Essen to Graz bus: 1.6 a day, fastest 13h55

1.6 a dayfastest 13h55☾ 1 overnight busFlixBus🇩🇪 Germany → 🇦🇹 Austria

Direct buses · no change

EssenDuisburgDüsseldorfCologneFrankfurtNurembergGraz· 782 km as the crow flies

09:05 → 00:40⁺¹
FlixBus N951
Essen central train station (Freiheit) → Graz P&R Webling · via Duisburg, Düsseldorf, Cologne, Frankfurt…
15h356 stops
Runs: Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri, SatBook on FlixBus ↗
16:00 → 05:55⁺¹
FlixBus N261 ☾ Overnight
Essen central train station (Freiheit) → Graz P&R Webling · via Düsseldorf, Cologne, Frankfurt, Würzburg…
13h556 stops
Runs: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)The night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 16:00 → 04:55+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 16:00, arrive 05:55

The plane is 9h23 quicker door to door, but the night bus spends your night on the road instead of a day.

Bus · fastest direct14h38

To Essen central train station (Freiheit)9 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N26113h55
From Graz P&R Webling19 min

Train · fastest direct12h05

To Essen Hbf1 min
Before departure10 min
ICE 6211h53
From Graz Hbf1 min

Plane · nonstop DUS to GRZ5h15

To Düsseldorf (DUS)1h05
Check-in & security1h30
Flight DUS to GRZ1h50
Landing to exit20 min
From GRZ30 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?

3 a weekdirect trains, fastest 11h53

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

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Flying instead?

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

EurowingsDUS→GRZBook direct ↗

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Essen to Graz?

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 Essen to Graz?

The fastest takes 13h55; the slowest 15h35, for 782 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 09:05 and the latest at 16:00, local time in Essen. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Essen to Graz?

Yes: 1 overnight departure in the timetable, for example 16:00 arriving 05:55 the next morning.

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