Stuttgart to Zurich bus: 5.2 a day, fastest 3h00

5.2 a dayfastest 3h00FlixBus🇩🇪 Germany → 🇨🇭 Switzerland

Direct buses · no change

StuttgartReutlingenTübingenVillingen-SchwenningenConstanceZurich· 164 km as the crow flies

00:05 → 03:30
FlixBus N177
Stuttgart Airport Busterminal (SAB) → Zurich Bus Station · via Tübingen
3h251 stop
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 00:05 → 02:30)Book on FlixBus ↗
06:16 → 10:45
FlixBus N24
Kornwestheim Pre Waypoint → Zurich Bus Station · via Singen, Constance
4h296 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 05:16 → 09:45)Book on FlixBus ↗
07:45 → 12:10
FlixBus N42
Stuttgart Airport Busterminal (SAB) → Zurich Bus Station · via Reutlingen, Tübingen, Villingen-Schwenningen, Constance
4h254 stops
Runs: Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)The night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 06:45 → 11:10)Book on FlixBus ↗
09:05 → 12:50
FlixBus 024
Kornwestheim Post Waypoint 2 → Zurich Bus Station
3h451 stop
Runs: Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat, SunBook on FlixBus ↗
10:10 → 13:10
FlixBus 027
Stuttgart Airport Busterminal (SAB) → Zurich Bus Station
3h00nonstop
Runs: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, SunBook on FlixBus ↗
17:45 → 21:00
FlixBus 283 / 283A
Stuttgart Airport Busterminal (SAB) → Zurich Bus Station · via Tübingen
3h151 stop
Runs: DailyBook 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 (3h12). The bus takes 49 min longer.

Bus · fastest direct4h01

To Stuttgart Airport Busterminal (SAB)32 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus 0273h00
From Zurich Bus Station14 min

Train · fastest direct3h12

To Stuttgart Hbf3 min
Before departure10 min
IC 1852h55
From Zürich HB4 min

Plane · nonstop STR to ZRH3h55

To Stuttgart (STR)35 min
Check-in & security1h30
Flight STR to ZRH55 min
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?

7.9 a daydirect trains, fastest 2h41

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

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Flying instead?

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

Swiss International Air LinesSTR→ZRHBook direct ↗

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Stuttgart to Zurich?

Yes. 5.2 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Stuttgart to Zurich?

The fastest takes 3h00; the slowest 4h29, for 164 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 00:05 and the latest at 17:45, local time in Stuttgart. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Stuttgart to Zurich?

Not an overnight one: every bus here travels by day or evening.

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