Zurich to Stuttgart bus: 5.2 a day, fastest 2h55

5.2 a dayfastest 2h55FlixBus🇨🇭 Switzerland → 🇩🇪 Germany

Direct buses · no change

ZurichConstanceVillingen-SchwenningenTübingenReutlingenStuttgart· 164 km as the crow flies

03:40 → 07:10
FlixBus N177
Zurich Bus Station → Stuttgart Airport Busterminal (SAB) · via Tübingen
3h301 stop
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 02:40 → 06:10)Book on FlixBus ↗
09:10 → 12:20
FlixBus 283 / 283A
Zurich Bus Station → Stuttgart Airport Busterminal (SAB) · via Tübingen
3h101 stop
Runs: DailyBook on FlixBus ↗
15:00 → 17:55
FlixBus 027
Zurich Bus Station → Stuttgart Airport Busterminal (SAB)
2h55nonstop
Runs: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, SunBook on FlixBus ↗
16:15 → 19:35
FlixBus 024
Zurich Bus Station → Kornwestheim Pre Waypoint
3h201 stop
Runs: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, SunBook on FlixBus ↗
18:50 → 23:10
FlixBus N42
Zurich Bus Station → Stuttgart Airport Busterminal (SAB) · via Constance, Villingen-Schwenningen, Tübingen, Reutlingen
4h204 stops
Runs: Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
19:50 → 23:51
FlixBus N24
Zurich Bus Station → Kornwestheim Pre Waypoint · via Constance, Singen
4h013 stops
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 (3h12). The bus takes 44 min longer.

Bus · fastest direct3h56

To Zurich Bus Station14 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus 0272h55
From Stuttgart Airport Busterminal (SAB)32 min

Train · fastest direct3h12

To Zürich HB4 min
Before departure10 min
IC 2842h55
From Stuttgart Hbf3 min

Plane · nonstop ZRH to STR3h55

To Zurich (ZRH)35 min
Check-in & security1h30
Flight ZRH to STR55 min
Landing to exit20 min
From STR35 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?

12 a daydirect trains, fastest 2h40

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

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Flying instead?

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

Swiss International Air LinesZRH→STRBook direct ↗

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Zurich to Stuttgart?

Yes. 5.2 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Zurich to Stuttgart?

The fastest takes 2h55; the slowest 4h20, for 164 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 03:40 and the latest at 19:50, local time in Zurich. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Zurich to Stuttgart?

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

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