Zagreb to Zurich bus: 5 a week, fastest 12h55

5 a weekfastest 12h55☾ 1 overnight busFlixBus🇭🇷 Croatia → 🇨🇭 Switzerland

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ZagrebLjubljanaVillachSt. GallenZurich· 593 km as the crow flies

17:00 → 05:55⁺¹
FlixBus N953 ☾ Overnight
Zagreb (Bus Station) → Zurich Bus Station · via Ljubljana, Villach, St. Gallen
12h553 stops
Runs: Wed to SunThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 17:00 → 04:55+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 17:00, arrive 05:55

The plane is 9h03 quicker door to door, but the night bus spends your night on the road instead of a day.

Bus · fastest direct13h38

To Zagreb (Bus Station)14 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N95312h55
From Zurich Bus Station14 min

Plane · nonstop ZAG to ZRH4h35

To Zagreb (ZAG)35 min
Check-in & security1h30
Flight ZAG to ZRH1h35
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 Zagreb to Zurich in pickthetrain's timetables: the bus is the no-change way.

Where Zagreb goes by direct train ↗

Flying instead?

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

Croatia AirlinesZAG→ZRHBook direct ↗

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Zagreb to Zurich?

Yes. 5 a week on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Zagreb to Zurich?

The fastest takes 12h55; the slowest 12h55, for 593 km as the crow flies.

Is there a night bus from Zagreb to Zurich?

Yes: 1 overnight departure in the timetable, for example 17:00 arriving 05:55 the next morning.

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