There are 11 ways to get from Basel to Bucharest by train, plane, 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.
Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
best- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane ZRH - OTP
6h 8m$210–453Fly Basel to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)plane BSL - BBU
5h 29m$72–208Train, bus via Aachen
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Aachen, Hbftrain 79
- Take the bus from Aachen to Bucharest Oborbus
22h 10m$158–547Train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain Tgv / ...
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Wien Hbftrain Rjx
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
28h 35m$436–781Drive 1,803.5 km
- Drive from Basel to Bucharestcar 1,803.5 km
18h 45m$364–526Fly Basel to Bucharest Otopeni
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane BSL - OTP
6h 23m$159–345Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane STR - OTP
7h 54m$193–511Train to Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport, fly to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Baden-Badentrain
- Fly from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport (FKB) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)plane FKB - BBU
7h 43m$95–435Bus
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Frankfurt central train stationbus FlixBus N33 / ...
- Take the bus from Frankfurt to Bucharestbus
27h 49m$185–206Train, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain Ir36 / ...
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Bucharestbus FlixBus 1921
32h 38m$188–373Drive, car train
- Drive from Basel to München Ostcar
- Take the car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Bucharestcar
20h 11m$411–573
Basel to Bucharest by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Bucharest is to fly which costs $70 - $210 and takes 5h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Bucharest is to fly which takes 5h 29m and costs $70 - $210.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Bucharest. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Bucharest via Frankfurt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 49m.
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 Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 35m.
The distance between Basel and Bucharest is 1506 km. The road distance is 1803.5 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Bucharest without a car is to train and bus via Aachen which takes 22h 10m and costs $150 - $550.
It takes approximately 6h 8m to get from Basel to Bucharest, including transfers.
Basel to Bucharest bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Basel SBB 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 train which takes 28h 35m and costs $430 - $800. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $150 - $350 and takes 6h 23m, you could also bus, which costs $180 - $210 and takes 27h 49m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Bucharest, Romania?
You can take a train from Basel SBB to Bucuresti Nord via Zürich HB, Zuerich Hb, and Wien Hbf in around 28h 35m. Alternatively, Austrian Airlines, Lufthansa, and easyJet fly from Basel (BSL) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) once daily.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–340
Flights from Basel to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–400
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–400
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–370
Flights from Basel to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–430
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–430
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–280
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–390
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–220
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–240
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Basel to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–150
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $40–180
Flights from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $27–280
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–300
Flights from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–300
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–250
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $130–380
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $75–170
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Baden-Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Zuerich Hb to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $120–190
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- $120–180
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $280–490
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- arverio-bw.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–35
- Schedules at
- arverio-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- $17–21
- 1st Class Ticket
- $22–35
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- arverio-by.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–23
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–30
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 711 2092-7087
- Website
- regional.bahn.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $17–25
- Schedules at
- regional.bahn.de
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $14–18
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Baden-Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Baden-Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- 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
- +40 230 560 555
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Basel SBB to Frankfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $150–270
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Frankfurt to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $155
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
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More Questions & Answers
Basel to Bucharest bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Frankfurt central train station.
Bucharest is 1h ahead of Basel. It is currently 8:34 PM in Basel and 9:34 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 1804 km. It takes approximately 18h 45m to drive from Basel to Bucharest.
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