Bologna to Zurich bus: 4.7 a day, fastest 6h40

4.7 a dayfastest 6h40☾ 1 overnight busFlixBus🇮🇹 Italy → 🇨🇭 Switzerland

Direct buses · no change

BolognaVeronaTrentoBolzanoInnsbruckSt. GallenZurich· 385 km as the crow flies

01:20 → 08:05
FlixBus N524 ☾ Overnight
Bologna (central bus station) → Zurich Bus Station · via Milan
6h451 stop
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 01:20 → 07:05)Book on FlixBus ↗
05:00 → 12:50
FlixBus N436
Bologna (central bus station) → Zurich Bus Station · via Milan, Emmen
7h503 stops
Runs: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, SunThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 04:00 → 11:50)Book on FlixBus ↗
09:15 → 17:40
FlixBus 439
Bologna (central bus station) → Zurich Bus Station · via Milan, Luzern
8h252 stops
Runs: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
09:40 → 20:00
FlixBus 488
Bologna (central bus station) → Zurich Bus Station · via Verona, Trento, Bolzano, Innsbruck…
10h205 stops
Runs: Fri, SunBook on FlixBus ↗
10:40 → 18:30
FlixBus 421
Bologna (central bus station) → Zurich Bus Station · via Milan, Lugano
7h502 stops
Runs: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
15:00 → 21:40
FlixBus 519
Bologna (central bus station) → Zurich Bus Station · via Milan
6h401 stop
Runs: DailyBook on FlixBus ↗

Local times at each stop. Times from official open data: FlixBus (file of 11 Oct 2026). Checked Sun 18 Oct 2026; they cover 18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026. Timetables change, so check with the operator before you travel. Contains FlixBus timetable data (FlixMobility, transport.data.gouv.fr), ODbL 1.0. How we build this.

Bus, train or plane

Fastest door to door: the plane (4h05). The bus takes 3h17 longer.

Bus · fastest direct7h22

To Bologna (central bus station)13 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus 5196h40
From Zurich Bus Station14 min

Train · fastest direct6h36

To Bologna C.le/AV1 min
Before departure10 min
EC 306h21
From Zürich HB4 min

Plane · nonstop BLQ to ZRH4h05

To Bologna Guglielmo Marconi (BLQ)25 min
Check-in & security1h30
Flight BLQ to ZRH1h15
Landing to exit20 min
From ZRH35 min

City centre to city centre. Getting to stops, stations and airports: typical public-transport times (estimates). Bus: be at the stop 15 min before. Plane: check-in and security 1h30 before, then getting out after landing; flight time typical for the distance. Train: pickthetrain's door-to-door time.

Train instead?

1 a daydirect trains, fastest 6h21

SBB / Trenitalia. No change of train, from the operators' official timetables.

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Flying instead?

1 airline fly Bologna to Zurich nonstop. Book on the airline's own site:

Swiss International Air LinesBLQ→ZRHBook direct ↗

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Bologna to Zurich?

Yes. 4.7 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Bologna to Zurich?

The fastest takes 6h40; the slowest 10h20, for 385 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 01:20 and the latest at 15:00, local time in Bologna. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Bologna to Zurich?

Yes: 1 overnight departure in the timetable, for example 01:20 arriving 08:05.

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