Bus and Coach from Vienna to Essen: Compare all prices

Compare all timetables for the bus from Vienna to Essen

Here is a selection of the cheapest bus trips from the schedule from Vienna to Essen from various bus operators like FlixBus for the next days.

today

£38

tomorrow

£43

Saturday

£42

Sunday

£45

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

£31

Cheapest bus trips today
BertCompanyCountOneCompanyName	Duration	Departure time	From	Departure	Arrival time	To	Destination	Seat classes	Price
FlixBus	16h 30m	12:30	Vienna	Erdberg	05:00	Essen	Central Station	Economy	£38	A Bus from FlixBus goes from Erdberg, Vienna (Austria) at 03/09/2026 12:30:00 to Central Station, Essen (Germany) arriving at 04/09/2026 05:00:00. 50 Economy ticket for £38 per person are available. Travel duration is 16h 30m
FlixBus	15h 35m	14:30	Vienna	Erdberg	06:05	Essen	Central Station	Economy	£38	A Bus from FlixBus goes from Erdberg, Vienna (Austria) at 03/09/2026 14:30:00 to Central Station, Essen (Germany) arriving at 04/09/2026 06:05:00. 50 Economy ticket for £38 per person are available. Travel duration is 15h 35m
FlixBus	15h 50m	14:35	Vienna	Erdberg	06:25	Essen	Central Station	Economy	£38	A Bus from FlixBus goes from Erdberg, Vienna (Austria) at 03/09/2026 14:35:00 to Central Station, Essen (Germany) arriving at 04/09/2026 06:25:00. 50 Economy ticket for £38 per person are available. Travel duration is 15h 50m
FlixBus	15h 9m	17:55	Vienna	Erdberg	09:04	Essen	Central Station	Economy	£38	A Bus from FlixBus goes from Erdberg, Vienna (Austria) at 03/09/2026 17:55:00 to Central Station, Essen (Germany) arriving at 04/09/2026 09:04:00. 50 Economy ticket for £38 per person are available. Travel duration is 15h 9m
FlixBus	16h 0m	13:00	Vienna	Südtirolerplatz Coach Station	05:00	Essen	Central Station	Economy	£38	A Bus from FlixBus goes from Südtirolerplatz Coach Station, Vienna (Austria) at 03/09/2026 13:00:00 to Central Station, Essen (Germany) arriving at 04/09/2026 05:00:00. 50 Economy ticket for £38 per person are available. Travel duration is 16h 0m

Cheapest bus trips tomorrow
BertCompanyCountOneCompanyName	Duration	Departure time	From	Departure	Arrival time	To	Destination	Seat classes	Price
FlixBus	16h 30m	12:30	Vienna	Erdberg	05:00	Essen	Central Station	Economy	£43	A Bus from FlixBus goes from Erdberg, Vienna (Austria) at 04/09/2026 12:30:00 to Central Station, Essen (Germany) arriving at 05/09/2026 05:00:00. 50 Economy ticket for £43 per person are available. Travel duration is 16h 30m
FlixBus	15h 35m	14:30	Vienna	Erdberg	06:05	Essen	Central Station	Economy	£43	A Bus from FlixBus goes from Erdberg, Vienna (Austria) at 04/09/2026 14:30:00 to Central Station, Essen (Germany) arriving at 05/09/2026 06:05:00. 50 Economy ticket for £43 per person are available. Travel duration is 15h 35m
FlixBus	18h 15m	17:35	Vienna	Erdberg	11:50	Essen	Central Station	Economy	£43	A Bus from FlixBus goes from Erdberg, Vienna (Austria) at 04/09/2026 17:35:00 to Central Station, Essen (Germany) arriving at 05/09/2026 11:50:00. 50 Economy ticket for £43 per person are available. Travel duration is 18h 15m
FlixBus	16h 0m	13:00	Vienna	Südtirolerplatz Coach Station	05:00	Essen	Central Station	Economy	£43	A Bus from FlixBus goes from Südtirolerplatz Coach Station, Vienna (Austria) at 04/09/2026 13:00:00 to Central Station, Essen (Germany) arriving at 05/09/2026 05:00:00. 50 Economy ticket for £43 per person are available. Travel duration is 16h 0m
FlixBus	18h 0m	23:45	Vienna	Südtirolerplatz Coach Station	17:45	Essen	Central Station	Economy	£43	A Bus from FlixBus goes from Südtirolerplatz Coach Station, Vienna (Austria) at 04/09/2026 23:45:00 to Central Station, Essen (Germany) arriving at 05/09/2026 17:45:00. 50 Economy ticket for £43 per person are available. Travel duration is 18h 0m

Cheapest bus trips Saturday
BertCompanyCountOneCompanyName	Duration	Departure time	From	Departure	Arrival time	To	Destination	Seat classes	Price
FlixBus	19h 50m	07:05	Vienna	Erdberg	02:55	Essen	Central Station	Economy	£42	A Bus from FlixBus goes from Erdberg, Vienna (Austria) at 05/09/2026 07:05:00 to Central Station, Essen (Germany) arriving at 06/09/2026 02:55:00. 50 Economy ticket for £42 per person are available. Travel duration is 19h 50m
FlixBus	15h 35m	14:30	Vienna	Erdberg	06:05	Essen	Central Station	Economy	£42	A Bus from FlixBus goes from Erdberg, Vienna (Austria) at 05/09/2026 14:30:00 to Central Station, Essen (Germany) arriving at 06/09/2026 06:05:00. 50 Economy ticket for £42 per person are available. Travel duration is 15h 35m
FlixBus	15h 50m	14:35	Vienna	Erdberg	06:25	Essen	Central Station	Economy	£42	A Bus from FlixBus goes from Erdberg, Vienna (Austria) at 05/09/2026 14:35:00 to Central Station, Essen (Germany) arriving at 06/09/2026 06:25:00. 50 Economy ticket for £42 per person are available. Travel duration is 15h 50m
FlixBus	18h 15m	17:35	Vienna	Erdberg	11:50	Essen	Central Station	Economy	£42	A Bus from FlixBus goes from Erdberg, Vienna (Austria) at 05/09/2026 17:35:00 to Central Station, Essen (Germany) arriving at 06/09/2026 11:50:00. 50 Economy ticket for £42 per person are available. Travel duration is 18h 15m
FlixBus	17h 20m	23:30	Vienna	Erdberg	16:50	Essen	Central Station	Economy	£42	A Bus from FlixBus goes from Erdberg, Vienna (Austria) at 05/09/2026 23:30:00 to Central Station, Essen (Germany) arriving at 06/09/2026 16:50:00. 50 Economy ticket for £42 per person are available. Travel duration is 17h 20m

Cheapest bus trips Sunday
BertCompanyCountOneCompanyName	Duration	Departure time	From	Departure	Arrival time	To	Destination	Seat classes	Price
FlixBus	16h 30m	12:30	Vienna	Erdberg	05:00	Essen	Central Station	Economy	£45	A Bus from FlixBus goes from Erdberg, Vienna (Austria) at 06/09/2026 12:30:00 to Central Station, Essen (Germany) arriving at 07/09/2026 05:00:00. 50 Economy ticket for £45 per person are available. Travel duration is 16h 30m
FlixBus	15h 35m	14:30	Vienna	Erdberg	06:05	Essen	Central Station	Economy	£45	A Bus from FlixBus goes from Erdberg, Vienna (Austria) at 06/09/2026 14:30:00 to Central Station, Essen (Germany) arriving at 07/09/2026 06:05:00. 50 Economy ticket for £45 per person are available. Travel duration is 15h 35m
FlixBus	18h 15m	17:35	Vienna	Erdberg	11:50	Essen	Central Station	Economy	£45	A Bus from FlixBus goes from Erdberg, Vienna (Austria) at 06/09/2026 17:35:00 to Central Station, Essen (Germany) arriving at 07/09/2026 11:50:00. 50 Economy ticket for £45 per person are available. Travel duration is 18h 15m
FlixBus	17h 20m	23:30	Vienna	Erdberg	16:50	Essen	Central Station	Economy	£45	A Bus from FlixBus goes from Erdberg, Vienna (Austria) at 06/09/2026 23:30:00 to Central Station, Essen (Germany) arriving at 07/09/2026 16:50:00. 50 Economy ticket for £45 per person are available. Travel duration is 17h 20m
FlixBus	16h 0m	13:00	Vienna	Südtirolerplatz Coach Station	05:00	Essen	Central Station	Economy	£45	A Bus from FlixBus goes from Südtirolerplatz Coach Station, Vienna (Austria) at 06/09/2026 13:00:00 to Central Station, Essen (Germany) arriving at 07/09/2026 05:00:00. 50 Economy ticket for £45 per person are available. Travel duration is 16h 0m

Did you know that if you travel from Vienna to Essen via Giessen, you can save more than £10? You can find the corresponding connections below.
- FlixBus
  
  17h 55m
  
  0
  
  17:55
  
  Vienna
  Erdberg
  
  07:45
  
  Giessen
  Mathematikum Bus Stop
  
  0
  
  Economy
  
  £27
  
  A Bus from FlixBus goes from Erdberg, Vienna (Austria) at 07/09/2026 17:55:00 to Mathematikum Bus Stop, Giessen (Germany) arriving at 08/09/2026 07:45:00. 50 Economy ticket for £27 per person are available. Travel duration is 13h 50m
- FlixBus
  
  4h 0m
  
  0
  
  07:50
  
  Giessen
  Mathematikum Bus Stop
  
  11:50
  
  Essen
  Central Station
  
  0
  
  Economy
  
  £7
  
  A Bus from FlixBus goes from Mathematikum Bus Stop, Giessen (Germany) at 08/09/2026 07:50:00 to Central Station, Essen (Germany) arriving at 08/09/2026 11:50:00. 50 Economy ticket for £7 per person are available. Travel duration is 4h 0m
Travel time is 2h 20m longer, but you will save £10

Cheapest bus trips Wednesday
BertCompanyCountOneCompanyName	Duration	Departure time	From	Departure	Arrival time	To	Destination	Seat classes	Price
FlixBus	16h 30m	12:30	Vienna	Erdberg	05:00	Essen	Central Station	Economy	£31	A Bus from FlixBus goes from Erdberg, Vienna (Austria) at 09/09/2026 12:30:00 to Central Station, Essen (Germany) arriving at 10/09/2026 05:00:00. 50 Economy ticket for £31 per person are available. Travel duration is 16h 30m
FlixBus	15h 35m	14:30	Vienna	Erdberg	06:05	Essen	Central Station	Economy	£31	A Bus from FlixBus goes from Erdberg, Vienna (Austria) at 09/09/2026 14:30:00 to Central Station, Essen (Germany) arriving at 10/09/2026 06:05:00. 50 Economy ticket for £31 per person are available. Travel duration is 15h 35m
FlixBus	15h 50m	14:35	Vienna	Erdberg	06:25	Essen	Central Station	Economy	£31	A Bus from FlixBus goes from Erdberg, Vienna (Austria) at 09/09/2026 14:35:00 to Central Station, Essen (Germany) arriving at 10/09/2026 06:25:00. 50 Economy ticket for £31 per person are available. Travel duration is 15h 50m
FlixBus	18h 15m	17:35	Vienna	Erdberg	11:50	Essen	Central Station	Economy	£31	A Bus from FlixBus goes from Erdberg, Vienna (Austria) at 09/09/2026 17:35:00 to Central Station, Essen (Germany) arriving at 10/09/2026 11:50:00. 50 Economy ticket for £31 per person are available. Travel duration is 18h 15m
FlixBus	17h 30m	21:15	Vienna	Erdberg	14:45	Essen	Central Station	Economy	£31	A Bus from FlixBus goes from Erdberg, Vienna (Austria) at 09/09/2026 21:15:00 to Central Station, Essen (Germany) arriving at 10/09/2026 14:45:00. 50 Economy ticket for £31 per person are available. Travel duration is 17h 30m

Best Price Offer: The price for the cheapest coach from Vienna to Essen is £27 on 22/09/2026. Flexible travellers save on ticket prices.

Frequency of bus connections between Vienna and Essen

See here how frequent the connections between Vienna and Essen are, during different times and days of the week.

Saturday is the busiest day, with more than 12 daily coaches from Vienna to Essen. Thursday has instead the fewest connections, with only 8 daily coaches between Vienna and Essen.

The busiest time of the day is the Afternoon, with 30 coaches from Vienna to Essen, while Morning sees the fewest connections between Vienna and Essen, with 3 offers.

Facts about coaches from Vienna to Essen

Compare all providers like FlixBus that travel 10 times every day by bus from Vienna to Essen in one click! Book your bus ticket from Vienna to Essen starting from £27!

Cheapest Bus	£27
Fastest Bus	13h 20m
Earliest Coach	12:30
Latest Coach	23:45
Daily Bus Connections	10 Ø
Distance	761.6 km
Coach Companies	FlixBus

Cheapest coach connections from Vienna to Essen

Every day, 10 buses from 1 coach companies leave Vienna for Essen: in the table below, you will find the cheapest prices for a bus ticket for this route, starting from 03/09/2026 and for the following days.

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Monday 31/08

Tuesday 01/09

Wednesday 02/09

Thursday 03/09

£38

Friday 04/09

£43

Saturday 05/09

£42

Sunday 06/09

£45

Monday 07/09

Tuesday 08/09

Wednesday 09/09

£31

Thursday 10/09

£36

Friday 11/09

£42

Saturday 12/09

£42

Sunday 13/09

£41

Monday 14/09

£35

Tuesday 15/09

£32

Wednesday 16/09

£31

Thursday 17/09

£35

Friday 18/09

£41

Saturday 19/09

£39

Sunday 20/09

£41

Monday 21/09

Tuesday 22/09

£27

Wednesday 23/09

Thursday 24/09

Friday 25/09

£37

Saturday 26/09

Sunday 27/09

The cheapest time to travel from Vienna to Essen

See here on which day and which time of the day you can find the cheapest bus ticket from Vienna to Essen, for the next 30 days.

With a price starting from £31, Wednesday is the cheapest day for a coach from Vienna to Essen. Sunday instead is the most expensive day with prices starting from £41.

Night is the cheapest day time for bus tickets from Vienna to Essen, with £27. Morning is the most expensive time of the day with prices starting from £42.

How to save money travelling from Vienna to Essen

Travel can be expensive, but it doesn't need to be! Do you want to avoid paying a terrible price for your trip? Then follow these quick steps to save money:

Book the ticket from Vienna to Essen in advance! The earlier you book, the cheaper usually the price is. Also, you will be sure to have a place on the bus from Vienna to Essen, compared instead if you buy it at the last moment, or directly at the station.

If you can, avoid travelling at peak times. Instead of weekend, try travelling during the week. Travelling in the evening or at night it’s also cheaper, and later coaches from Vienna to Essen are also emptier.

All bus stations and stops in Vienna and Essen

The map below shows you where to find all the bus stations in Vienna and Essen.

Erdberg

Edbergstarsse 200 A

Reumannplatz

Quellenstraße 64

Stadion Center

Olympiapl. 2

Südtirolerplatz Coach Station

Südtiroler Platz / Wiedner Gürtel

Karlsplatz

Karlsplatz 1-3

Freiheit Bus Stop

Central Bus Station

Rathaus Bus Stop

Am Porschepl.

Süd Bus Station

Am Grugapark

Bredeney Bus Stop

Service and Comfort on the bus from Vienna to Essen

Want to know which seat classes are available on the coaches from Vienna to Essen? Or which bus companies serve the route Vienna to Essen? Below you will find answers to your questions.

FAQs about the Vienna to Essen bus

How much does a Vienna - Essen coach trip cost?

This depends on, among other things, the day and travel time. The cheapest ticket for the Vienna - Essen bus trip is available from £27 and takes 16h 30m. Compare offers and save money!

How much could I save by comparing buses from Vienna to Essen?

The connection Vienna to Essen is offered by 1 companies with ticket prices ranging from £27 to £60. Therefore, we suggest booking your ticket as soon as possible to ensure you will get the cheapest ticket price.

How many connections are available for the Vienna - Essen route on average every day?

Each day, the bus route from Vienna to Essen is offered by roughly 10 busses. By using our search, you can compare bus schedules and find your ideal trip.

How long does a bus to Essen from Vienna take?

The quickest coach from Vienna to Essen is provided by FlixBus and takes 13h 20m. Coach tickets for this connection cost £39. However, keep in mind that the connection can take longer due to traffic.

What time is the first bus from Vienna to Essen?

The earliest bus to Essen departs from Vienna at 12:30. In this context, information about departure times may differ on weekends and holidays. Simply use our search to find the exact times for your planned travel date.

What time is the last coach from Vienna to Essen?

The latest bus to Essen departs from Vienna at 23:45. Please note that departure times may differ on weekends and holidays. Simply use our search to find the exact times for your planned travel date.

Which bus companies serve the Vienna - Essen route?

Passengers looking to travel from Vienna to Essen can travel with FlixBus. Compare all available bus tickets with our search to book the trip that works best for you.

Is there a direct bus between Vienna and Essen?

You can check all the direct connections between Vienna and Essen by using our search and looking at the Changes section in our filters. These are some of the companies which offer a direct bus: FlixBus.

What can I take with me on the bus to Essen from Vienna?

Depending on which provider you travel with, what you are allowed to bring with you can vary. Generally, you can take a suitcase and hand luggage with you on the bus for the Vienna Essen bus route free of charge. Simply use our search to find a coach that is best suited to your needs for your planned travel date.

What equipment is available for the Vienna Essen bus route?

The equipment on board differs depending on the provider. However, many long-distance buses have WiFi so you can tell your friends your exact location during the journey. To make travelling even more pleasant, air conditioning systems provide ventilation. It is best to use our search to get precise information about the equipment of the bus from Vienna to Essen on your planned travel date.

How does CheckMyBus find the best bus deals from Vienna to Essen?

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Available seat classes which are offered on the bus route Vienna to Essen

Economy

The cheapest option available for your ticket, it usually comes with reclinable seats and AC.

More bus routes to Vienna and to Essen

Here’s an overview of the most popular bus routes to Vienna and to Essen. Simply click on the connection of your choice, and you will find all the details about your bus route!