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Zurich ▸ Heidelberg

Heidelberg ▸ Zurich ⇄
6.3 a dayfastest 4h24FlixBus🇨🇭 Switzerland → 🇩🇪 Germany

Direct buses · no change

ZurichBaselSaint-LouisMulhouseColmarStrasbourgHeidelberg· 227 km as the crow flies
  • 03:40 → 09:09
    FlixBus N177
    Zurich Bus Station → Heidelberg Pre Waypoint · via Tübingen, Stuttgart, Karlsruhe
    5h293 stops
    Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 02:40 → 08:09)Book on FlixBus ↗
  • 06:50 → 12:09
    FlixBus 007
    Zurich Bus Station → Heidelberg Pre Waypoint · via Basel, Lörrach, Rust
    5h193 stops
    Runs: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
  • 09:15 → 15:49
    FlixBus 108
    Zurich Bus Station → Heidelberg Pre Waypoint · via Basel, Saint-Louis, Mulhouse, Colmar…
    6h347 stops
  • 11:25 → 16:29
    FlixBus 476
    Zurich Bus Station → Heidelberg Pre Waypoint · via Lörrach, Freiburg, Karlsruhe
    5h043 stops
    Runs: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
  • 16:00 → 21:34
    FlixBus 107
    Zurich Bus Station → Heidelberg Pre Waypoint · via Basel, Freiburg, Rust
    5h343 stops
  • 17:05 → 22:29
    FlixBus N33
    Zurich Bus Station → Heidelberg Pre Waypoint · via Basel, Freiburg, Karlsruhe
    5h244 stops
    Runs: Mon, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
  • 23:30 → 03:54+1
    FlixBus N07
    Zurich Bus Station → Heidelberg Pre Waypoint · via Freiburg, Karlsruhe
    4h242 stops
    Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 23:30 → 02:54+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.

Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Zurich to Heidelberg?

Yes. 6.3 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Zurich to Heidelberg?

The fastest takes 4h24; the slowest 6h34, for 227 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 03:40 and the latest at 23:30, local time in Zurich. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Zurich to Heidelberg?

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