Bus Essen – Lviv

This route is available for reservation with payment to the driver on boarding.

The Essen – Lviv bus covers about 1400 km, takes roughly 23–28 h, crossing the border at Yahodyn – Dorohusk, Krakivets – Korczowa. Departures run regularly, several times a day, and tickets can be booked online in advance.

Distance: 1400 km
Travel time: 23–28 h
Border crossing: Yahodyn – Dorohusk, Krakivets – Korczowa

Essen – Lviv bus schedule

Departure	Arrival	Duration	Running days	Carrier
05:30Tsentralnyi avtovokzal Essen, vulytsia Fraikhait; budynok 5	06:00Avtovokzal "Tsentralnyi", vulytsia Stryiska; budynok 109	24h 30min	Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat	ТТК ВЕЙ ГРАНД ТОВ
05:45Essen ZOB, Hbf - Südseite, Freiheit	06:00Avtovokzal, vul. Stryiska 109, pl. 3	24h 15min	Tue, Thu, Sat, Sun	Benz Express
06:35ZOB, Hbf - Südseite, Freiheit	09:50Avtovokzal, vul. Stryiska, 109	27h 15min	Sat	TopUkraine
06:50Zaliznychna stantsiia Essen, vulytsia Fraikhait	07:20Zupynka Lviv (platna parkovka bilia zaliznychnoho vokzalu), ploshcha Dvirtseva; budynok 1	24h 30min	Mon, Fri, Sat, Sun	ТОВ МКТ Зесен Транс
07:00HBF , Sudseite	07:45AV "Dvirtsevyi", Pl. Dvirtseva, 1 (1-2 platforma)	24h 45min	Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun	EAST WEST EUROLINES/ТзОВ "Львівське АТП-14631"
07:40HBF , Sudseite	08:10Avtovokzal, vul. Stryiska, 109	24h 30min	Tue, Sat	EAST WEST EUROLINES/ТзОВ "Львівське АТП-14631"
08:00ZOB, Hbf - Südseite, Freiheit	06:30Avtovokzal, vul. Stryiska, 109	22h 30min	Wed, Sun	ФОП Антонець О. В. / UKRAINE-D
08:15Essen ZOB, Hbf - Südseite, Freiheit	09:00Avtovokzal, vul. Stryiska, 109	24h 45min	Tue, Sat	Winew Нім.
08:50Tsentralnyi avtovokzal, Freiheit 5a, 45127, Essen	07:00"Stryiskyi" avtovokzal, platforma №3	22h 10min	daily	EuroClub
10:25Hbf - Südseite, Freiheit 5 a	13:50Avtovokzal "Dvirtsevyi", ploshcha Dvirtseva, 1	27h 25min	Fri	RADKO TOUR
11:05Tsentralnyi avtovokzal Essen, vulytsia Fraikhait; budynok 5	14:05Avtostantsiia №8, Dvirtseva ploshcha; budynok 1	27h	Sat	ORIONBUS/Оріон-Авто ТДВ
11:45ZOB, Freiheit	12:45Zh/D vokzal, platna parkovka, vul.Chernivetska 21	25htransfers: 1	daily	ТОВ «ЛЮКС-РЕЙЗЕН БІС»
13:30Eleonorastraße 12, 45135 Essen	10:50Avtovokzal, vul. Stryiska 109	21h 20min	Sun	NK-Travel
21:55Zaliznychna stantsiia Essen, vulytsia Fraikhait	23:00Tsentralnyi zaliznychnyi vokzal (platna parkovka), vulytsia Chernivetska; budynok 21	25h 5min	Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat, Sun	ТОВ МКТ Зесен Транс
22:25ZOB, Freiheit	23:45KLR Bus Terminal, vul. Sknylivska 10, Sokilnyky	25h 20min	Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri, Sun	ТОВ «ЛЮКС-РЕЙЗЕН БІС»

Cheapest departure in the next 30 days — 2026-09-01, from 4093 ₴.

Typical schedule from search data as of 2026-07-21. Check the search above for departures and seat availability on a specific date.

About the Essen – Lviv route

The Essen – Lviv bus links one of the Ruhr's key cities with western Ukraine. Essen, once the region's coal capital and now an energy and services hub, has a sizeable Ukrainian community. The route follows motorways east through Germany and Poland to the Ukrainian-Polish border and on to Lviv. The journey spans a night on the road. Because Ruhr cities are densely linked by regional trains, passengers from Bochum, Oberhausen or Mülheim often travel to Essen to board here. Tickets are sold as a reservation: lock in a seat online, pay the driver at boarding.