Cheapest
Average
The best way to find a cheap fare is to book your ticket as far in advance as you can and to avoid traveling at rush hour.
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Fastest Journey
5 h 30 m
Average
6 h 42 m
Buses per day
7
Distance
454 km
Of the 7 buses that leave Berlin for Essen every day 7 travel direct so it’s quite easy to avoid journeys where you’ll have to change along the way.
Distance | 281 miles (453 km) | |
Average coach duration | 7 h 20 min | |
Average coach ticket price | £27 (€30) | |
Direct coach | Yes | |
Coach companies | Flixbus or BlaBlaCar |
Coaches from Berlin to Essen cover the 281 miles (453 km) long journey taking on average 7 h 20 min with our travel partners like Flixbus or BlaBlaCar. There are direct coach services available. While the average ticket price for this journey costs around £27, you can find the cheapest coach ticket for as low as £17. Travellers depart most frequently from Berlin Hbf and arrive in Essen, Freiheit / Am Hauptbahnhof (Ruhrbahn KundenCenter).
For as little as £17 you can travel by coach from Berlin to Essen with FlixBus. Omio will show you the best deals, timetables and tickets available for this trip.
FlixBus is one of the most popular low-cost coach providers in Europe. Founded in Germany, FlixBus has expanded its services throughout Europe and even to the United States, giving travellers in both continents the option to take a long-distance coach at an affordable price. FlixBus also operates overnight coaches on select routes throughout Europe. FlixBus offers only the Standard ticket for all its routes, which allows you to bring one hand luggage and one hold luggage bag per person. Additional fees apply for bringing extra luggage and making specific seat reservations, such as if you want to book an Extra Seat, Table Seat or the Panorama Seat. Standard amenities onboard include free Wi-Fi, power outlets to charge your phone, tablet or laptop during long coach journeys, extra legroom, luggage space and toilets.
When departing from Berlin, you have various coach station options to start your trip from including Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof, Berlin, ZOB and Berlin, Bahnhof Südkreuz. When arriving in Essen, you can end your route in coach stations like Essen, Freiheit / Am Hauptbahnhof (Ruhrbahn KundenCenter), Essen, Hauptbahnhof Südseite and Essen, Freiheit (Hauptbahnhof).
Omio customers book a coach from Berlin Hbf to Essen, Freiheit / Am Hauptbahnhof (Ruhrbahn KundenCenter) most frequently for this route.
You can find the most popular departure coach station for this route, Berlin Hbf, located approximately 3.5 miles (5.6 km) from the city centre of Berlin. The most popular arrival coach station in Essen, called Essen, Freiheit / Am Hauptbahnhof (Ruhrbahn KundenCenter), is located around 0.4 miles (668 m) away from its city centre.
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