Milan to Dortmund bus: 1 a day, fastest 14h15

1 a dayfastest 14h15☾ 1 overnight busFlixBus🇮🇹 Italy → 🇩🇪 Germany

Direct buses · no change

MilanZurichFreiburgKarlsruheHeidelbergMannheimDortmund· 685 km as the crow flies

19:00 → 09:15⁺¹
FlixBus N07 ☾ Overnight
Milan (Lampugnano bus station) → Dortmund central bus station · via Zurich, Freiburg, Karlsruhe, Heidelberg…
14h159 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 19:00 → 08:15+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 19:00, arrive 09:15

The plane is 10h11 quicker door to door, but the night bus spends your night on the road instead of a day.

Bus · fastest direct15h01

To Milan (Lampugnano bus station)22 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N0714h15
From Dortmund central bus station9 min

Plane · nonstop MXP to DTM4h50

To Milan Malpensa (MXP)55 min
Check-in & security1h30
Flight MXP to DTM1h35
Landing to exit20 min
From DTM30 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.

Train instead?

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

Where Milan goes by direct train ↗

Flying instead?

1 airline fly Milan to Dortmund nonstop. Book on the airline's own site:

Wizz Air from 2026-10-25MXP→DTMBook direct ↗

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Milan to Dortmund?

Yes. 1 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Milan to Dortmund?

The fastest takes 14h15; the slowest 14h15, for 685 km as the crow flies.

Is there a night bus from Milan to Dortmund?

Yes: 1 overnight departure in the timetable, for example 19:00 arriving 09:15 the next morning.

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