There are 8 ways to get from Bern 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 Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane ZRH - OTP
6h 1m$208–468Train to Basel, fly to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)plane BSL - BBU
6h 38m$102–262Train
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich HBtrain Ic1 / ...
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Wien Hbftrain Rjx
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
28h 19m$398–586Bus
- Take the bus from Bern to București, Autogara Militaribus 1921
31h 30m$170–310Drive 1,872.6 km
- Drive from Bern to Bucharestcar 1,872.6 km
18h 43m$378–546Train to Basel, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane BSL - OTP
7h 32m$179–399Train, bus
- Take the train from Bern to Spieztrain Ic8 / ...
- Take the train from Spiez to Domodossolatrain Ec / ...
- Take the train from Domodossola to Bresciatrain Ec
- Take the bus from Bresica to Bucureştibus
32h 5m$155–306Drive, car train
- Drive from Bern to München Ostcar
- Take the car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Bucharestcar
20h 9m$415–593
Bern to Bucharest by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bern to Bucharest is to train and fly which costs $100 - $270 and takes 6h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Bern to Bucharest is to train and fly which takes 6h 1m and costs $200 - $470.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Bern and arriving at București, Autogara Militari. Services depart twice a week, and operate Monday, Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday. The journey takes approximately 31h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Bern to Bucharest. However, there are services departing from Bern and arriving at Bucuresti Nord via Zuerich Hb and Wien Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 19m.
The distance between Bern and Bucharest is 1535 km. The road distance is 1872.6 km.
The best way to get from Bern to Bucharest without a car is to train which takes 28h 19m and costs $390 - $600.
It takes approximately 6h 1m to get from Bern to Bucharest, including transfers.
Bern to Bucharest bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bern station.
Bern to Bucharest train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Bern station.
The best way to get from Bern to Bucharest is to train which takes 28h 19m and costs $390 - $600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $170 - $310 and takes 31h 30m.
What companies run services between Bern, Switzerland and Bucharest, Romania?
You can take a train from Bern to Bucuresti Nord via Zürich HB, Zuerich Hb, and Wien Hbf in around 28h 19m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Bern to București, Autogara Militari twice a week. Tickets cost $170–310 and the journey takes 31h 30m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–330
Flights from Basel to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–380
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–340
Flights from Basel to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–380
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–320
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–200
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Basel to Bucharest Otopeni via Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–200
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Basel to Bucharest Otopeni via Timisoara
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $75–200
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Basel to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–120
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $29–55
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Spiez
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $29–32
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Spiez to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Bern to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
Train from Zuerich Hb to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $120–180
- 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
- $240–340
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +41 58 327 32 71
- Website
- bls.ch
Train from Bern to Spiez
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://www.bls.ch/en
Train from Spiez to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–28
- Website
- https://www.bls.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Domodossola to Brescia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- $75–110
- 2nd Class
- $55–75
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bern to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $170–310
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Bresica to Bucureşti
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $70–90
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.autogari.ro
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More Questions & Answers
Bern to Bucharest bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at București, Autogara Militari station.
Bucharest is 1h ahead of Bern. It is currently 6:33 AM in Bern and 7:33 AM in Bucharest.
Bern to Bucharest train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Zürich HB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bern to Bucharest is 1873 km. It takes approximately 18h 43m to drive from Bern to Bucharest.
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