The average bus between Diest and Mechelen takes 2h 2m and the fastest bus takes 1h 39m. There is an hourly bus service from Diest to Mechelen. The journey time may be longer on weekends and holidays; use the search form on this page to search for a specific travel date.
Buses run hourly between Diest and Mechelen. The earliest departure is at 7:10 AM in the morning, and the last departure from Diest is at 10:40 PM which arrives into Mechelen at 1:28 AM. All services require a transfer, and take on average 2h 2m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.

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No, there is no direct bus from Diest to Mechelen. However, there are services departing from Diest station and arriving at Mechelen station via Leuven Station perron 2 station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 2m.
Diest to Mechelen bus services, operated by De Lijn, depart from Diest Atheneum station.
Diest to Mechelen bus services, operated by De Lijn, arrive at Mechelen Kardinaal Mercierplein station.
The distance between Diest and Mechelen is 40.3 km. The road distance is 53 km.
You can take a bus from Diest Atheneum to Mechelen Kardinaal Mercierplein via Leuven Station perron 8 in around 1h 47m.