There are 11 ways to get from Bucharest to Ascona 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 Bucharest Otopeni to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)OTP - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisio
- Take the train from Mendrisio to Locarno
7h 40mCHF 92–292Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Bucharest to Ploieşti SudIR: Bucureşti Nord Gr.A - Galaţi / ...
- Take the bus from Ploieşti to Lugano
24h 53mCHF 72–141Drive 1,667.3 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Ascona1,667.3 km
18h 30mCHF 271–391Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Il Caravaggio International Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)OTP - BGY
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Locarno
8h 10mCHF 111–338Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)OTP - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Bellinzona
8h 6mCHF 187–358Fly Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)BBU - BGY
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Locarno
8h 49mCHF 93–400Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)OTP - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Locarno
8h 48mCHF 120–371Train, bus via Trieste
- Take the train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Take the bus from Brasov to Trieste
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Milano CentraleFr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Locarno
25h 32mCHF 95–174Bus, train via Brescia
- Take the bus from Bucureşti to Bresica
- Take the train from Brescia to Milano CentraleR4
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Locarno
29h 37mCHF 73–91Bus, train
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Bergamo
- Take the train from Bergamo to Milano Centrale
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Locarno
33h 42mCHF 75–148Drive, car train
- Drive from Bucharest to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to München Ost
- Drive from München Ost to Ascona
19h 51mCHF 335–477
Bucharest to Ascona by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Ascona is to bus and train via Brescia which costs SFr 70 - SFr 95 and takes 29h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Ascona is to fly and train which takes 7h 40m and costs SFr 90 - SFr 300.
The distance between Bucharest and Ascona is 1500 km. The road distance is 1667.3 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Ascona without a car is to train and bus which takes 24h 53m and costs SFr 70 - SFr 150.
It takes approximately 7h 40m to get from Bucharest to Ascona, including transfers.
Ascona is 1h behind Bucharest. It is currently 1:11 PM in Bucharest and 12:11 PM in Ascona.
Yes, the driving distance between Bucharest to Ascona is 1667 km. It takes approximately 18h 30m to drive from Bucharest to Ascona.
There are 2714+ hotels available in Ascona.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Ascona, Switzerland?
There is no direct connection from Bucharest to Ascona. However, you can take the shuttle to Bucharest Otopeni Airport, walk to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP), walk to Malpensa Aeroporto T1, take the train to Mendrisio, take the train to Locarno, walk to Locarno, Piazza Stazione, then take the line 1 bus to Ascona, Centro. Alternatively, you can take a train from Bucharest to Ascona, Centro via Ploieşti Sud, Ploieşti, Lugano, Lugano, Locarno, and Locarno, Piazza Stazione in around 24h 53m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–170
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Milano Malpensa Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–170
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–230
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–280
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–180
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–140
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–130
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–260
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–150
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zurich Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–310
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–310
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–300
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zurich Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–150
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–310
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Mendrisio to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–23
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Milano Centrale to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–70
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Mendrisio to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Milano Centrale to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–10
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Brescia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–8
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Bergamo to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucharest to Ploieşti Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–8
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–15
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Bucharest to Ploieşti Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 2–7
- Schedules at
- transferoviarcalatori.ro
- 2nd Class
- CHF 2–4
- 1st Class
- CHF 4–7
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Bologna Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–50
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- 0310 800 900
- contact@regiocalatori.ro
- Website
- regiocalatori.ro
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–8
- Website
- https://regiocalatori.ro/
- Phone
- 0751.525.520
- office@astratranscarpatic.ro
- Website
- astratranscarpatic.ro
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–13
- Book at
- astratranscarpatic.ro
- Phone
- 0351/40.91.53
- info@softrans.ro
- Website
- softrans.ro
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–8
- Schedules at
- softrans.ro
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–75
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Website
- transmarian.ro
Bus from Ploieşti to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–110
- Schedules at
- transmarian.ro
Bus from Brasov to Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–70
- Schedules at
- transmarian.ro
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Bucureşti to Bresica
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–70
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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