Zurich to Paris bus: 3.6 a day, fastest 9h25

3.6 a dayfastest 9h25☾ 2 overnight busesBlaBlaCar Bus, FlixBus🇨🇭 Switzerland → 🇫🇷 France

Direct buses · no change

ZurichBaselMulhouseColmarStrasbourgMetzParis· 489 km as the crow flies

10:10 → 19:35
FlixBus N199
Zurich Bus Station → Paris (Bercy Seine) · via Basel, Saint-Louis, Mulhouse, Besançon…
9h255 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 09:10 → 18:35)Book on FlixBus ↗
16:05 → 01:40⁺¹
FlixBus N191
Zurich Bus Station → Paris (Pershing - Porte Maillot) · via Basel, Saint-Louis, Mulhouse, Dijon
9h354 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 15:05 → 00:40+1)Book on FlixBus ↗
20:30 → 07:00⁺¹
BlaBlaCar Bus ☾ Overnight
Zürich → Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station · via Basel, Mulhouse, Colmar, Strasbourg…
10h307 stops
Runs: Mon, Fri, Sat, SunThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 20:30 → 06:00+1)Book on BlaBlaCar Bus ↗
21:00 → 06:40⁺¹
FlixBus N99 ☾ Overnight
Zurich Bus Station → Paris (Bercy Seine) · via Freiburg, Strasbourg
9h402 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 21:00 → 05:40+1)Book on FlixBus ↗

Local times at each stop. Times from official open data: FlixBus (file of 11 Oct 2026) and BlaBlaCar Bus (file of 18 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. Contains BlaBlaCar Bus timetable data (transport.data.gouv.fr), ODbL 1.0. How we build this.

Bus, train or plane

Fastest door to door: the train (4h33). The bus takes 5h38 longer.

Bus · fastest direct10h11

To Zurich Bus Station14 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N1999h25
From Paris (Bercy Seine)17 min

Train · fastest direct4h33

To Zürich HB4 min
Before departure10 min
Lyria 612B4h04
From Paris Gare de Lyon15 min

Plane · nonstop ZRH to CDG4h45

To Zurich (ZRH)35 min
Check-in & security1h30
Flight ZRH to CDG1h20
Landing to exit20 min
From CDG1h00

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?

5.3 a daydirect trains, fastest 4h04

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

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Flying instead?

2 airlines fly Zurich to Paris nonstop. Book on the airline's own site:

Air FranceZRH→CDGBook direct ↗
Swiss International Air LinesZRH→CDGBook direct ↗

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Zurich to Paris?

Yes. 3.6 a day on average, with BlaBlaCar Bus and FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Zurich to Paris?

The fastest takes 9h25; the slowest 10h30, for 489 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 10:10 and the latest at 21:00, local time in Zurich. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Zurich to Paris?

Yes: 2 overnight departures in the timetable, for example 20:30 arriving 07:00 the next morning.

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