Essen to Warsaw bus: 1.9 a day, fastest 15h20

1.9 a dayfastest 15h20☾ 2 overnight busesFlixBus🇩🇪 Germany → 🇵🇱 Poland

Direct buses · no change

EssenDortmundHalleLeipzigDresdenBolesławiecWarsaw· 964 km as the crow flies

01:40 → 18:35
FlixBus 1304 ☾ Overnight
Essen central train station (Freiheit) → Warsaw, Bus Station West · via Dortmund, Halle, Leipzig, Dresden…
16h558 stops
Runs: Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)The night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 01:40 → 17:35)Book on FlixBus ↗
20:05 → 11:25⁺¹
FlixBus N1320 ☾ Overnight
Essen central train station (Freiheit) → Warsaw, Bus Station West · via Bochum, Dortmund, Hanover, Berlin…
15h208 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 20:05 → 10:25+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 20:05, arrive 11:25

The plane is 10h52 quicker door to door, but the night bus spends your night on the road instead of a day.

Bus · fastest direct16h02

To Essen central train station (Freiheit)9 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N132015h20
From Warsaw, Bus Station West18 min

Plane · nonstop DTM to WAW5h10

To Dortmund (DTM)55 min
Check-in & security1h30
Flight DTM to WAW2h00
Landing to exit20 min
From WAW25 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 instead?

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

Where Essen goes by direct train ↗

Flying instead?

3 airlines fly Essen to Warsaw nonstop. Book on the airline's own site:

EurowingsDUS→WAWBook direct ↗
LOT Polish AirlinesDUS→WAWBook direct ↗
Wizz AirDTM→WAWBook direct ↗

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Essen to Warsaw?

Yes. 1.9 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Essen to Warsaw?

The fastest takes 15h20; the slowest 16h55, for 964 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 01:40 and the latest at 20:05, local time in Essen. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Essen to Warsaw?

Yes: 2 overnight departures in the timetable, for example 01:40 arriving 18:35.

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