Duisburg to Brussels bus: 2.3 a day, fastest 4h00

2.3 a dayfastest 4h00BlaBlaCar Bus, FlixBus🇩🇪 Germany → 🇧🇪 Belgium

Direct buses · no change

DuisburgMönchengladbachMaastrichtBrussels· 181 km as the crow flies

05:30 → 09:30
FlixBus 1304
Duisburg central train station → Brussels-North train station · via Mönchengladbach, Maastricht
4h002 stops
Runs: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)The night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 04:30 → 08:30)Book on FlixBus ↗
08:40 → 12:50
BlaBlaCar Bus
Duisburg → Brussels - North Train Station · via Eindhoven, Antwerp
4h102 stops
Runs: Mon, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)Book on BlaBlaCar Bus ↗
13:25 → 17:35
FlixBus N1387
Duisburg central train station → Brussels-North train station · via Eindhoven, Antwerp
4h102 stops
Runs: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)The night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 12:25 → 16:35)Book on FlixBus ↗

Local times at each stop. Times from official open data: FlixBus (file of 11 Oct 2026) and BlaBlaCar Bus (file of 18 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. Contains BlaBlaCar Bus timetable data (transport.data.gouv.fr), ODbL 1.0. How we build this.

Bus, train or plane

Fastest door to door: the train (2h51). The bus takes 1h45 longer.

Bus · fastest direct4h36

To Duisburg central train station8 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus 13044h00
From Brussels-North train station13 min

Train · fastest direct2h51

To Duisburg Hbf1 min
Before departure10 min
Eurostar 94262h39
From Brussel-Zuid1 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 2h39

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

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Flying instead?

Nothing flies Duisburg to Brussels nonstop in picktheflight's airline data.

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Duisburg to Brussels?

Yes. 2.3 a day on average, with BlaBlaCar Bus and FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Duisburg to Brussels?

The fastest takes 4h00; the slowest 4h10, for 181 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 05:30 and the latest at 13:25, local time in Duisburg. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Duisburg to Brussels?

Not an overnight one: every bus here travels by day or evening.

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