- Must visit
Museum Folkwang
One of Germany’s leading art museums, known for major collections of 19th- to 21st-century painting, photography, and design.
Cheapest price
$2
Average price
$131
Fastest journey
22 h 30 m
Average duration
23 h
Buses per day
29
Distance
1210 km
The best way to find a cheap bus ticket from Lviv to Essen is to book your journey as far in advance as possible and to avoid traveling at rush hour.
The average ticket from Lviv to Essen will cost around $131 if you buy it on the day, but the cheapest tickets can be found for only $2.
Of the 29 buses that leave Lviv for Essen on Sat, Jun 20, 15 travel direct so it’s quite easy to avoid journeys where you’ll have to change along the way.
On Sat, Jun 20 the direct buses cover the 1210 km distance in an average of 23 h but if you time it right, some buses will get you there in just 22 h 30 m .
On Sat, Jun 20 the slowest buses will take 23 h 45 m and usually involve a change or two along the way, but you might be able to save a few pennies if you’re on a budget.
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0Omio recommends booking the bus as it is the most popular option from Lviv to Essen among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the bus with prices starting from $47. For those with little time consider booking a bus which can get you there in 28h 49m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a bus costs an average of $47, and a bus costs an average of $47.
Distance: 751 miles (1210 km)
Most popular Bus | Driving |
|---|---|
$71 Average price Cheapest | $261 Average price (fuel + tolls) |
29h 19m Average total duration Fastest 28h 49m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 15h 33m Average total duration (door-to-door) |
![]() Most popular bus company | Your own car or car rental |
Direct Options | Direct Options |
Tickets start at around $71 (€58) compared to roughly $261 (€214) in fuel and tolls — a saving of about $190 (€155). The journey takes 28h 49m versus 15h 33m by car, so you'll arrive a bit later, but you can use the time productively rather than spending it behind the wheel. No parking to sort, no fuel stops, and most coaches have Wi-Fi and power outlets.
Direct services are operated by FlixBus, Euroticket, Sindbad.
Driving is worth considering if you're on a tight schedule, travelling as a group (where fuel costs split several ways), or want the flexibility to stop along the way.
| Operator | Departure Time | Arrival Time | Duration | Departure days | Cheapest price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 05:00AM | Arrival Time 06:50AM | Duration 26h50 | Departure days Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $106 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 05:35AM | Arrival Time 10:45AM | Duration 30h10 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $88 |
Operator Infobus | Departure Time 07:00AM | Arrival Time 07:00AM | Duration 24h00 | Departure days Thu, Fri | Cheapest price $96 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 07:05AM | Arrival Time 02:45PM | Duration 32h40 | Departure days Mon, Wed, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $95 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 07:40AM | Arrival Time 02:45PM | Duration 32h05 | Departure days Mon, Wed, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $89 |
Operator Infobus | Departure Time 08:00AM | Arrival Time 08:00AM | Duration 24h00 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price $67 |
Operator Infobus | Departure Time 10:00AM | Arrival Time 09:00AM | Duration 24h00 | Departure days Wed, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $91 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 12:00PM | Arrival Time 04:48PM | Duration 29h48 | Departure days Wed, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $89 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 12:45PM | Arrival Time 04:48PM | Duration 29h03 | Departure days Wed, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $89 |
Operator Infobus | Departure Time 01:00PM | Arrival Time 12:45PM | Duration 24h45 | Departure days Wed, Sat | Cheapest price $105 |
Operator Euroticket | Departure Time 01:00PM | Arrival Time 12:45PM | Duration 24h45 | Departure days Wed | Cheapest price $166 |
Operator Infobus | Departure Time 01:30PM | Arrival Time 12:30PM | Duration 24h00 | Departure days Tue, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $103 |
Operator Euroticket | Departure Time 01:30PM | Arrival Time 02:45PM | Duration 26h15 | Departure days Tue, Sat | Cheapest price $123 |
Operator Infobus | Departure Time 01:50PM | Arrival Time 03:35PM | Duration 26h45 | Departure days Wed | Cheapest price $136 |
Operator Euroticket | Departure Time 02:00PM | Arrival Time 12:45PM | Duration 23h45 | Departure days Wed | Cheapest price $166 |
Operator Infobus | Departure Time 02:00PM | Arrival Time 04:20PM | Duration 27h20 | Departure days Tue, Wed, Sat | Cheapest price $105 |
Operator Infobus | Departure Time 02:30PM | Arrival Time 05:25PM | Duration 27h55 | Departure days Wed | Cheapest price $130 |
Operator Euroticket | Departure Time 02:30PM | Arrival Time 06:45PM | Duration 29h15 | Departure days Tue, Wed, Sat | Cheapest price $78 |
Operator Infobus | Departure Time 03:00PM | Arrival Time 02:30PM | Duration 24h30 | Departure days Tue, Wed, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $113 |
Operator Infobus | Departure Time 03:15PM | Arrival Time 12:45PM | Duration 22h30 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $126 |
Operator Euroticket | Departure Time 03:15PM | Arrival Time 12:45PM | Duration 22h30 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $142 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 03:45PM | Arrival Time 08:00PM | Duration 29h15 | Departure days Wed, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $118 |
Operator Infobus | Departure Time 04:10PM | Arrival Time 07:00PM | Duration 26h50 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price $48 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 04:15PM | Arrival Time 08:00PM | Duration 28h45 | Departure days Wed, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $118 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 05:30PM | Arrival Time 08:48PM | Duration 28h18 | Departure days Wed, Sun | Cheapest price $131 |
Operator KLR | Departure Time 05:30PM | Arrival Time 08:00PM | Duration 27h30 | Departure days Mon, Wed, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $123 |
Operator Infobus | Departure Time 06:00PM | Arrival Time 07:40PM | Duration 25h40 | Departure days Fri | Cheapest price $72 |
Operator Infobus | Departure Time 06:15PM | Arrival Time 08:10PM | Duration 26h55 | Departure days Wed | Cheapest price $122 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 06:30PM | Arrival Time 08:48PM | Duration 27h18 | Departure days Sun | Cheapest price $109 |
Operator Infobus | Departure Time 06:50PM | Arrival Time 08:15PM | Duration 26h25 | Departure days Wed, Sat | Cheapest price $96 |
Operator KLR | Departure Time 07:00PM | Arrival Time 08:00PM | Duration 26h00 | Departure days Mon, Wed, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $123 |
Operator Infobus | Departure Time 08:00PM | Arrival Time 08:40PM | Duration 25h40 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Sun | Cheapest price $107 |
Operator Euroticket | Departure Time 08:00PM | Arrival Time 08:40PM | Duration 25h40 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Sun | Cheapest price $166 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 08:50PM | Arrival Time 07:15PM | Duration 23h25 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $88 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 08:55PM | Arrival Time 08:48PM | Duration 24h53 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Sat | Cheapest price $90 |
Operator Euroticket | Departure Time 09:15PM | Arrival Time 08:40PM | Duration 24h25 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Sun | Cheapest price $166 |
Operator Infobus | Departure Time 09:15PM | Arrival Time 08:40PM | Duration 24h25 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Sun | Cheapest price $107 |
Operator KLR | Departure Time 09:20PM | Arrival Time 12:40AM | Duration 27h20 | Departure days Fri | Cheapest price $67 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 09:25PM | Arrival Time 07:15PM | Duration 22h50 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $88 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 09:30PM | Arrival Time 08:48PM | Duration 24h18 | Departure days Mon, Wed, Sat | Cheapest price $89 |
Operator KLR | Departure Time 10:30PM | Arrival Time 01:40AM | Duration 28h10 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $115 |
Operator KLR | Departure Time 11:00PM | Arrival Time 01:40AM | Duration 27h40 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Sun | Cheapest price $131 |
Operator KLR | Departure Time 11:20PM | Arrival Time 01:40AM | Duration 27h20 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $2 |
Operator Infobus | Departure Time 11:45PM | Arrival Time 02:15AM | Duration 27h30 | Departure days Wed | Cheapest price $117 |
The table below shows live departures for Lviv to Essen buses for today, Friday, June 19. You can also manually refresh the results below to see updated bus journeys.
| Provider | Departs | Duration | Arrives | Transfers | Tickets |
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![]() | 6:00 PM Lviv | 25h40 | 7:40 PM Essen | 0 transfersDirect | |
![]() | 9:20 PM Lviv | 27h20 | 12:40 AM Essen | 0 transfersDirect | |
| Saturday, June 20 | |||||
FlixBus · FlixBus | 5:00 AM Lviv, Striyska 109 (Львів, Стрийська 109) | 26h50 | 6:50 AM Essen, Freiheit (Hauptbahnhof) | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 5:35 AM Lviv, Lviv Holovnýy (Львів, Льві́в-Головни́й) | 26h15 | 6:50 AM Essen, Freiheit (Hauptbahnhof) | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 7:05 AM Lviv, Striyska 109 (Львів, Стрийська 109) | 32h40 | 2:45 PM Essen, Freiheit (Hauptbahnhof) | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus · FlixBus+ FlixTrain | 7:05 AM Lviv, Striyska 109 (Львів, Стрийська 109) | 30h43 | 12:48 PM Essen Hbf | 2 transfers | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 7:40 AM Lviv, Lviv Holovnýy (Львів, Льві́в-Головни́й) | 32h05 | 2:45 PM Essen, Freiheit (Hauptbahnhof) | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus · FlixBus+ FlixTrain | 7:40 AM Lviv, Lviv Holovnýy (Львів, Льві́в-Головни́й) | 30h08 | 12:48 PM Essen Hbf | 2 transfers | |
0 | 10:00 AM Lviv | 24h00 | 9:00 AM Essen, Freiheit (Hauptbahnhof) | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus · FlixBus+ FlixTrain | 12:00 PM Lviv, Striyska 109 (Львів, Стрийська 109) | 29h48 | 4:48 PM Essen Hbf | 2 transfers | |
FlixBus · FlixBus+ FlixTrain | 12:45 PM Lviv, Lviv Holovnýy (Львів, Льві́в-Головни́й) | 29h03 | 4:48 PM Essen Hbf | 2 transfers | |
0 | 1:00 PM Lviv | 24h45 | 12:45 PM Essen, Freiheit (Hauptbahnhof) | 0 transfersDirect | |
6966071 | 1:30 PM Lviv | 24h00 | 12:30 PM Essen, Freiheit (Hauptbahnhof) | 0 transfersDirect | |
0 | 1:30 PM Lviv | 24h45 | 1:15 PM Essen, Freiheit (Hauptbahnhof) | 0 transfersDirect | |
![]() | 1:30 PM Lviv | 26h15 | 2:45 PM Essen | 0 transfersDirect | |
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Buses from Lviv to Essen run on average 21 times per day, taking around 28h 49m. Cheap bus tickets for this journey start at $47 (€39) if you book in advance.
There are 14 buses per day. The earliest bus runs at 00:05, the last at 23:40. The fastest bus covers the 751 miles (1210 km) distance in 22h 30m.
Distance 751 miles (1210 km) |
Average bus duration 28h 49m |
Cheapest ticket price $47 (€39) |
Buses per day 21 |
Direct buses 14 |
Fastest bus 22h 30m |
First bus 12:05 AM |
Last bus 11:40 PM |
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Discover the best of Essen — top attractions, local food, transport tips, budget advice, and currency essentials. Plan your perfect Essen trip today.
One of Germany’s leading art museums, known for major collections of 19th- to 21st-century painting, photography, and design.
A key museum for the Ruhr region’s history, archaeology, and natural heritage, housed in the iconic Zollverein Coal Washery.
A major design museum displaying award-winning contemporary product and industrial design inside the Zollverein complex.
Large open area around the Zollverein complex with striking industrial scenery, walking paths, and some of Essen’s most photographed views.
A major leisure area around a reservoir on the Ruhr, popular for walking, cycling, lakeside views, and social-media-friendly sunsets.
Charming historic quarter with half-timbered buildings, cobbled streets, and a relaxed small-town feel within Essen.
Sliced grilled sausage with curry ketchup and fries, a beloved Ruhr area fast-food classic found across Essen.
A traditional Westphalian beef stew seasoned generously with pepper and onions, long associated with the wider region around Essen.
A hearty Rhineland dish of mashed potatoes and applesauce, often served with black pudding; common in western German home cooking.
Refined dining in Schloss Hugenpoet, offering upscale cuisine in a historic manor-house atmosphere south of central Essen.
Well-known fine-dining restaurant in Essen with modern creative cuisine and an elegant, intimate atmosphere.
Long-established restaurant and beer garden popular for German and regional dishes in a relaxed, green setting.
Moderate by German standards. Budget eats are reasonable, while hotels and sit-down dining cost more.
Service is usually included. Round up small bills; tip about 5-10% in restaurants for good service. Round up in taxis. Little or no tip is fine for counter service.
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