Rome to Zurich bus: 2 a day, fastest 12h05

2 a dayfastest 12h05☾ 1 overnight busFlixBus🇮🇹 Italy → 🇨🇭 Switzerland

Direct buses · no change

RomeSienaBolognaMilanZurich· 685 km as the crow flies

09:25 → 21:40
FlixBus 519
Rome Tiburtina Bus station → Zurich Bus Station · via Siena, Bologna, Milan
12h153 stops
Runs: DailyBook on FlixBus ↗
20:00 → 08:05⁺¹
FlixBus N524 ☾ Overnight
Rome Tiburtina Bus station → Zurich Bus Station · via Florence, Bologna, Milan
12h054 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 20:00 → 07:05+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 20:00, arrive 08:05

The plane is 7h39 quicker door to door, but the night bus spends your night on the road instead of a day.

Bus · fastest direct12h49

To Rome Tiburtina Bus station15 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N52412h05
From Zurich Bus Station14 min

Plane · nonstop FCO to ZRH5h10

To Rome Fiumicino (FCO)1h05
Check-in & security1h30
Flight FCO to ZRH1h40
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 Rome to Zurich in pickthetrain's timetables: the bus is the no-change way.

Where Rome goes by direct train ↗

Flying instead?

3 airlines fly Rome to Zurich nonstop. Book on the airline's own site:

ITA AirwaysFCO→ZRHBook direct ↗
Swiss International Air LinesFCO→ZRHBook direct ↗
easyJetFCO→ZRHBook direct ↗

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Rome to Zurich?

Yes. 2 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Rome to Zurich?

The fastest takes 12h05; the slowest 12h15, for 685 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 09:25 and the latest at 20:00, local time in Rome. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Rome to Zurich?

Yes: 1 overnight departure in the timetable, for example 20:00 arriving 08:05 the next morning.

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