There are 6 ways to get from Aarau to Bucharest by train, plane, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Zurich Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Aarau to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane ZRH - OTP
5h 44m$116–321Train to Basel, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Aarau to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane BSL - OTP
6h 12m$81–312Train
- Take the train from Aarau to Zürich HBtrain Ic5 / ...
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Wien Hbftrain Rjx
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
27h 47m$352–581Train, bus
- Take the train from Aarau to Zürich HBtrain Ic5 / ...
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Bucharestbus FlixBus 1921
32h 22m$214–313Drive 1,797 km
- Drive from Aarau to Bucharestcar 1,797 km
18h 1m$421–608Train, bus via Buzău
- Take the train from Aarau to Rorschachtrain Ic5
- Take the bus from Bregenz to Buzaubus
- Take the bus from Buzău to Bucureşti Autogara DLSbus
37h 9m$214–300
Aarau to Bucharest by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Aarau to Bucharest is to train and fly which costs $80 - $320 and takes 6h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Aarau to Bucharest is to train and fly which takes 5h 44m and costs $110 - $330.
No, there is no direct train from Aarau to Bucharest. However, there are services departing from Aarau and arriving at Bucuresti Nord via Zuerich Hb and Wien Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 47m.
The distance between Aarau and Bucharest is 1459 km. The road distance is 1797 km.
The best way to get from Aarau to Bucharest without a car is to train which takes 27h 47m and costs $350 - $600.
It takes approximately 5h 44m to get from Aarau to Bucharest, including transfers.
Aarau to Bucharest train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Aarau station.
Bucharest is 1h ahead of Aarau. It is currently 9:29 AM in Aarau and 10:29 AM in Bucharest.
Aarau to Bucharest train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Zürich HB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Aarau to Bucharest is 1797 km. It takes approximately 18h 1m to drive from Aarau to Bucharest.
What companies run services between Aarau, Switzerland and Bucharest, Romania?
You can take a train from Aarau to Bucuresti Nord via Zürich HB, Zuerich Hb, and Wien Hbf in around 27h 47m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–330
Flights from Basel to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–390
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–340
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–460
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–250
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Basel to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–250
Train from Aarau to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–30
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Aarau to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $15–24
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Aarau to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $15–24
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Aarau to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–28
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Aarau to Rorschach
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Aarau to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Aarau to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $220–370
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $190–280
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 0040374557200
- Website
- romfour.com
Bus from Bregenz to Buzau
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–200
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 021.312.65.91
- office@dlsbus.ro
- Website
- dlsbus.ro
Bus from Buzău to Bucureşti Autogara DLS
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- dlsbus.ro
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