The bus between Jena and Essen takes 29h 45m. The bus runs, on average, once a week from Jena to Essen. 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 once a week between Jena and Essen. The service departs Jena at 2:50 AM at night, which arrives into Essen at 08:35:00. All services require a transfer at Bielefeld Brackwede train station and take an average of 29h 45m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.
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No, there is no direct bus from Jena to Essen. However, there are services departing from Jena station and arriving at Essen station via Bielefeld Brackwede train station station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 45m.
Jena to Essen bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Jena bus station.
Jena to Essen bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Essen Hbf station.
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The distance between Jena and Essen is 324.3 km. The road distance is 442 km.
You can take a bus from Jena bus station to Essen Hbf via Bielefeld Brackwede train station and Bielefeld, Brackwede Bahnhof in around 7h 12m.