Padua to Zurich bus: 2 a day, fastest 7h45

2 a dayfastest 7h45☾ 1 overnight busFlixBus🇮🇹 Italy → 🇨🇭 Switzerland

Direct buses · no change

PaduaVeronaBergamoMonzaLuganoZurich· 336 km as the crow flies

12:05 → 20:40
FlixBus 401
Padua → Zurich Bus Station · via Verona, Bergamo, Monza, Lugano
8h354 stops
Runs: DailyBook on FlixBus ↗
21:25 → 05:10⁺¹
FlixBus N401 ☾ Overnight
Padua → Zurich Bus Station · via Verona, Milan, Luzern
7h453 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 21:25 → 04:10+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

☾ Overnight: leave 21:25, arrive 05:10

The plane is 3h57 quicker door to door, but the night bus spends your night on the road instead of a day.

Bus · fastest direct8h27

To Padua13 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N4017h45
From Zurich Bus Station14 min

Train · fastest direct5h56

To Padova stazione1 min
Before departure10 min
EC 3065h41
From Zürich HB4 min

Plane · nonstop VCE to ZRH4h30

To Venice Marco Polo (VCE)55 min
Check-in & security1h30
Flight VCE to ZRH1h10
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: pickthetrain's door-to-door time.

Train instead?

1 a daydirect trains, fastest 5h41

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

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Flying instead?

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

Swiss International Air LinesVCE→ZRHBook direct ↗

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Padua to Zurich?

Yes. 2 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Padua to Zurich?

The fastest takes 7h45; the slowest 8h35, for 336 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 12:05 and the latest at 21:25, local time in Padua. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Padua to Zurich?

Yes: 1 overnight departure in the timetable, for example 21:25 arriving 05:10 the next morning.

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