Essen ▸ Budapest
Budapest ▸ Essen ⇄1 a dayfastest 19h50☾ 1 overnight busFlixBus🇩🇪 Germany → 🇭🇺 Hungary
Direct buses · no change
EssenDuisburgDüsseldorfLeverkusenCologneMontabaurBudapest· 973 km as the crow flies
- 13:15 → 09:05+1FlixBus N161 ☾ OvernightEssen central train station (Freiheit) → Budapest Déli train station · via Duisburg, Düsseldorf, Leverkusen, Cologne…19h5017 stops
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.
Quick answers
Is there a direct bus from Essen to Budapest?
Yes. 1 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).
How long is the bus from Essen to Budapest?
The fastest takes 19h50; the slowest 19h50, for 973 km as the crow flies.
Is there a night bus from Essen to Budapest?
Yes: 1 overnight departure in the timetable, for example 13:15 arriving 09:05 the next morning.