There are 11 ways to get from Basel to Bucharest by plane, train, bus, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Basel to Bucharest Otopeni
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)BSL - OTP
6h 21m$154–335Fly Basel to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)BSL - BBU
5h 27m$67–208Train, bus via Aachen
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Frankfurt20 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Aachen, Hbf79
- Take the bus from Aachen to Bucharest Obor
22h 20m$113–256Train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBIce / ...
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Wien MeidlingRjx
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nord347
28h 42m$385–568Drive 1,803 km
- Drive from Basel to Bucharest1,803 km
18h 38m$364–525Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)ZRH - OTP
6h 7m$199–408Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)STR - OTP
7h 51m$177–472Bus
- Take the bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse to Ploieşti
- Take the bus from Ploiești to București, Autogara Militari3908 / ...
27h 51m$95–150Train, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBIr36 / ...
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to București, Autogara Militari1921
31h 57m$185–278Bus via Sofia
- Take the bus from Basel to Sofia
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to București, Autogara MilitariUnion Ivkoni - Unibus 3670
39h 31m$152–196Drive, car train
- Drive from Basel to München Ost
- Take the car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Bucharest
20h 2m$401–573
Basel to Bucharest by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Bucharest is to fly which costs $65 - $210 and takes 5h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Bucharest is to fly which takes 5h 27m and costs $65 - $210.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Bucharest. However, there are services departing from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse and arriving at București, Autogara Militari via Ploiești. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 51m.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Bucharest. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Bucuresti Nord via Zuerich Hb and Wien Meidling. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 42m.
The distance between Basel and Bucharest is 1492 km. The road distance is 1803 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Bucharest without a car is to train and bus via Aachen which takes 22h 20m and costs $110 - $260.
It takes approximately 6h 21m to get from Basel to Bucharest, including transfers.
Basel to Bucharest bus services, operated by Transmarian, depart from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse station.
Basel to Bucharest train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Basel SBB station.
The best way to get from Basel to Bucharest is to fly which takes 6h 21m and costs $150 - $340. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $380 - $600 and takes 28h 42m, you could also bus, which costs $95 - $150 and takes 27h 51m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Bucharest, Romania?
Lufthansa, Lufthansa City, and five other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Basel SBB to Bucuresti Nord via Zürich HB, Zuerich Hb, and Wien Meidling in around 28h 42m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–340
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–370
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Basel to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–380
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–350
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–330
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–370
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Basel to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–120
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–230
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–220
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–310
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Basel to Bucharest Otopeni via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–220
Flights from Basel to Bucharest Otopeni via Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–180
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Basel to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–210
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Basel to Bucharest Otopeni via Timisoara
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–180
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–220
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zuerich Hb to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $120–180
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- $120–180
Train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $240–340
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- service@gabw-bahn.de
- Website
- go-ahead-bw.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Schedules at
- go-ahead-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- $16–20
- 1st Class Ticket
- $22–35
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–35
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 7821 9960770
- info@sweg.de
- Website
- sweg.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- sweg.de
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–130
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Aachen to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Website
- transmarian.ro
Bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse to Ploieşti
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $90–150
- Schedules at
- transmarian.ro
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Ploiești to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–9
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $160–230
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Basel to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $130–170
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $20–29
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Basel to Bucharest bus services, operated by Transmarian, arrive at Ploieşti station.
Bucharest is 1h ahead of Basel. It is currently 9:11 PM in Basel and 10:11 PM in Bucharest.
Basel to Bucharest train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Zürich HB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Bucharest is 1803 km. It takes approximately 18h 38m to drive from Basel to Bucharest.
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