Essen ▸ Lille

Direct buses · no change

• 04:40 → 12:30

  FlixBus N1153

  Essen central train station (Freiheit) → Lille · via Düsseldorf, Cologne, Aachen, Brussels

  7h505 stops

  Runs: Tue, Thu, SatBook on FlixBus ↗
• 07:50 → 14:30

  BlaBlaCar Bus

  Essen - Bus Station → Lille - Europe Train Station · via Duisburg, Eindhoven, Antwerp, Brussels

  6h404 stops

  Runs: Mon, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)Book on BlaBlaCar Bus ↗
• 09:55 → 17:25

  BlaBlaCar Bus

  Essen - Bus Station → Lille - Europe Train Station · via Düsseldorf, Cologne, Liège, Brussels

  7h304 stops

  Runs: Mon, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)Book on BlaBlaCar Bus ↗
• 12:55 → 19:35

  FlixBus N1387

  Essen central train station (Freiheit) → Lille · via Duisburg, Eindhoven, Antwerp, Brussels

  6h404 stops

  Runs: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)The night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 11:55 → 18:35)Book on FlixBus ↗
• 16:35 → 21:45

  FlixBus N380

  Essen central train station (Freiheit) → Lille · via Düsseldorf, Brussels

  5h102 stops

  Runs: Only Sat 31 Octthe open data has only these datesBook on FlixBus ↗
• 18:15 → 23:25

  FlixBus N380

  Essen central train station (Freiheit) → Lille · via Düsseldorf, Brussels

  5h102 stops

  Runs: Only Sat 24 Octthe open data has only these datesBook on FlixBus ↗
• 18:55 → 00:05⁺¹

  FlixBus N380 / N380A

  Essen central train station (Freiheit) → Lille · via Düsseldorf, Brussels

  5h102 stops

  Runs: Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
• 21:00 → 03:55⁺¹

  BlaBlaCar Bus ☾ Overnight

  Essen - Bus Station → Lille - Europe Train Station · via Düsseldorf, Cologne, Liège, Brussels

  6h554 stops

  Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 21:00 → 02:55+1)Book on BlaBlaCar Bus ↗

Local times at each stop. Times from official open data: FlixBus (file of 11 Oct 2026), BlaBlaCar Bus (file of 18 Oct 2026) and FlixBus UK (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. Contains BlaBlaCar Bus timetable data (transport.data.gouv.fr), ODbL 1.0. How we build this.