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Essen ▸ Hoofddorp

Hoofddorp ▸ Essen ⇄
3.8 a dayfastest 3h05☾ 1 overnight busFlixBus🇩🇪 Germany → 🇳🇱 Netherlands

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EssenDüsseldorfVenloEindhovenRotterdamThe HagueHoofddorp· 185 km as the crow flies
  • 03:00 → 08:20
    FlixBus N116 ☾ Overnight
    Essen central train station (Freiheit) → Amsterdam Schiphol Airport · via Düsseldorf, Venlo, Eindhoven, Rotterdam…
    5h206 stops
    Runs: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, SunThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 02:00 → 07:20)Book on FlixBus ↗
  • 07:15 → 10:30
    FlixBus 056
    Essen central train station (Freiheit) → Amsterdam Schiphol Airport · via Oberhausen, Arnhem
    3h152 stops
    Runs: Mon to Thu (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
  • 09:35 → 12:40
    FlixBus 056
    Essen central train station (Freiheit) → Amsterdam Schiphol Airport · via Utrecht
    3h051 stop
    Runs: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, SunBook on FlixBus ↗
  • 12:55 → 16:15
    FlixBus 056
    Essen central train station (Freiheit) → Amsterdam Schiphol Airport · via Oberhausen, Utrecht
    3h202 stops
    Runs: Sun (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
  • 13:40 → 16:45
    FlixBus 056
    Essen central train station (Freiheit) → Amsterdam Schiphol Airport · via Oberhausen
    3h051 stop
    Runs: Mon, Thu (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
  • 18:00 → 21:10
    FlixBus 037
    Essen central train station (Freiheit) → Amsterdam Schiphol Airport · via Nijmegen
    3h101 stop
    Runs: Wed to SunBook 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 Essen to Hoofddorp?

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 Essen to Hoofddorp?

The fastest takes 3h05; the slowest 5h20, for 185 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 03:00 and the latest at 18:00, local time in Essen. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Essen to Hoofddorp?

Yes: 1 overnight departure in the timetable, for example 03:00 arriving 08:20.

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