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6.1 a dayfastest 6h15☾ 2 overnight busesFlixBus🇨🇭 Switzerland → 🇩🇪 Germany

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ZurichBaselSaint-LouisMulhouseColmarStrasbourgFrankfurt· 306 km as the crow flies
  • 01:45 → 08:00
    FlixBus N474 ☾ Overnight
    Zurich Bus Station → Frankfurt central train station · via Basel, Freiburg, Karlsruhe, Mannheim
    6h154 stops
    Runs: Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)The night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 01:45 → 07:00)Book on FlixBus ↗
  • 06:50 → 13:55
    FlixBus 007
    Zurich Bus Station → Frankfurt central train station · via Basel, Lörrach, Rust, Heidelberg
    7h057 stops
    Runs: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
  • 09:15 → 18:00
    FlixBus 108
    Zurich Bus Station → Frankfurt central train station · via Basel, Saint-Louis, Mulhouse, Colmar…
    8h4513 stops
    Runs: DailyBook on FlixBus ↗
  • 11:25 → 18:05
    FlixBus 476
    Zurich Bus Station → Frankfurt central train station · via Lörrach, Freiburg, Karlsruhe, Heidelberg
    6h406 stops
    Runs: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
  • 16:00 → 22:45
    FlixBus 107
    Zurich Bus Station → Frankfurt central train station · via Basel, Freiburg, Rust, Heidelberg
    6h456 stops
    Runs: DailyBook on FlixBus ↗
  • 17:05 → 00:15+1
    FlixBus N33
    Zurich Bus Station → Frankfurt central train station · via Basel, Freiburg, Karlsruhe, Heidelberg…
    7h109 stops
    Runs: Mon, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
  • 23:30 → 05:50+1
    FlixBus N07 ☾ Overnight
    Zurich Bus Station → Frankfurt central train station · via Freiburg, Karlsruhe, Heidelberg, Mannheim
    6h207 stops
    Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 23:30 → 04:50+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.

Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Zurich to Frankfurt?

Yes. 6.1 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Zurich to Frankfurt?

The fastest takes 6h15; the slowest 8h45, for 306 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 01:45 and the latest at 23:30, local time in Zurich. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Zurich to Frankfurt?

Yes: 2 overnight departures in the timetable, for example 01:45 arriving 08:00.

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