Hanover to Zurich bus: 1.6 a day, fastest 10h50

1.6 a dayfastest 10h50☾ 2 overnight busesFlixBus🇩🇪 Germany → 🇨🇭 Switzerland

Direct buses · no change

HanoverFrankfurtMannheimHeidelbergKarlsruheFreiburgZurich· 563 km as the crow flies

22:25 → 10:05⁺¹
FlixBus N33 ☾ Overnight
Hanover central bus station → Zurich Bus Station · via Frankfurt, Mannheim, Heidelberg, Karlsruhe…
11h409 stops
Runs: Thu to Sun (some weeks)The night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 22:25 → 09:05+1)Book on FlixBus ↗
23:55 → 10:45⁺¹
FlixBus N24 ☾ Overnight
Hanover central bus station → Zurich Bus Station · via Göttingen, Würzburg, Stuttgart, Singen…
10h509 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 23:55 → 09:45+1)Book 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

☾ Overnight: leave 23:55, arrive 10:45

The plane is 7h01 quicker door to door, but the night bus spends your night on the road instead of a day.

Bus · fastest direct11h31

To Hanover central bus station12 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N2410h50
From Zurich Bus Station14 min

Train · fastest direct9h37

Before departure10 min
NJ 4719h23
From Zürich HB4 min

Plane · nonstop HAJ to ZRH4h30

To Hannover (HAJ)35 min
Check-in & security1h30
Flight HAJ to ZRH1h30
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: pickthetrain's door-to-door time.

Train instead?

1 a daydirect trains, fastest 9h23

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

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Flying instead?

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

Swiss International Air LinesHAJ→ZRHBook direct ↗

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Hanover to Zurich?

Yes. 1.6 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Hanover to Zurich?

The fastest takes 10h50; the slowest 11h40, for 563 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 22:25 and the latest at 23:55, local time in Hanover. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Hanover to Zurich?

Yes: 2 overnight departures in the timetable, for example 22:25 arriving 10:05 the next morning.

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