Florence to Essen bus: 4 a week, fastest 19h25

4 a weekfastest 19h25☾ 1 overnight busFlixBus🇮🇹 Italy → 🇩🇪 Germany

Direct buses · no change

FlorenceBolognaVeronaTrentoBolzanoInnsbruckEssen· 910 km as the crow flies

15:25 → 10:50⁺¹
FlixBus N537 ☾ Overnight
Florence (Villa Costanza) → Essen central train station (Freiheit) · via Bologna, Verona, Trento, Bolzano…
19h258 stops
Runs: Wed, Thu, Sat, SunThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 15:25 → 09:50+1)Book 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.

Bus, train or plane

☾ Overnight: leave 15:25, arrive 10:50

The plane is 14h58 quicker door to door, but the night bus spends your night on the road instead of a day.

Bus · fastest direct20h13

To Florence (Villa Costanza)24 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N53719h25
From Essen central train station (Freiheit)9 min

Plane · nonstop FLR to DUS5h15

To Florence (FLR)20 min
Check-in & security1h30
Flight FLR to DUS2h00
Landing to exit20 min
From DUS1h05

City centre to city centre. Getting to stops, stations and airports: typical public-transport times (estimates). Bus: be at the stop 15 min before. Plane: check-in and security 1h30 before, then getting out after landing; flight time typical for the distance.

Train instead?

No direct train from Florence to Essen in pickthetrain's timetables: the bus is the no-change way.

Where Florence goes by direct train ↗

Flying instead?

1 airline fly Florence to Essen nonstop. Book on the airline's own site:

Eurowings seasonalFLR→DUSBook direct ↗

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Florence to Essen?

Yes. 4 a week on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Florence to Essen?

The fastest takes 19h25; the slowest 19h25, for 910 km as the crow flies.

Is there a night bus from Florence to Essen?

Yes: 1 overnight departure in the timetable, for example 15:25 arriving 10:50 the next morning.

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