Zurich to Rome bus: 2 a day, fastest 11h45

2 a dayfastest 11h45☾ 1 overnight busFlixBus🇨🇭 Switzerland → 🇮🇹 Italy

Direct buses · no change

ZurichMilanBolognaSienaRome· 685 km as the crow flies

08:30 → 21:10
FlixBus 519
Zurich Bus Station → Rome Tiburtina Bus station · via Milan, Bologna, Siena
12h403 stops
Runs: DailyBook on FlixBus ↗
22:15 → 10:00⁺¹
FlixBus N524 ☾ Overnight
Zurich Bus Station → Rome Tiburtina Bus station · via Milan, Bologna, Florence
11h453 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 22:15 → 09:00+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 10:00

The plane is 7h19 quicker door to door, but the night bus spends your night on the road instead of a day.

Bus · fastest direct12h29

To Zurich Bus Station14 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N52411h45
From Rome Tiburtina Bus station15 min

Plane · nonstop ZRH to FCO5h10

To Zurich (ZRH)35 min
Check-in & security1h30
Flight ZRH to FCO1h40
Landing to exit20 min
From FCO1h05

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 instead?

No direct train from Zurich to Rome in pickthetrain's timetables: the bus is the no-change way.

Where Zurich goes by direct train ↗

Flying instead?

3 airlines fly Zurich to Rome nonstop. Book on the airline's own site:

ITA AirwaysZRH→FCOBook direct ↗
Swiss International Air LinesZRH→FCOBook direct ↗
easyJetZRH→FCOBook direct ↗

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Zurich to Rome?

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 Rome?

The fastest takes 11h45; the slowest 12h40, for 685 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 08:30 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 Rome?

Yes: 1 overnight departure in the timetable, for example 22:15 arriving 10:00 the next morning.

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