Barcelona to Zurich bus: 1 a week, fastest 18h25

1 a weekfastest 18h25☾ 1 overnight busSleeper busBlaBlaCar Bus🇪🇸 Spain → 🇨🇭 Switzerland

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BarcelonaGironaMontpellierMarseilleAntibesNiceZurich· 836 km as the crow flies

09:35 → 04:00⁺¹
BlaBlaCar Bus ☾ Overnight
Barcelona - North Bus Station → Zürich · via Girona, Montpellier, Marseille, Antibes…
18h256 stops
Runs: Only Sun 18 Oct, Sun 25 Octthe open data has only these datesBook on BlaBlaCar Bus ↗

☾ Sleeper bus on this route · not in open dataTwiliner: sleeper bus with lie-flat seats

Twiliner runs a night bus on its Zurich to Barcelona line, which calls at Barcelona 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). Checked Sun 18 Oct 2026; they cover 18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026. Timetables change, so check with the operator before you travel. Contains BlaBlaCar Bus timetable data (transport.data.gouv.fr), ODbL 1.0. How we build this.

Bus, train or plane

☾ Overnight: leave 09:35, arrive 04:00

The plane is 14h14 quicker door to door, but the night bus spends your night on the road instead of a day.

Bus · fastest direct19h09

To Barcelona - North Bus Station15 min
At the stop before departure15 min
BlaBlaCar Bus18h25
From Zürich14 min

Plane · nonstop BCN to ZRH4h55

To Josep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat (BCN)35 min
Check-in & security1h30
Flight BCN to ZRH1h55
Landing to exit20 min
From ZRH35 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 instead?

No direct train from Barcelona to Zurich in pickthetrain's timetables: the bus is the no-change way.

Where Barcelona goes by direct train ↗

Flying instead?

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

Swiss International Air LinesBCN→ZRHBook direct ↗
VuelingBCN→ZRHBook direct ↗

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Barcelona to Zurich?

Yes. 1 a week on average, with BlaBlaCar Bus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Barcelona to Zurich?

The fastest takes 18h25; the slowest 18h25, for 836 km as the crow flies.

Is there a night bus from Barcelona to Zurich?

Yes: 1 overnight departure in the timetable, for example 09:35 arriving 04:00 the next morning.

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