Bologna to Essen bus: 4 a week, fastest 17h50

4 a weekfastest 17h50☾ 1 overnight busFlixBus🇮🇹 Italy → 🇩🇪 Germany

Direct buses · no change

BolognaVeronaTrentoBolzanoInnsbruckFrankfurtEssen· 838 km as the crow flies

17:00 → 10:50⁺¹
FlixBus N537 ☾ Overnight
Bologna (central bus station) → Essen central train station (Freiheit) · via Verona, Trento, Bolzano, Innsbruck…
17h507 stops
Runs: Wed, Thu, Sat, SunThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 17:00 → 09:50+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 17:00, arrive 10:50

The plane is 13h17 quicker door to door, but the night bus spends your night on the road instead of a day.

Bus · fastest direct18h27

To Bologna (central bus station)13 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N53717h50
From Essen central train station (Freiheit)9 min

Plane · nonstop BLQ to DUS5h10

To Bologna Guglielmo Marconi (BLQ)25 min
Check-in & security1h30
Flight BLQ 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 instead?

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

Where Bologna goes by direct train ↗

Flying instead?

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

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Bologna to Essen?

Yes. 4 a week on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Bologna to Essen?

The fastest takes 17h50; the slowest 17h50, for 838 km as the crow flies.

Is there a night bus from Bologna to Essen?

Yes: 1 overnight departure in the timetable, for example 17:00 arriving 10:50 the next morning.

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