 2 |
- 19h 11mFastest, by Coach
- €79.38Cheapest, by Coach
- 37.2 kgLowest CO2, by Coach
- 1,376 kmDistance traveled
The cheapest and the fastest on September 30, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Fastest€135.63
- DB Fernverkehr DB844807:3036m08:06Essen HauptbahnhofKoln Hauptbahnhof
- Eurowings E964509:041h 59m11:03Köln CGNSarajevo SJJ
Changes at Köln, with 58 minutes between services and a walk of about 14 minutes.
Door to door 5h 30mCO2 296.9 kgChanges 1Fixed, no changes
Today's real departures
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
No live timetable for this trip yet.
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
Prices over the next three weeks
Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.
| Cheapest fare by mode and day for Essen to Sarajevo | FriSep 11 | SatSep 12 | SunSep 13 | MonSep 14 | TueSep 15 | WedSep 16 | ThuSep 17 | FriSep 18 | SatSep 19 | SunSep 20 | MonSep 21 | TueSep 22 | WedSep 23 | ThuSep 24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | €178.38 | €137.68 | €159.68 | €105.78 | €109.63 | €94.78 | €127.23 | €94.23 | €88.73 | €85.43 | €82.68 | €79.38 | €89.83 | €90.38 |
| Train | €298.99 | €253.89 | €206.59 | €151.04 | €156.54 | €173.59 | €252.79 | €158.74 | €175.24 | €142.79 | €125.19 | €118.03 | €151.04 | €168.09 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-30 · €61.78
The bus gets you into Sarajevo. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
Where to stay in Sarajevo
Filter by neighborhood and by nightly price, and the map tells you what is a walk and what is a cab.
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When to book Essen to Sarajevo
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €78.2890 days
- €47.4860 days
- €61.7845 days
- €59.0330 days
- €77.1821 days
- €90.3814 days
- €127.237 days
- €159.683 days
- €178.381 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €47.48.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 276 percent. The most expensive point is €178.38, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €85.43Sun
- €82.68Mon
- €79.38Tue
- €89.83Wed
- €90.38Thu
- €94.23Fri
- €96.43Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €109.63Sep
- €77.73Oct
- €64.53Nov
- €70.03Dec
- €60.68Jan
- €46.93Feb
The route
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 20% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 80% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 1,376 km against 1,196 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Zagreb, Köln, Frankfurt am Main, Munich. The gap between arriving and leaving is 52 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 18 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Essen at 06:31 and the last at 07:30, across 2 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Essen
Rail
- Essen Hauptbahnhof
- Essen Hbf
- Essen-Steele Süd
Bus
- Essen Freiheit
- Essen Hbf
Ferry
- Fahrgastschiffanleger Nordsternpark
- Fahrgastschiffanleger Zweigertbrücke
Sarajevo
Rail
- Sarajevo
- Sarajevo Teretna railway station
- Sarajevo narrow gauge railway station
Bus
- Sarajevo Autobuska stanica
- Sarajevo Main Bus Station
Air
- SJJ
SJJ is not in Sarajevo, and the drive in from it is the part of the trip nobody plans. We sell the flight and stop at the terminal door.
Getting from SJJ into Sarajevo
A price agreed before you fly, a driver at arrivals, and a car big enough for the bags.
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Who runs this route
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 FlixBus | €61.78 | 18h 45m | 72 km/h | Changeable | Power outlets, Restrooms, Wi-Fi |
What the fare is made of
Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.
| Part | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Operator fare | €53.00 | 86% |
| Taxes | €5.30 | 9% |
| Supplier fees | €1.49 | 2% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 3% |
| Total you pay | €61.78 | 100% |
Check-in is at three and you will be in Sarajevo well before then. Lockers are not something we run.
Somewhere to drop the bags in Sarajevo?
Most of the points near Sarajevo open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Questions about Essen to Sarajevo
The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Essen to Sarajevo?
The fastest journey from Essen to Sarajevo takes 18h 45m door to door, of which 18h 27m is spent moving, on the Coach. Most services take around 20h 2m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Essen to Sarajevo?
The cheapest fare from Essen to Sarajevo is €61.78, checked on September 30, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €92.58. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Essen to Sarajevo?
The cheapest way from Essen to Sarajevo is by Coach, at €79.38 for one passenger on September 30, 2026. That journey takes 19h 11m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Essen to Sarajevo?
Fares from Essen to Sarajevo bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €47.48. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 276 percent, measured on September 30, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Essen to Sarajevo?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Essen to Sarajevo, at €79.38. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 30, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Essen to Sarajevo?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Essen to Sarajevo, at €46.93 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs service from Essen to Sarajevo?
1 operators sell services from Essen to Sarajevo across 1 modes: FlixBus. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Essen to Sarajevo?
20 percent of the services we sell from Essen to Sarajevo are direct. The rest connect at Zagreb, Köln, Frankfurt am Main, Munich, with about 52 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Essen to Sarajevo use?
Services from Essen to Sarajevo by Coach leave from Essen Freiheit and arrive at Sarajevo Autobuska stanica. Allow about 44m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Essen to Sarajevo?
1 of the 1 operators we sell from Essen to Sarajevo allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Derived from service area No carrier record names this exact pair. The operators listed publish a service area covering both places at a distance their mode plausibly carries people, which is evidence that the corridor is served and not evidence of a specific service. Pages state which, because presenting the two as the same thing would be dishonest.
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Essen to Sarajevo on September 10, 2026: 1376 km of route against 1196 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €61.78, and 18h 45m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The bus is the simple part. What you do once you are in Sarajevo is somebody else's catalog.
Things to do in Sarajevo
The tickets worth having in advance, because the line at the door is usually the whole morning.
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