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

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

Direct buses · no change

KarlsruheKehlStrasbourgColmarMulhouseSaint-LouisZurich· 183 km as the crow flies

03:20 → 07:00
FlixBus N07
Karlsruhe central train station → Zurich Bus Station · via Freiburg
3h401 stop
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 02:20 → 06:00)Book on FlixBus ↗
05:15 → 10:05
FlixBus N33
Karlsruhe central train station → Zurich Bus Station · via Freiburg, Basel
4h503 stops
Runs: Mon, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)The night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 04:15 → 09:05)Book on FlixBus ↗
07:40 → 12:50
FlixBus 024
Karlsruhe central train station → Zurich Bus Station · via Stuttgart
5h104 stops
Runs: Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat, SunBook on FlixBus ↗
09:00 → 13:10
FlixBus 027
Karlsruhe central train station → Zurich Bus Station · via Stuttgart
4h101 stop
Runs: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, SunBook on FlixBus ↗
11:05 → 15:10
FlixBus 476
Karlsruhe central train station → Zurich Bus Station · via Freiburg, Lörrach
4h052 stops
Runs: Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
13:30 → 19:15
FlixBus 108
Karlsruhe central train station → Zurich Bus Station · via Kehl, Strasbourg, Colmar, Mulhouse…
5h456 stops
Runs: DailyBook on FlixBus ↗
22:05 → 01:55⁺¹
FlixBus N474
Karlsruhe central train station → Zurich Bus Station · via Freiburg, Basel
3h502 stops
Runs: Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
23:00 → 03:30⁺¹
FlixBus N177
Karlsruhe central train station → Zurich Bus Station · via Stuttgart, Tübingen
4h302 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 23:00 → 02:30+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 (3h04). The bus takes 1h19 longer.

Bus · fastest direct4h23

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

Train · fastest direct3h04

To Karlsruhe Hbf1 min
Before departure10 min
EC 1512h49
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?

11 a daydirect trains, fastest 2h49

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

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Flying instead?

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

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Karlsruhe to Zurich?

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 Karlsruhe to Zurich?

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

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 03:20 and the latest at 23:00, local time in Karlsruhe. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Karlsruhe to Zurich?

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

Karlsruhe ▸ Zurich

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