Zurich to Freiburg bus: 8.8 a day, fastest 2h00

8.8 a dayfastest 2h00FlixBus🇨🇭 Switzerland → 🇩🇪 Germany

Direct buses · no change

ZurichBaselFreiburg· 87 km as the crow flies

01:45 → 04:05
FlixBus N474
Zurich Bus Station → Freiburg (im Breisgau) central station · via Basel
2h201 stop
Runs: Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)The night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 01:45 → 03:05)Book on FlixBus ↗
05:20 → 07:35
FlixBus N401
Zurich Bus Station → Freiburg (im Breisgau) central station · via Basel
2h151 stop
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 04:20 → 06:35)Book on FlixBus ↗
09:25 → 11:50
FlixBus 299
Zurich Bus Station → Freiburg (im Breisgau) central station · via Basel
2h251 stop
Runs: Mon, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
11:25 → 13:45
FlixBus 476
Zurich Bus Station → Freiburg (im Breisgau) central station · via Lörrach
2h201 stop
Runs: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
16:00 → 18:45
FlixBus 107
Zurich Bus Station → Freiburg (im Breisgau) central station · via Basel
2h451 stop
Runs: DailyBook on FlixBus ↗
17:05 → 19:55
FlixBus N33
Zurich Bus Station → Freiburg (im Breisgau) central station · via Basel
2h502 stops
Runs: Mon, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
17:50 → 20:15
FlixBus 439
Zurich Bus Station → Freiburg (im Breisgau) central station · via Basel
2h251 stop
Runs: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
21:00 → 23:00
FlixBus N99
Zurich Bus Station → Freiburg (im Breisgau) central station
2h00nonstop
Runs: DailyBook on FlixBus ↗
21:05 → 00:15⁺¹
FlixBus N11
Zurich Bus Station → Freiburg (im Breisgau) central station · via Basel
3h102 stops
Runs: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
23:30 → 01:35⁺¹
FlixBus N07
Zurich Bus Station → Freiburg (im Breisgau) central station
2h05nonstop
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 train (2h03). The bus takes 37 min longer.

Bus · fastest direct2h40

To Zurich Bus Station14 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N992h00
From Freiburg (im Breisgau) central station11 min

Train · fastest direct2h03

To Zürich HB4 min
Before departure10 min
EC 1501h48
From Freiburg (Brsg) Hbf1 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?

11.1 a daydirect trains, fastest 1h48

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

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Zurich to Freiburg?

Yes. 8.8 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Zurich to Freiburg?

The fastest takes 2h00; the slowest 3h10, for 87 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 Freiburg?

Not an overnight one: every bus here travels by day or evening.

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