Berlin to Brussels bus: 3.5 a day, fastest 11h50

3.5 a dayfastest 11h50☾ 1 overnight busFlixBus🇩🇪 Germany → 🇧🇪 Belgium

Direct buses · no change

BerlinHamburgBremenOsnabrückEssenDuisburgBrussels· 651 km as the crow flies

03:35 → 17:35
FlixBus N1387
Berlin Alexanderplatz → Brussels-North train station · via Hamburg, Bremen, Osnabrück, Essen…
14h008 stops
Runs: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)The night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 02:35 → 16:35)Book on FlixBus ↗
05:45 → 18:45
FlixBus N1360B
Berlin Südkreuz train station → Brussels-North train station · via Halle, Kassel, Dortmund, Essen…
13h008 stops
Runs: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)The night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 04:45 → 17:45)Book on FlixBus ↗
09:20 → 21:40
FlixBus 081
Berlin central bus station → Brussels-North train station · via Brunswick, Hanover, Dortmund, Bochum…
12h207 stops
Runs: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
21:00 → 08:50⁺¹
FlixBus N81 ☾ Overnight
Berlin central bus station → Brussels-North train station · via Hanover, Enschede, Arnhem, Nijmegen…
11h506 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 21:00 → 07:50+1)Book on FlixBus ↗

Local times at each stop. Times from official open data: FlixBus (file of 11 Oct 2026). Checked Sun 18 Oct 2026; they cover 18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026. Timetables change, so check with the operator before you travel. Contains FlixBus timetable data (FlixMobility, transport.data.gouv.fr), ODbL 1.0. How we build this.

Bus, train or plane

☾ Overnight: leave 21:00, arrive 08:50

The plane is 7h58 quicker door to door, but the night bus spends your night on the road instead of a day.

Bus · fastest direct12h48

To Berlin central bus station30 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N8111h50
From Brussels-North train station13 min

Train · fastest direct11h57

To Berlin Gesundbrunnen17 min
Before departure10 min
European Sleeper 45211h29
From Brussel-Zuid1 min

Plane · nonstop BER to BRU4h50

To Berlin Brandenburg (BER)50 min
Check-in & security1h30
Flight BER to BRU1h35
Landing to exit20 min
From BRU35 min

City centre to city centre. Getting to stops, stations and airports: typical public-transport times (estimates). Bus: be at the stop 15 min before. Plane: check-in and security 1h30 before, then getting out after landing; flight time typical for the distance. Train: pickthetrain's door-to-door time.

Train instead?

6 a weekdirect trains, fastest 11h29

European Sleeper. No change of train, from the operators' official timetables.

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Flying instead?

1 airline fly Berlin to Brussels nonstop. Book on the airline's own site:

Brussels AirlinesBER→BRUBook direct ↗

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Berlin to Brussels?

Yes. 3.5 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Berlin to Brussels?

The fastest takes 11h50; the slowest 14h00, for 651 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 03:35 and the latest at 21:00, local time in Berlin. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Berlin to Brussels?

Yes: 1 overnight departure in the timetable, for example 21:00 arriving 08:50 the next morning.

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