Zurich to Florence bus: 1.3 a day, fastest 8h20

1.3 a dayfastest 8h20☾ 1 overnight busFlixBus🇨🇭 Switzerland → 🇮🇹 Italy

Direct buses · no change

ZurichSt. GallenInnsbruckBolzanoTrentoVeronaFlorence· 451 km as the crow flies

09:20 → 20:55
FlixBus 488
Zurich Bus Station → Florence (Villa Costanza) · via St. Gallen, Innsbruck, Bolzano, Trento…
11h356 stops
Runs: Mon, SatBook on FlixBus ↗
22:15 → 06:35⁺¹
FlixBus N524 ☾ Overnight
Zurich Bus Station → Florence (Villa Costanza) · via Milan, Bologna
8h202 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 22:15 → 05:35+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 22:15, arrive 06:35

The plane is 5h08 quicker door to door, but the night bus spends your night on the road instead of a day.

Bus · fastest direct9h13

To Zurich Bus Station14 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N5248h20
From Florence (Villa Costanza)24 min

Train · fastest direct7h12

To Zürich HB4 min
Before departure10 min
EC 376h57
From Firenze S.maria Novella1 min

Plane · nonstop ZRH to FLR4h05

To Zurich (ZRH)35 min
Check-in & security1h30
Flight ZRH to FLR1h20
Landing to exit20 min
From FLR20 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 6h57

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

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Flying instead?

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

Swiss International Air LinesZRH→FLRBook direct ↗

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Zurich to Florence?

Yes. 1.3 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Zurich to Florence?

The fastest takes 8h20; the slowest 11h35, for 451 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 09:20 and the latest at 22:15, local time in Zurich. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Zurich to Florence?

Yes: 1 overnight departure in the timetable, for example 22:15 arriving 06:35 the next morning.

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