Hoofddorp to Bochum bus: 1.6 a day, fastest 3h20

1.6 a dayfastest 3h20FlixBus🇳🇱 Netherlands → 🇩🇪 Germany

Direct buses · no change

HoofddorpUtrechtOberhausenEssenBochum· 196 km as the crow flies

15:20 → 19:15
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Amsterdam Schiphol Airport → Bochum central station (Wittener Straße) · via Utrecht, Essen
3h552 stops
Runs: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, SunBook on FlixBus ↗
18:50 → 22:50
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Amsterdam Schiphol Airport → Bochum central station (Wittener Straße) · via Utrecht, Oberhausen, Essen
4h003 stops
Runs: Sun (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
19:05 → 22:25
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Amsterdam Schiphol Airport → Bochum central station (Wittener Straße) · via Oberhausen, Essen
3h202 stops
Runs: Mon, Thu (some weeks)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

Fastest door to door: the plane (4h00). The bus takes 4 min longer.

Bus · fastest direct4h04

To Amsterdam Schiphol Airport21 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus 0563h20
From Bochum central station (Wittener Straße)8 min

Plane · nonstop AMS to DUS4h00

To Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)20 min
Check-in & security1h30
Flight AMS to DUS55 min
Landing to exit20 min
From DUS55 min

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.

Flying instead?

1 airline fly Hoofddorp to Bochum nonstop. Book on the airline's own site:

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Hoofddorp to Bochum?

Yes. 1.6 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Hoofddorp to Bochum?

The fastest takes 3h20; the slowest 4h00, for 196 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 15:20 and the latest at 19:05, local time in Hoofddorp. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Hoofddorp to Bochum?

Not an overnight one: every bus here travels by day or evening.

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