Budapest to Essen bus: 6 a week, fastest 20h30

6 a weekfastest 20h30☾ 1 overnight busFlixBus🇭🇺 Hungary → 🇩🇪 Germany

Direct buses · no change

BudapestGyőrViennaPassauRegensburgNurembergEssen· 973 km as the crow flies

23:20 → 19:50⁺¹
FlixBus N161 ☾ Overnight
Budapest Déli train station → Essen central train station (Freiheit) · via Győr, Vienna, Passau, Regensburg…
20h3017 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 23:20 → 18:50+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 23:20, arrive 19:50

The plane is 15h27 quicker door to door, but the night bus spends your night on the road instead of a day.

Bus · fastest direct21h07

To Budapest Déli train station13 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N16120h30
From Essen central train station (Freiheit)9 min

Plane · nonstop BUD to DTM5h40

To Budapest Ferenc Liszt (BUD)50 min
Check-in & security1h30
Flight BUD to DTM2h05
Landing to exit20 min
From DTM55 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 instead?

No direct train from Budapest to Essen in pickthetrain's timetables: the bus is the no-change way.

Where Budapest goes by direct train ↗

Flying instead?

2 airlines fly Budapest to Essen nonstop. Book on the airline's own site:

EurowingsBUD→DUSBook direct ↗
Wizz AirBUD→DTMBook direct ↗

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Budapest to Essen?

Yes. 6 a week on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Budapest to Essen?

The fastest takes 20h30; the slowest 20h30, for 973 km as the crow flies.

Is there a night bus from Budapest to Essen?

Yes: 1 overnight departure in the timetable, for example 23:20 arriving 19:50 the next morning.

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