The average bus between Malmö and Motala takes 7h 18m and the fastest bus takes 6h 25m. The bus service runs several times per day from Malmö to Motala. 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 4 times a day between Malmö and Motala. The earliest departure is at 3:30 AM at night, and the last departure from Malmö is at 11:40 PM which arrives into Motala at 6:23 AM. All services require a transfer at Linköping and take an average of 7h 18m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.

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No, there is no direct bus from Malmö to Motala. However, there are services departing from Malmö station and arriving at Motala station via Linköping. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 18m.
Malmö to Motala bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Malmö central train station FlixBus stop.
Malmö to Motala bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Motala, Centralstation.
The distance between Malmö and Motala is 348.3 km. The road distance is 480 km.
You can take a bus from Malmö central train station FlixBus stop to Motala, Centralstation via Linköping and Linköping Centralstation in around 6h 50m.