Linz to Zurich bus: 1.9 a day, fastest 7h40

1.9 a dayfastest 7h40☾ 1 overnight busFlixBus🇦🇹 Austria → 🇨🇭 Switzerland

Direct buses · no change

LinzInnsbruckSt. GallenZurich· 441 km as the crow flies

01:20 → 09:25
FlixBus 1921 ☾ Overnight
Linz Industriezeile → Zurich Bus Station · via Innsbruck, St. Gallen
8h052 stops
Runs: Only Sun 18 Oct, Fri 23 Oct, Sun 25 Oct, Fri 30 Oct, Sun 1 NovThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 01:20 → 08:25)Book on FlixBus ↗
07:30 → 15:50
FlixBus N191
Linz Industriezeile → Zurich Bus Station · via Munich
8h202 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 06:30 → 14:50)Book on FlixBus ↗
14:00 → 21:40
FlixBus 882
Linz Industriezeile → Zurich Bus Station · via Munich
7h401 stop
Runs: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, SunBook 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 (7h22). The bus takes 1h03 longer.

Bus · fastest direct8h25

To Linz Industriezeile16 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus 8827h40
From Zurich Bus Station14 min

Train · fastest direct7h22

Before departure10 min
RJX 1667h08
From Zürich HB4 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?

3 a daydirect trains, fastest 7h08

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

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Flying instead?

Nothing flies Linz to Zurich nonstop in picktheflight's airline data.

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Linz to Zurich?

Yes. 1.9 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Linz to Zurich?

The fastest takes 7h40; the slowest 8h20, for 441 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 01:20 and the latest at 14:00, local time in Linz. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Linz to Zurich?

Yes: 1 overnight departure in the timetable, for example 01:20 arriving 09:25.

Linz ▸ Zurich

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