The average bus between Maastricht and Heerlen takes 1h 11m and the fastest bus takes 53 min. There is an hourly bus service from Maastricht to Heerlen. 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 Maastricht and Heerlen. The earliest departure is at 12:20 AM at night, and the last departure from Maastricht is at 9:50 PM which arrives into Heerlen at 10:45 PM. All services require a transfer, and take on average 1h 11m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.

8h 22m • 1 change

53 min • 1 change

1h • 1 change

1h 2m • 1 change

5h 44m • 1 change

56 min • 1 change

1h 1m • 1 change

1h 9m • 1 change

5h 44m • 1 change

56 min • 1 change

1h 1m • 1 change

1h 9m • 1 change
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No, there is no direct bus from Maastricht to Heerlen. However, there are services departing from Maastricht station and arriving at Heerlen station via Gulpen-Wittem, Gulpen Busstation station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h 11m.
Maastricht to Heerlen bus services, operated by Arriva NL, depart from Maastricht, Centre Ceramique station.
Maastricht to Heerlen bus services, operated by Arriva NL, arrive at Heerlen, Station Heerlen.
The distance between Maastricht and Heerlen is 20.9 km. The road distance is 31 km.
You can take a bus from Maastricht, Centre Ceramique to Heerlen, Station Heerlen via Gulpen, Busstation in around 1h 15m.