There are 13 ways to get from Basel to Craiova by train, plane, shuttle, bus, car, night train, 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, shuttle
best- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane ZRH - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Craiova
10h 16m$174–402Fly Basel to Sofia Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BSL - SOF
- Take the train from Sofia to Vidintrain
- Take the train from Vidin to Craiovatrain
15h 56m$83–278Train
- 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 Budapest-Keletitrain Ec
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Craiovatrain Ic
26h 58m$240–378Bus
- Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Zürich Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Devabus
- Take the bus from Deva to Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nordbus
29h 42m$126–222Drive 1,609.3 km
- Drive from Basel to Craiovacar 1,609.3 km
17h 46m$325–469Fly Basel to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)plane BSL - BBU
- Take the train from Bucharest to Craiovatrain
10h 27m$84–242Fly Basel to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG)plane BSL - BEG
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Tekijabus
- Take the train from Orşova to Craiovatrain
14h 26m$137–348Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, bus, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG)plane ZRH - BEG
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Tekijabus
- Take the train from Orşova to Craiovatrain
15h 31m$165–448Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane ZRH - SOF
- Take the train from Sofia to Vidintrain
- Take the train from Vidin to Craiovatrain
17h 5m$156–338Fly Basel to Niš Constantine The Great Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Niš Constantine The Great Airport (INI)plane BSL - INI
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Kladovobus
- Take the train from Drobeta Turnu-Severin to Craiovatrain
13h 55m$115–438Train, night train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain Tgv / ...
- Take the train from Zürich HB to St. Margrethen SGtrain Ec
- Take the night train from St. Margrethen Sg to Budapest-Keletinighttrain En
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Craiovatrain Ic
28h 58m$325–488Bus, train
- Take the bus from Basel to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Vidinbus
- Take the train from Vidin to Craiovatrain
39h 43mDrive, 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 Craiovacar
18h$361–503
Basel to Craiova by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Craiova is to fly and train which costs $80 - $280 and takes 15h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Craiova is to train and fly and shuttle which takes 10h 16m and costs $170 - $410.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Craiova. However, there are services departing from Basel, Bahnhof and arriving at Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nord via Zurich Bus Station and Deva. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 42m.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Craiova. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Craiova via Zuerich Hb, Wien Hbf and Budapest-Keleti. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 58m.
The distance between Basel and Craiova is 1723 km. The road distance is 1609.3 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Craiova without a car is to train which takes 26h 58m and costs $240 - $380.
It takes approximately 10h 16m to get from Basel to Craiova, including transfers.
Basel to Craiova bus services, operated by GrandBus, depart from Basel, Bahnhof station.
Basel to Craiova train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Basel SBB station.
The best way to get from Basel to Craiova is to train which takes 26h 58m and costs $240 - $380. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $120 - $230 and takes 29h 42m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Craiova, Romania?
You can take a train from Basel SBB to Craiova via Zürich HB, Zuerich Hb, Wien Hbf, and Budapest-Keleti in around 26h 58m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nord via Zurich Bus Station and Deva in around 29h 42m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–340
Flights from Basel to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–200
Flights from Basel to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–450
Flights from Zurich Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–380
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–360
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–280
Flights from Basel to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–160
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–320
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–360
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–320
Flights from Zurich Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–350
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–340
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–230
Flights from Zurich Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–240
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–170
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Zurich Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–240
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–170
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Basel to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–160
Flights from Basel to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–270
Flights from Basel to Niš Constantine The Great Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–390
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Basel to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–150
- 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
- $40–75
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to St. Margrethen SG
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/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 Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- $45–70
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–75
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $32–38
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Drobeta Turnu-Severin to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–7
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucharest to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–23
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Vidin to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Orşova to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–17
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- 0351/40.91.53
- info@softrans.ro
- Website
- softrans.ro
Train from Bucharest to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–12
- Schedules at
- softrans.ro
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Sofia to Vidin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–16
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $9–14
- 1st Class
- $13–16
Night train from St. Margrethen Sg to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $210–300
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/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
- 0371.503.503
- office@direct-aeroport.ro
- Website
- direct-aeroport.ro
Shuttle from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $32–37
- Schedules at
- direct-aeroport.ro
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Zürich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Phone
- +390975 343195
- info@ventrebus.com
- Website
- ventrebus.com
Bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Zürich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $8
- Schedules at
- ventrebus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Deva
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Deva to Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +381 (12) 538 400
- office@litas.rs
- Website
- litas.rs
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Tekija
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–27
- Schedules at
- litas.rs
- Phone
- +381 18 255 177
- Website
- nis-ekspres.rs
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Kladovo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18–24
- Schedules at
- nis-ekspres.rs
- 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
- 02/813 33 98
- aleksiev_91_vd@abv.bg
- Website
- aleksiev-91.com
Bus from Sofia to Vidin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- aleksiev-91.com
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More Questions & Answers
Basel to Craiova bus services, operated by GrandBus, arrive at Zürich Bus Station.
Craiova is 1h ahead of Basel. It is currently 4:11 PM in Basel and 5:11 PM in Craiova.
Basel to Craiova train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Zürich HB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Craiova is 1609 km. It takes approximately 17h 46m to drive from Basel to Craiova.
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