Florence to Zurich bus: 1.3 a day, fastest 8h25

1.3 a dayfastest 8h25☾ 1 overnight busFlixBus🇮🇹 Italy → 🇨🇭 Switzerland

Direct buses · no change

FlorenceBolognaVeronaTrentoBolzanoInnsbruckZurich· 451 km as the crow flies

08:00 → 20:00
FlixBus 488
Florence (Villa Costanza) → Zurich Bus Station · via Bologna, Verona, Trento, Bolzano…
12h006 stops
Runs: Fri, SunBook on FlixBus ↗
23:40 → 08:05⁺¹
FlixBus N524 ☾ Overnight
Florence (Piazzale Montelungo) → Zurich Bus Station · via Bologna, Milan
8h253 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 23:40 → 07:05+1)Book 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

☾ Overnight: leave 23:40, arrive 08:05

The plane is 4h51 quicker door to door, but the night bus spends your night on the road instead of a day.

Bus · fastest direct8h56

To Florence (Piazzale Montelungo)2 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N5248h25
From Zurich Bus Station14 min

Train · fastest direct7h52

To Firenze S.maria Novella1 min
Before departure10 min
EC 307h37
From Zürich HB4 min

Plane · nonstop FLR to ZRH4h05

To Florence (FLR)20 min
Check-in & security1h30
Flight FLR to ZRH1h20
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 7h37

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

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Flying instead?

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

Swiss International Air LinesFLR→ZRHBook direct ↗

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Florence to Zurich?

Yes. 1.3 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Florence to Zurich?

The fastest takes 8h25; the slowest 12h00, for 451 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 08:00 and the latest at 23:40, local time in Florence. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Florence to Zurich?

Yes: 1 overnight departure in the timetable, for example 23:40 arriving 08:05 the next morning.

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