The average bus between Ulm and Esslingen takes 1h 52m and the fastest bus takes 1h 34m. There is a bus service every few hours from Ulm to Esslingen. 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 Ulm and Esslingen. The earliest departure is at 3:35 AM at night, and the last departure from Ulm is at 11:30 PM which arrives into Esslingen at 1:04 AM. All services require a transfer, and take on average 1h 52m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.

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No, there is no direct bus from Ulm to Esslingen. However, there are services departing from Ulm station and arriving at Esslingen station via Stuttgart Airport Busterminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h 52m.
Ulm to Esslingen bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Ulm station.
Ulm to Esslingen bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Pliensauv. Weilstraße station.
The distance between Ulm and Esslingen is 63.2 km. The road distance is 96 km.
You can take a bus from Ulm to Pliensauv. Weilstraße via Flughafen/Messe in around 2h 6m.