Zurich to Barcelona bus: 1 a week, fastest 18h30

1 a weekfastest 18h30Sleeper busBlaBlaCar Bus🇨🇭 Switzerland → 🇪🇸 Spain

Direct buses · no change

ZurichMilanNiceAntibesMarseilleMontpellierBarcelona· 836 km as the crow flies

03:25 → 21:55
BlaBlaCar Bus
Zürich → Barcelona - North Bus Station · via Milan, Nice, Antibes, Marseille…
18h306 stops
Runs: Only Mon 19 Oct, Tue 20 Oct, Mon 26 Octthe open data has only these datesBook on BlaBlaCar Bus ↗

☾ Sleeper bus on this route · not in open dataTwiliner: sleeper bus with lie-flat seats

Twiliner runs a night bus on its Zurich to Barcelona line, which calls at Zurich and Barcelona. It publishes no open timetable, so we show no times: check times, and which stops it sells between, on its own site.

Times and tickets on Twiliner ↗ · About Twiliner · checked 18 Oct 2026

Local times at each stop. Times from official open data: BlaBlaCar Bus (file of 18 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 BlaBlaCar Bus timetable data (transport.data.gouv.fr), ODbL 1.0. How we build this.

Bus, train or plane

Fastest door to door: the plane (4h55). The bus takes 14h19 longer.

Bus · fastest direct19h14

To Zürich14 min
At the stop before departure15 min
BlaBlaCar Bus18h30
From Barcelona - North Bus Station15 min

Plane · nonstop ZRH to BCN4h55

To Zurich (ZRH)35 min
Check-in & security1h30
Flight ZRH to BCN1h55
Landing to exit20 min
From BCN35 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 Zurich to Barcelona in pickthetrain's timetables: the bus is the no-change way.

Where Zurich goes by direct train ↗

Flying instead?

2 airlines fly Zurich to Barcelona nonstop. Book on the airline's own site:

Swiss International Air LinesZRH→BCNBook direct ↗
VuelingZRH→BCNBook direct ↗

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Zurich to Barcelona?

Yes. 1 a week on average, with BlaBlaCar Bus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Zurich to Barcelona?

The fastest takes 18h30; the slowest 18h30, for 836 km as the crow flies.

Is there a night bus from Zurich to Barcelona?

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

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