Zurich to Padua bus: 2 a day, fastest 7h35

2 a dayfastest 7h35☾ 1 overnight busFlixBus🇨🇭 Switzerland → 🇮🇹 Italy

Direct buses · no change

ZurichLuganoMonzaBergamoVeronaPadua· 336 km as the crow flies

00:40 → 08:15
FlixBus N401 ☾ Overnight
Zurich Bus Station → Padua · via Luzern, Milan, Verona
7h353 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 00:40 → 07:15)Book on FlixBus ↗
07:30 → 16:05
FlixBus 401
Zurich Bus Station → Padua · via Lugano, Monza, Bergamo, Verona
8h354 stops
Runs: DailyBook 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 00:40, arrive 08:15

The plane is 3h47 quicker door to door, but the night bus spends your night on the road instead of a day.

Bus · fastest direct8h17

To Zurich Bus Station14 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N4017h35
From Padua13 min

Train · fastest direct5h56

To Zürich HB4 min
Before departure10 min
EC 3015h41
From Padova stazione1 min

Plane · nonstop ZRH to VCE4h30

To Zurich (ZRH)35 min
Check-in & security1h30
Flight ZRH to VCE1h10
Landing to exit20 min
From VCE55 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 Zurich to Padua nonstop. Book on the airline's own site:

Swiss International Air LinesZRH→VCEBook direct ↗

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Zurich to Padua?

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

How long is the bus from Zurich to Padua?

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

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 00:40 and the latest at 07:30, local time in Zurich. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Zurich to Padua?

Yes: 1 overnight departure in the timetable, for example 00:40 arriving 08:15.

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