Cheapest€15.03
- FlixBus FB567514:024h 31m18:33Frankfurt SudbahnhofZurich Sihlquai
Door to door 5h 15mCO2 8.3 kgChanges 0Changeable for a fee
Frankfurt am Main to Zurich bus
Buses from Frankfurt am Main to Zurich start at €15.03 and take 4h 47m at their fastest.
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The Buses from Frankfurt am Main to Zurich starts at €15.03 and takes 4h 47m door to door, run by 2 operators over 306 km, with around 22 departures a day. Fares bottom out about 45 days before departure.
- 4h 47mDoor to door
- 4h 3mMoving
- €17.78 to €34.28From
- 06:07 to 21:08First and last departure
- 22Per day
- 8.3 kgCO2
First and last are taken from the services we sell on 5 October 2026. The return direction keeps its own timetable and is not these times reversed.
€17.78 to €34.28 for one passenger across the 14 departure dates priced here. The low end is one day, not every day. Worked out from this corridor rather than held for anybody. The operator sets the price on the day.
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Buying this journey
Trainline lists departures for Frankfurt am Main to Zurich on your date, and you pay on their side.
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €34.28Sun20
- about €26.03Mon21
- about €26.03Tue22
- about €23.28Wed23
- about €27.68Thu24
- about €25.48Fri25
- about €26.58Sat26
- about €20.53Sun27
- about €18.33Mon28
- about €17.78Tue29
- about €18.88Wed30
- about €21.63Thu1
- about €19.98Fri2
- about €20.53Sat3
Based on what this route has cost recently. The operator sets the price on the day, and the live fare is confirmed when you book.
The cheapest and the fastest on 5 October 2026
Bus operators
The coach gets you into Zurich. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
A room in Zurich for the night the coach gets in
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When to book Frankfurt am Main to Zurich
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €17.7890 days
- €12.8360 days
- €12.2845 days
- €13.3830 days
- €17.7821 days
- €20.5314 days
- €26.587 days
- €26.033 days
- €34.281 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €12.28.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 179 percent. The dearest point is €34.28, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 45 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €20.53Sun
- €18.33Mon
- €17.78Tue
- €18.88Wed
- €21.63Thu
- €19.98Fri
- €20.53Sat
Where you leave from and where you arrive
Frankfurt am Main
Coach
- Frankfurt Sudbahnhof
- Südbahnhof
Zürich
Coach
- Zurich Sihlquai
- Zürich Bus Station
What the journey looks like
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 306 km against 306 km in a straight line, a detour of 1 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Frankfurt am Main at 06:07 and the last at 21:08, across 22 departures The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Buses against the other ways to make this journey
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 2h 52m | 2h 8m | 44m | €31.14 | 10.1 kg | 33 |
| Flight | 3h 59m | 49m | 3h 10m | €31.41 | 77.5 kg | 32 |
| Coach | 4h 47m | 4h 3m | 44m | €15.03 | 8.3 kg | 22 |
Questions about Frankfurt am Main to Zurich
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does the Coach from Frankfurt am Main to Zurich take?
The Coach from Frankfurt am Main to Zurich takes 4h 47m door to door, of which 4h 3m is spent moving. The route runs 306 km. The difference between the two times is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end, which every time on this page includes.
How much does the Coach from Frankfurt am Main to Zurich cost?
The Coach from Frankfurt am Main to Zurich starts at €15.03 for one passenger, as of 19 September 2026. A typical fare is €18.06. Both are the total including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so the price here is the price at checkout.
Who runs the Coach from Frankfurt am Main to Zurich?
2 operators run the Coach from Frankfurt am Main to Zurich: FlixBus, Flixbus CEE South. Between them they file around 22 departures a day. The operator table on this page compares them on fare, journey time, cruising speed, fare conditions and what is provided on board.
Which terminal does the Coach from Frankfurt am Main to Zurich use?
The Coach from Frankfurt am Main to Zurich leaves from Frankfurt Sudbahnhof and arrives at Zurich Sihlquai. Allow about 44m for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one. That time is already inside every door to door figure quoted on this page.
Is the Coach the best way from Frankfurt am Main to Zurich?
Travelling from Frankfurt am Main to Zurich by Train costs €31.14 and takes 2h 52m door to door, against 4h 47m by Coach. Which is better depends on whether the money or the hours matter more on this trip. The comparison table on this page shows every mode side by side.
When should I book the Coach from Frankfurt am Main to Zurich?
Fares for the Coach from Frankfurt am Main to Zurich bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €12.28. The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time across the window is 179 percent, measured on 19 September 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.
How much CO2 does the Coach from Frankfurt am Main to Zurich produce?
The Coach from Frankfurt am Main to Zurich produces about 8.3 kg of CO2 per passenger over 306 km, which works out at roughly 27 grams per passenger kilometre. That figure is for the whole journey and for one traveller, not for the vehicle.
What is provided on board the Coach from Frankfurt am Main to Zurich?
Operators on the Coach from Frankfurt am Main to Zurich publish Power sockets, Toilets, Wi-Fi. That is what 2 carriers on this corridor state about their own fleets, across a journey of 4h 47m door to door. Where a carrier publishes nothing, this page lists nothing for it.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Derived from service area No carrier record names this exact pair. The operators listed publish a service area covering both places at a distance their mode plausibly carries people, which is evidence that the corridor is served and not evidence of a specific service. Pages state which, because presenting the two as the same thing would be dishonest.
Where no operator publishes a fare for a corridor, the price here is our own estimate, worked out from the real distance and the real operator through a fare curve that follows lead time, day of the week and season. It tells you roughly what the journey costs. It is not a seat anyone has agreed to sell, and the payment step will not take it.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Frankfurt am Main to Zurich on 19 September 2026: 306 km of route against 306 km in a straight line, 22 services a day, 2 operators a cheapest fare of €15.03, and 4h 47m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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