Paris to Zurich bus: 3.6 a day, fastest 9h20

3.6 a dayfastest 9h20☾ 2 overnight busesBlaBlaCar Bus, FlixBus🇫🇷 France → 🇨🇭 Switzerland

Direct buses · no change

ParisReimsMetzStrasbourgColmarMulhouseZurich· 489 km as the crow flies

05:55 → 15:15
FlixBus N191
Paris (Pershing - Porte Maillot) → Zurich Bus Station · via Dijon, Mulhouse, Saint-Louis, Basel
9h204 stops
Runs: DailyBook on FlixBus ↗
10:30 → 20:20
FlixBus N199
Paris (Bercy Seine) → Zurich Bus Station · via Dijon, Besançon, Mulhouse, Saint-Louis…
9h505 stops
Runs: DailyBook on FlixBus ↗
22:00 → 07:35⁺¹
FlixBus N99 ☾ Overnight
Paris (Bercy Seine) → Zurich Bus Station · via Strasbourg, Freiburg
9h352 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 22:00 → 06:35+1)Book on FlixBus ↗
22:30 → 09:05⁺¹
BlaBlaCar Bus ☾ Overnight
Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station → Zürich · via Reims, Metz, Strasbourg, Colmar…
10h357 stops
Runs: Thu to SunThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 22:30 → 08:05+1)Book on BlaBlaCar Bus ↗

Local times at each stop. Times from official open data: FlixBus (file of 11 Oct 2026) and 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 FlixBus timetable data (FlixMobility, transport.data.gouv.fr), ODbL 1.0. 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 train (4h33). The bus takes 5h39 longer.

Bus · fastest direct10h12

To Paris (Pershing - Porte Maillot)23 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N1919h20
From Zurich Bus Station14 min

Train · fastest direct4h33

To Paris Gare de Lyon15 min
Before departure10 min
Lyria 612B4h04
From Zürich HB4 min

Plane · nonstop CDG to ZRH4h45

To Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG)1h00
Check-in & security1h30
Flight CDG to ZRH1h20
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?

4.9 a daydirect trains, fastest 4h04

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

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Flying instead?

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

Air FranceCDG→ZRHBook direct ↗
Swiss International Air LinesCDG→ZRHBook direct ↗

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Paris to Zurich?

Yes. 3.6 a day on average, with BlaBlaCar Bus and FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Paris to Zurich?

The fastest takes 9h20; the slowest 10h35, for 489 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 05:55 and the latest at 22:30, local time in Paris. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Paris to Zurich?

Yes: 2 overnight departures in the timetable, for example 22:00 arriving 07:35 the next morning.

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