There are 10 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 Flughafen
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)ZRH - OTP
6h 1m$214–408Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bern to București, Autogara Militari1921
31h 20m$85–150Train, bus via Vienna
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich HBIc1 / ...
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Wien HbfRjx
- Take the bus from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz to Bucharest
21h 45mTrain
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich HBIc1 / ...
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Wien HbfRjx
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord347
29h 33m$389–570Drive 1,872.6 km
- Drive from Bern to Bucharest1,872.6 km
18h 48m$378–546Train to Basel, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBB
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)BSL - OTP
7h 32m$174–421Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
- Take the train from Bern to Genève-Aéroport
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)GVA - OTP
7h 26m$197–408Train to Basel, fly to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBB
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)BSL - BBU
6h 38m$122–274Train, bus
- Take the train from Bern to LuzernIc
- Take the bus from Luzern, Bahnhof to Ploieşti
- Take the train from Ploieşti Sud to Bucharest
26h 55m$117–200Drive, car train
- Drive from Bern to München Ost
- Take the car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Bucharest
20h 8m$415–593
Bern to Bucharest by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bern to Bucharest is to bus which costs $85 - $150 and takes 31h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Bern to Bucharest is to train and fly which takes 6h 1m and costs $210 - $410.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Bern and arriving at București, Autogara Militari. Services depart three times a week, and operate Monday, Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday. The journey takes approximately 31h 20m.
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 29h 33m.
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 and bus via Vienna which takes 21h 45m and costs .
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 29h 33m and costs $380 - $600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $85 - $150 and takes 31h 20m.
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 29h 33m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Bern to București, Autogara Militari 3 times a week. Tickets cost $85–150 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
- $60–340
Flights from Basel to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–400
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–360
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–330
Flights from Basel to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–360
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–350
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–310
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–330
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–190
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–180
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Basel to Bucharest Otopeni via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–220
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–280
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Basel to Bucharest Otopeni via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–320
Flights from Basel to Bucharest Otopeni via Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–210
- 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
- $55–290
- 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
- $29–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $29–55
- 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
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $120–180
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $230–320
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Ploieşti Sud to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–9
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Ploieşti Sud to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–8
- Schedules at
- transferoviarcalatori.ro
- 2nd Class
- $2–5
- 1st Class
- $5–8
- 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
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.ro
Bus from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- transmarian.ro
Bus from Luzern, Bahnhof to Ploieşti
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 39m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $85–140
- Schedules at
- transmarian.ro
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 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $85–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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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 9:37 PM in Bern and 10:37 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 48m to drive from Bern to Bucharest.
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