Essen to Vienna bus: 1 a day, fastest 16h15

1 a dayfastest 16h15☾ 1 overnight busFlixBus🇩🇪 Germany → 🇦🇹 Austria

Direct buses · no change

EssenDuisburgDüsseldorfLeverkusenCologneMontabaurVienna· 762 km as the crow flies

13:15 → 05:30⁺¹
FlixBus N161 ☾ Overnight
Essen central train station (Freiheit) → Vienna Central Station · via Duisburg, Düsseldorf, Leverkusen, Cologne…
16h1514 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 13:15 → 04:30+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 13:15, arrive 05:30

The plane is 11h20 quicker door to door, but the night bus spends your night on the road instead of a day.

Bus · fastest direct16h55

To Essen central train station (Freiheit)9 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N16116h15
From Vienna Central Station16 min

Train · fastest direct13h15

To Essen Hbf1 min
Before departure10 min
NJ 4042113h04

Plane · nonstop DUS to VIE5h35

To Düsseldorf (DUS)1h05
Check-in & security1h30
Flight DUS to VIE1h50
Landing to exit20 min
From VIE50 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?

6 a weekdirect trains, fastest 13h04

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

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Flying instead?

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

Austrian AirlinesDUS→VIEBook direct ↗
EurowingsDUS→VIEBook direct ↗

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Essen to Vienna?

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 Vienna?

The fastest takes 16h15; the slowest 16h15, for 762 km as the crow flies.

Is there a night bus from Essen to Vienna?

Yes: 1 overnight departure in the timetable, for example 13:15 arriving 05:30 the next morning.

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