Graz to Essen bus: 1.6 a day, fastest 14h20

1.6 a dayfastest 14h20☾ 2 overnight busesFlixBus🇦🇹 Austria → 🇩🇪 Germany

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GrazMunichNurembergFrankfurtCologneDüsseldorfEssen· 782 km as the crow flies

16:00 → 07:25⁺¹
FlixBus N951 ☾ Overnight
Graz P&R Webling → Essen central train station (Freiheit) · via Munich, Nuremberg, Frankfurt, Cologne…
15h256 stops
Runs: Mon, Wed, Thu, Sat, SunThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 16:00 → 06:25+1)Book on FlixBus ↗
22:25 → 12:45⁺¹
FlixBus N261 ☾ Overnight
Graz P&R Webling → Essen central train station (Freiheit) · via Regensburg, Nuremberg, Würzburg, Frankfurt…
14h206 stops
Runs: Wed to Sun (some weeks)The night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 22:25 → 11:45+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 22:25, arrive 12:45

The plane is 9h48 quicker door to door, but the night bus spends your night on the road instead of a day.

Bus · fastest direct15h03

To Graz P&R Webling19 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N26114h20
From Essen central train station (Freiheit)9 min

Train · fastest direct12h02

To Graz Hbf1 min
Before departure10 min
ICE 11811h50
From Essen Hbf1 min

Plane · nonstop GRZ to DUS5h15

To Graz (GRZ)30 min
Check-in & security1h30
Flight GRZ to DUS1h50
Landing to exit20 min
From DUS1h05

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?

3 a weekdirect trains, fastest 11h50

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

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Flying instead?

1 airline fly Graz to Essen nonstop. Book on the airline's own site:

EurowingsGRZ→DUSBook direct ↗

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Graz to Essen?

Yes. 1.6 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Graz to Essen?

The fastest takes 14h20; the slowest 15h25, for 782 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 16:00 and the latest at 22:25, local time in Graz. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Graz to Essen?

Yes: 2 overnight departures in the timetable, for example 16:00 arriving 07:25 the next morning.

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