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Amsterdam ▸ Zurich

Zurich ▸ Amsterdam ⇄
2.2 a dayfastest 12h25☾ 3 overnight busesSleeper busBlaBlaCar Bus, FlixBus🇳🇱 Netherlands → 🇨🇭 Switzerland

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AmsterdamEindhovenMaastrichtLiègeBastogneArlonZurich· 615 km as the crow flies
  • 17:00 → 05:25+1
    BlaBlaCar Bus ☾ Overnight
    Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijk → Zürich · via Antwerp, Brussels, Luxembourg, Metz…
    12h255 stops
    Runs: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)The night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 17:00 → 04:25+1)Book on BlaBlaCar Bus ↗
  • 20:10 → 08:55+1
    BlaBlaCar Bus ☾ Overnight
    Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijk → Zürich · via Rotterdam, Antwerp, Brussels, Luxembourg…
    12h458 stops
    Runs: Thu to SunThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 20:10 → 07:55+1)Book on BlaBlaCar Bus ↗
  • 21:00 → 09:40+1
    FlixBus N831 ☾ Overnight
    Amsterdam Sloterdijk → Zurich Bus Station · via Eindhoven, Maastricht, Liège, Bastogne…
    12h4010 stops
    Runs: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)The night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 21:00 → 08:40+1)Book on FlixBus ↗
☾ Sleeper bus on this route · not in open dataTwiliner: sleeper bus with lie-flat seats

Twiliner runs a night bus on its Zurich to Amsterdam line, which calls at Amsterdam and Zurich. It publishes no open timetable, so we show no times: check times, and which stops it sells between, on its own site.

Times and tickets on Twiliner ↗ · About Twiliner · checked 18 Oct 2026

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

Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Amsterdam to Zurich?

Yes. 2.2 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 Amsterdam to Zurich?

The fastest takes 12h25; the slowest 12h45, for 615 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 17:00 and the latest at 21:00, local time in Amsterdam. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Amsterdam to Zurich?

Yes: 3 overnight departures in the timetable, for example 17:00 arriving 05:25 the next morning.

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