Zurich to Mannheim bus: 4.5 a day, fastest 4h55

4.5 a dayfastest 4h55☾ 1 overnight busFlixBus🇨🇭 Switzerland → 🇩🇪 Germany

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ZurichBaselSaint-LouisMulhouseColmarStrasbourgMannheim· 236 km as the crow flies

01:45 → 06:45
FlixBus N474 ☾ Overnight
Zurich Bus Station → Mannheim central bus station · via Basel, Freiburg, Karlsruhe
5h003 stops
Runs: Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)The night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 01:45 → 05:45)Book on FlixBus ↗
03:40 → 09:40
FlixBus N177
Zurich Bus Station → Mannheim central bus station · via Tübingen, Stuttgart, Karlsruhe, Heidelberg
6h006 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 02:40 → 08:40)Book on FlixBus ↗
09:15 → 16:20
FlixBus 108
Zurich Bus Station → Mannheim central bus station · via Basel, Saint-Louis, Mulhouse, Colmar…
7h0510 stops
Runs: DailyBook on FlixBus ↗
17:05 → 22:55
FlixBus N33
Zurich Bus Station → Mannheim central bus station · via Basel, Freiburg, Karlsruhe, Heidelberg
5h507 stops
Runs: Mon, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
23:30 → 04:25⁺¹
FlixBus N07
Zurich Bus Station → Mannheim central bus station · via Freiburg, Karlsruhe, Heidelberg
4h555 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 23:30 → 03:25+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 (3h37). The bus takes 2h00 longer.

Bus · fastest direct5h37

To Zurich Bus Station14 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N074h55
From Mannheim central bus station13 min

Train · fastest direct3h37

To Zürich HB4 min
Before departure10 min
ICE 3723h23

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?

9.9 a daydirect trains, fastest 3h23

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

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Zurich to Mannheim?

Yes. 4.5 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Zurich to Mannheim?

The fastest takes 4h55; the slowest 7h05, for 236 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 01:45 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 Mannheim?

Yes: 1 overnight departure in the timetable, for example 01:45 arriving 06:45.

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