Vienna to Essen bus
Buses from Vienna to Essen start at $34.17.
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The Buses from Vienna to Essen starts at $34.17, run by 1 operator over 762 km. Fares bottom out about 90 days before departure.
- 11h 45mDoor to door
- 11h 1mMoving
- $77.57From
- 03:00 to 03:00First and last departure
- 1Per day
- 25.9 kgCO2
11h 45m
11h 1m
$77.57
03:00 to 03:00
1
25.9 kg12Go issues the ticket, and you book it here on Orlero.
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The price is the one 12Go sets, with every fee shown before you pay.
Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about $105.75Thu8
- about $75.42Fri9
- about $76.64Sat10
- about $59.05Sun11
- about $62.08Mon12
- about $54.19Tue13
- about $59.65Wed14
- about $73.00Thu15
- about $63.90Fri16
- about $55.40Sat17
- about $62.08Sun18
- about $44.49Mon19
- about $53.58Tue20
- about $46.31Wed21
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
Bus operators
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 FlixBus | $34.17 | 10h 38m | 72 km/h | Changeable | Power outlets, Restrooms, Wi-Fi |
The bus gets you into Essen. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
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When to book Vienna to Essen
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- $32.3590 days
- $42.0560 days
- $35.3845 days
- $37.8130 days
- $49.3421 days
- $46.3114 days
- $59.657 days
- $76.643 days
- $105.751 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 90 days ahead, at $32.35.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 227 percent. The most expensive point is $105.75, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 90 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.
- $59.05Sun
- $44.49Mon
- $53.58Tue
- $49.34Wed
- $73.00Thu
- $63.90Fri
- $55.40Sat
Where you leave from and where you arrive
Vienna
Bus- Wien Erdberg
- Vienna International Busterminal
Essen
- Essen Freiheit
- Essen Hbf
What the journey looks like
- Direct or connecting
- 33% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 67% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 762 km against 762 km in a straight line, a detour of 0 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Nuremberg, Frankfurt am Main, Prague, Köln. The gap between arriving and leaving is 54 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 17 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
Questions about Vienna to Essen
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 Vienna to Essen take?
The Coach from Vienna to Essen covers 762 km. Each operator's own departure and arrival times for the date you pick are in the search at the top of this page, beside the total price.
How much does the Coach from Vienna to Essen cost?
The Coach from Vienna to Essen starts at $34.17 for one passenger, as of October 7, 2026. A typical fare is $35.08. 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 Vienna to Essen?
One operator runs the Coach from Vienna to Essen: FlixBus. The operator table on this page sets out fare, journey time, cruising speed, fare conditions and what is provided on board.
Which terminal does the Coach from Vienna to Essen use?
The Coach from Vienna to Essen leaves from Wien Erdberg and arrives at Essen Freiheit. 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.
When should I book the Coach from Vienna to Essen?
Fares for the Coach from Vienna to Essen bottom out around 90 days ahead, at $32.35. The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time across the window is 227 percent, measured on October 7, 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.
How much CO2 does the Coach from Vienna to Essen produce?
The Coach from Vienna to Essen produces about 25.9 kg of CO2 per passenger over 762 km, which works out at roughly 34 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 Vienna to Essen?
Operators on the Coach from Vienna to Essen publish Power outlets, Restrooms, Wi-Fi. That is what 1 carriers on this corridor state about their own fleets. Where a carrier publishes nothing, this page lists nothing for it.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Observed service A carrier record names this operator on this pair, carried through unchanged.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labeled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon
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