There are 11 ways to get from Basel to Romania 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 Cluj-Napoca
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane BSL - CLJ
4h 30m$78–287Fly Basel to Iași International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Iași International Airport (IAS)plane BSL - IAS
4h 42m$69–315Train, 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 29m$98–367Train
- 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 51m$387–587Drive 1,803.5 km
- Drive from Basel to Bucharestcar 1,803.5 km
18h 45m$364–526Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane ZRH - OTP
6h 28m$127–328Fly Basel to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)plane BSL - BBU
5h 29m$72–208Fly Basel to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport (TSR)plane BSL - TSR
4h 57m$80–256Bus
- Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOBbus Ivano-Frankivsk
- Take the bus from Frankfurt to Bucharestbus
27h 8mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain Ir36 / ...
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to București, Autogara Militaribus 1921
32h 38m$188–278Drive, 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$411–583
Basel to Romania by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Romania is to fly which costs $70 - $210 and takes 5h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Romania is to fly which takes 4h 30m and costs $75 - $290.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Romania. However, there are services departing from Basel, Bahnhof and arriving at Piata 21 Decembrie 1989 via Frankfurt and Gara de Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 8m.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Romania. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Piata Unirii via Zuerich Hb, Wien Hbf and Gara de Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 51m.
The distance between Basel and Romania is 1237 km. The road distance is 1803.5 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Romania without a car is to train and bus via Aachen which takes 22h 29m and costs $95 - $370.
It takes approximately 4h 30m to get from Basel to Romania, including transfers.
Basel to Romania bus services, operated by GrandBus, depart from Basel, Bahnhof station.
Basel to Romania train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Basel SBB station.
The best way to get from Basel to Romania is to fly which takes 4h 30m and costs $75 - $290. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $380 - $600 and takes 28h 51m, you could also bus, which costs and takes 27h 8m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Romania?
Ulendo Airlink and Lufthansa fly from Basel (BSL) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Basel SBB to Piata Unirii via Zürich HB, Zuerich Hb, Wien Hbf, Bucuresti Nord, and Gara de Nord in around 28h 51m.
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Basel to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–260
Flights from Basel to Iași International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–270
Flights from Basel to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–150
Flights from Basel to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $50–230
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Cluj-Napoca via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–450
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–330
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Basel to Iași International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–480
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–310
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–280
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–240
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $130–230
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- 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
- *
- $120–190
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $240–350
- 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
- $110–140
- 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
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.ro
Bus from Frankfurt to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $157
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.ro
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 București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $160–230
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
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More Questions & Answers
Basel to Romania bus services, operated by GrandBus, arrive at Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB station.
Romania is 1h ahead of Basel. It is currently 4:36 PM in Basel and 5:36 PM in Romania.
Basel to Romania train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Zürich HB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Romania is 1804 km. It takes approximately 18h 45m to drive from Basel to Romania.
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