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
5h 53m$215–466Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bern to Bucharestbus FlixBus 1921
32h 10m$81–173Train
- 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 18m$399–595Drive 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 29m$188–379Train to Basel, fly to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)plane BSL - BBU
6h 35m$101–262Train, bus
- Take the train from Bern to Spieztrain Ic8 / ...
- Take the train from Spiez to Domodossolatrain Ec / ...
- Take the train from Domodossola to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Bresciatrain R4
- Take the bus from Bresica to Bucureştibus
32h 55m$115–217Drive, 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$425–593
Bern to Bucharest by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bern to Bucharest is to bus which costs $80 - $180 and takes 32h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Bern to Bucharest is to train and fly which takes 5h 53m and costs $210 - $470.
No, there is no direct bus from Bern to Bucharest. However, there are services departing from Bern and arriving at Piata 21 Decembrie 1989 via Autogara Militari. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 10m.
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 18m.
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 18m and costs $390 - $600.
It takes approximately 5h 53m 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 18m and costs $390 - $600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $80 - $180 and takes 32h 10m.
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 18m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Bern to Bucharest 3 times a week. Tickets cost $75–180 and the journey takes 31h 20m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–330
Flights from Basel to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–410
- 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 Basel to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–380
- 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 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–240
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Basel to Bucharest Otopeni via Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–200
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Basel to Bucharest Otopeni via Timisoara
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $80–200
- 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
- $40–150
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 56 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
- $30–33
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Spiez to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 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
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
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
- $240–340
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +41 58 327 32 71
- Website
- bls.ch
Train from Bern to Spiez
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- 4 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
- $20–29
- Website
- https://www.bls.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Domodossola to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Milano Centrale to Brescia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bern to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $75–180
- 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 Bucharest station.
Bucharest is 1h ahead of Bern. It is currently 8:17 PM in Bern and 9:17 PM 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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