Zurich to Karlsruhe bus: 6.7 a day, fastest 3h40

6.7 a dayfastest 3h40FlixBus🇨🇭 Switzerland → 🇩🇪 Germany

Direct buses · no change

ZurichBaselSaint-LouisMulhouseColmarStrasbourgKarlsruhe· 183 km as the crow flies

01:45 → 05:45
FlixBus N474
Zurich Bus Station → Karlsruhe central train station · via Basel, Freiburg
4h002 stops
Runs: Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)The night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 01:45 → 04:45)Book on FlixBus ↗
03:40 → 08:20
FlixBus N177
Zurich Bus Station → Karlsruhe central train station · via Tübingen, Stuttgart
4h402 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 02:40 → 07:20)Book on FlixBus ↗
09:15 → 15:00
FlixBus 108
Zurich Bus Station → Karlsruhe central train station · via Basel, Saint-Louis, Mulhouse, Colmar…
5h456 stops
Runs: DailyBook on FlixBus ↗
11:25 → 15:35
FlixBus 476
Zurich Bus Station → Karlsruhe central train station · via Lörrach, Freiburg
4h102 stops
Runs: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
15:00 → 19:10
FlixBus 027
Zurich Bus Station → Karlsruhe central train station · via Stuttgart
4h101 stop
Runs: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, SunBook on FlixBus ↗
16:15 → 21:00
FlixBus 024
Zurich Bus Station → Karlsruhe central train station · via Stuttgart
4h453 stops
Runs: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, SunBook on FlixBus ↗
17:05 → 21:40
FlixBus N33
Zurich Bus Station → Karlsruhe central train station · via Basel, Freiburg
4h353 stops
Runs: Mon, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
23:30 → 03:10⁺¹
FlixBus N07
Zurich Bus Station → Karlsruhe central train station · via Freiburg
3h401 stop
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 23:30 → 02:10+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

Fastest door to door: the train (3h10). The bus takes 1h13 longer.

Bus · fastest direct4h23

To Zurich Bus Station14 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N073h40
From Karlsruhe central train station14 min

Train · fastest direct3h10

To Zürich HB4 min
Before departure10 min
EC 1502h55
From Karlsruhe Hbf1 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?

11.2 a daydirect trains, fastest 2h55

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

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Flying instead?

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

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Zurich to Karlsruhe?

Yes. 6.7 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Zurich to Karlsruhe?

The fastest takes 3h40; the slowest 5h45, for 183 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 01:45 and the latest at 23:30, local time in Zurich. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Zurich to Karlsruhe?

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

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