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Hoofddorp ▸ Essen

Essen ▸ Hoofddorp ⇄
3.8 a dayfastest 2h55☾ 1 overnight busFlixBus🇳🇱 Netherlands → 🇩🇪 Germany

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HoofddorpThe HagueRotterdamEindhovenVenloDüsseldorfEssen· 185 km as the crow flies
  • 08:20 → 11:40
    FlixBus 037
    Amsterdam Schiphol Airport → Essen central train station (Freiheit) · via Nijmegen
    3h201 stop
    Runs: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, SunBook on FlixBus ↗
  • 12:50 → 16:15
    FlixBus 056
    Amsterdam Schiphol Airport → Essen central train station (Freiheit) · via Arnhem, Oberhausen
    3h252 stops
    Runs: Mon to Thu (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
  • 15:20 → 18:45
    FlixBus 056
    Amsterdam Schiphol Airport → Essen central train station (Freiheit) · via Utrecht
    3h251 stop
    Runs: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, SunBook on FlixBus ↗
  • 18:50 → 22:20
    FlixBus 056
    Amsterdam Schiphol Airport → Essen central train station (Freiheit) · via Utrecht, Oberhausen
    3h302 stops
    Runs: Sun (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
  • 19:05 → 22:00
    FlixBus 056
    Amsterdam Schiphol Airport → Essen central train station (Freiheit) · via Oberhausen
    2h551 stop
    Runs: Mon, Thu (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
  • 22:25 → 03:55+1
    FlixBus N116 ☾ Overnight
    Amsterdam Schiphol Airport → Essen central train station (Freiheit) · via The Hague, Rotterdam, Eindhoven, Venlo…
    5h306 stops
    Runs: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, SunThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 22:25 → 02:55+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.

Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Hoofddorp to Essen?

Yes. 3.8 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Hoofddorp to Essen?

The fastest takes 2h55; the slowest 5h30, for 185 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 08:20 and the latest at 22:25, local time in Hoofddorp. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Hoofddorp to Essen?

Yes: 1 overnight departure in the timetable, for example 22:25 arriving 03:55 the next morning.

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