Dortmund to Zurich bus: 1 a day, fastest 9h45

1 a dayfastest 9h45☾ 1 overnight busFlixBus🇩🇪 Germany → 🇨🇭 Switzerland

Direct buses · no change

DortmundFrankfurtMannheimHeidelbergKarlsruheFreiburgZurich· 468 km as the crow flies

21:15 → 07:00⁺¹
FlixBus N07 ☾ Overnight
Dortmund central bus station → Zurich Bus Station · via Frankfurt, Mannheim, Heidelberg, Karlsruhe…
9h458 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 21:15 → 06:00+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 21:15, arrive 07:00

The train is 3h45 quicker door to door, but the night bus spends your night on the road instead of a day.

Bus · fastest direct10h23

To Dortmund central bus station9 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N079h45
From Zurich Bus Station14 min

Train · fastest direct6h38

Before departure10 min
ICE 1056h24
From Zürich HB4 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?

2.1 a daydirect trains, fastest 6h24

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

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Flying instead?

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

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Dortmund to Zurich?

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

How long is the bus from Dortmund to Zurich?

The fastest takes 9h45; the slowest 9h45, for 468 km as the crow flies.

Is there a night bus from Dortmund to Zurich?

Yes: 1 overnight departure in the timetable, for example 21:15 arriving 07:00 the next morning.

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