Vienna to Bochum bus: 1 a day, fastest 18h55

1 a dayfastest 18h55☾ 1 overnight busFlixBus🇦🇹 Austria → 🇩🇪 Germany

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ViennaSalzburgMunichAugsburgUlmStuttgartBochum· 750 km as the crow flies

02:20 → 21:15
FlixBus N965 ☾ Overnight
Vienna Central Station → Bochum central station (Wittener Straße) · via Salzburg, Munich, Augsburg, Ulm…
18h5517 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 02:20 → 20:15)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 02:20, arrive 21:15

The plane is 14h09 quicker door to door, but the night bus spends your night on the road instead of a day.

Bus · fastest direct19h34

To Vienna Central Station16 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N96518h55
From Bochum central station (Wittener Straße)8 min

Plane · nonstop VIE to DUS5h25

To Vienna (VIE)50 min
Check-in & security1h30
Flight VIE to DUS1h50
Landing to exit20 min
From DUS55 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.

Flying instead?

2 airlines fly Vienna to Bochum nonstop. Book on the airline's own site:

Austrian AirlinesVIE→DUSBook direct ↗
EurowingsVIE→DUSBook direct ↗

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Vienna to Bochum?

Yes. 1 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Vienna to Bochum?

The fastest takes 18h55; the slowest 18h55, for 750 km as the crow flies.

Is there a night bus from Vienna to Bochum?

Yes: 1 overnight departure in the timetable, for example 02:20 arriving 21:15.

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