Cheapest€18.88
- VPE VP804206:375h 5m11:42Stuttgart SABGelsenkirchen Hauptbahnhof/ZOB
Door to door 5h 49mCO2 10.5 kgChanges 0Changeable for a fee
Stuttgart to Gelsenkirchen bus
Buses from Stuttgart to Gelsenkirchen start at €22.18 and take 5h 49m at their fastest.
The Buses from Stuttgart to Gelsenkirchen starts at €22.18 and takes 5h 49m door to door, run by 4 operators over 388 km, with around 12 departures a day. Fares bottom out about 60 days before departure.
- 5h 49mDoor to door
- 5h 5mMoving
- €22.18From
- 10.5 kgCO2
The cheapest and the fastest on September 28, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Bus operators
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest |
|---|---|---|
 BlaBlaCar | €19.43 | 5h 50m |
 bodo Verkehrsverbund | €19.98 | 5h 50m |
 NVBW | €19.43 | 5h 51m |
 VPE | €18.88 | 5h 49m |
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When to book Stuttgart to Gelsenkirchen
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €19.4390 days
- €15.0360 days
- €17.7845 days
- €19.9830 days
- €22.7321 days
- €28.2314 days
- €36.487 days
- €39.233 days
- €44.181 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €15.03.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 194 percent. The most expensive point is €44.18, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €24.93Sun
- €22.18Mon
- €23.83Tue
- €23.28Wed
- €28.23Thu
- €26.58Fri
- €26.58Sat
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Stuttgart
Bus
- Stuttgart SAB
- Stuttgart-Airport-Busterminal
Gelsenkirchen
Bus
- Gelsenkirchen Hauptbahnhof/ZOB
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 388 km against 337 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Stuttgart at 06:02 and the last at 17:30, across 12 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Buses against the other ways to make this journey
The same corridor, door to door, with every mode that runs it.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 3h 25m | 2h 41m | 44m | €48.74 | 12.8 kg | 15 |
| Coach | 5h 49m | 5h 5m | 44m | €22.18 | 10.5 kg | 12 |
Questions about Stuttgart to Gelsenkirchen
The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does the Coach from Stuttgart to Gelsenkirchen take?
The Coach from Stuttgart to Gelsenkirchen takes 5h 49m door to door, of which 5h 5m is spent moving. The route runs 388 km. The difference between the two times is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end, which every time on this page includes.
How much does the Coach from Stuttgart to Gelsenkirchen cost?
The Coach from Stuttgart to Gelsenkirchen starts at €22.18 for one passenger, checked on September 28, 2026. A typical fare is €24.93. Both are the total including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so the price here is the price at checkout.
Who runs the Coach from Stuttgart to Gelsenkirchen?
4 operators run the Coach from Stuttgart to Gelsenkirchen: BlaBlaCar, bodo Verkehrsverbund, NVBW, VPE. Between them they file around 12 departures a day. The operator table on this page compares them on fare, journey time, cruising speed, fare conditions and what is provided on board.
Which terminal does the Coach from Stuttgart to Gelsenkirchen use?
The Coach from Stuttgart to Gelsenkirchen leaves from Stuttgart SAB and arrives at Gelsenkirchen Hauptbahnhof/ZOB. Allow about 44m for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one. That time is already inside every door to door figure quoted on this page.
Is the Coach the best way from Stuttgart to Gelsenkirchen?
Traveling from Stuttgart to Gelsenkirchen by Train costs €48.74 and takes 3h 25m door to door, against 5h 49m by Coach. Which is better depends on whether the money or the hours matter more on this trip. The comparison table on this page shows every mode side by side.
When should I book the Coach from Stuttgart to Gelsenkirchen?
Fares for the Coach from Stuttgart to Gelsenkirchen bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €15.03. The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time across the window is 194 percent, measured on September 28, 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.
How much CO2 does the Coach from Stuttgart to Gelsenkirchen produce?
The Coach from Stuttgart to Gelsenkirchen produces about 10.5 kg of CO2 per passenger over 388 km, which works out at roughly 27 grams per passenger kilometer. That figure is for the whole journey and for one traveler, not for the vehicle.
What is provided on board the Coach from Stuttgart to Gelsenkirchen?
Operators on the Coach from Stuttgart to Gelsenkirchen publish Power outlets, Restrooms, Wi-Fi. That is what 4 carriers on this corridor state about their own fleets, across a journey of 5h 49m door to door. Where a carrier publishes nothing, this page lists nothing for it.
Where these numbers come from
Derived from service area No carrier record names this exact pair. The operators listed publish a service area covering both places at a distance their mode plausibly carries people, which is evidence that the corridor is served and not evidence of a specific service. Pages state which, because presenting the two as the same thing would be dishonest.
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Stuttgart to Gelsenkirchen on September 10, 2026: 388 km of route against 337 km in a straight line, 12 services a day, 4 operators, a cheapest fare of €22.18, and 5h 49m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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The bus is the simple part. What you do once you are in Gelsenkirchen is somebody else's catalog.
What to book in Gelsenkirchen before you go
Timed entry, guided walks and half-day trips out of Gelsenkirchen, with free cancellation on most of it.
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